JAMIE Pitman believed his young players tired as Hereford United were dumped out of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy at the first hurdle.
They led through on-loan Tom Barkhuizen’s early goal but League One hosts Bournemouth struck back to win 4-1 with ex-Bull Marc Pugh among the scorers.
“The young lads got tired and that had an impact on the game,” said Pitman. “But I was pleased with the way we played, particularly in the first 45 minutes.”
All three young loan players, Will Evans, Barkhuizen and Wolves striker Sam Winnall, started.
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