Westfields manager Danny Janes feels Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Royal Wootton Bassett Town was the team's best performance in weeks.
Despite the loss, Mr Janes is encouraged by the team's control, quick ball movement, and forward play.
He said: "We were really good in possession, played with control, moved the ball quickly and looked to play forwards into good areas."
However, he acknowledged missed opportunities and costly mistakes that led to the team's downfall.
He believes the team should have been 2-0 up in the opening period.
A goalkeeping error gifted the opposition their first goal, but Westfields managed to level the score before half-time.
The second half started promisingly, but an enforced tactical change due to Rhys Bennett's illness saw Westfields lose some attacking momentum.
Despite creating more chances, the team failed to capitalise, and a controlled situation led to the opposition's winning goal due to errors.
Mr Janes said: "Overall, it was a good performance, but we never punished the opposition when we had the chances, and we had a lot of them."
Reflecting on the team's response after conceding the second goal, Mr Janes highlighted the difference in quality in the final third as the key factor in the defeat.
He said: "The difference was simply that when we made mistakes, Bassett punished us.
"When they made mistakes, we let them off the hook.
"This has been the story of our season.
"The biggest positive was the performance from a tactical perspective.
"We changed our shape and I thought the players performed really well within that structure."
However, he called for improvement in understanding roles within the team.
He said: "In terms of improvement, I have six players I class as forwards, but only two of them consistently show me that they understand their role and what I want from them.
"That's the factor that underpins the inconsistency in our attacking threat."
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