Welling United fell to a narrow defeat to Hampton & Richmond at Park View Road on Tuesday evening.
Despite leading twice through Josh Redfearn and Gene Kennedy in the first half, the visitors turned it round in the second to leave the fatigued Wings frustrated.
The hosts were out of the traps quickly and looked very bright in the early exchanges.
Daniel Martin was lively down the left early on and fizzed in a dangerous ball across the six-yard box which just evaded a red shirt after three minutes, before TJ Bramble sent an effort whistling over the bar from distance and Theo Alexandrou volleyed wide.
And with 10 minutes on the clock, the hosts went ahead with Martin as the architect.
Getting down the left, he delivered another good, low ball which fell for Redfearn, who turned nicely and found the bottom left-hand corner.
The visitors were level 12 minutes later, however. When keeper Dylan Berry opted to punch a cross, it fell only as far as Archy Taylor who fired in via a deflection.
It was a full-blooded half of football in the Welling mud with he action moving to and fro before the Wings regained their lead on 28 minutes.
More good pay down the left saw the ball eventually moved to Kennedy on the edge of the box, who picked out the bottom corner with a crisp finish to make it 2-1.
Just after the half-hour mark, Berry was called into action, making a superb save to get down and keep out Ibrahim Jalloh’s goalbound effort from close range, while Marise Evans sent a good-looking volley just wide prior to the break.
It was the Beavers who made the stronger start to the second half and they levelled for a second time on the evening nine minutes after the restart.
A corner from the right was met by the head of the unmarked Mauro Vilhete who nodded into the net to restore parity for his side.
In truth tired legs were beginning to show for Welling, who’s lung-busting efforts at Torquay three days earlier were beginning to catch up with them against the fresher legs of a side who had the benefit of a weekend off.
As such, Hampton began to turn the screw and took the lead for the first time with 17 minutes remaining as Vilhete secured his brace.
Falling kindly to the Beavers’ number 20 in the box, he squeezed in an effort which took a deflection on its way in.
The Wings could not find the energy in the latter stages to stage a comeback of their own, although sub Sahid Kamara came inches away deep in injury time when his low shot skidded agonisingly past the post from 20 yards, and it would be the Beavers who would travel back across London with the points in tow.
Rod Stringer’s men will now dust themselves down and go again on Saturday as they host Boreham Wood.
Welling United: Berry, Statham (Johnson 86), Burchell, Winfield, Di Trolio, Martin (Ondo 80), Grant (Z Walker 49), Kennedy, Bramble (Taylor-Crossdale 80), Alexandrou, Redfearn (Kamara 66).
Booked: Di Trolio 16 (foul on Babajide), Winfield 90+2 (foul)
Goals: Redfearn 10, Kennedy 28
Hampton & Richmond: Curd, Campbell, Atkinson, Keeya, Jalloh, Babajide (Williams 74), Taylor, Vilhete, Revan, Wiltshire, Evans.
Subs (not used): Byrd, Wall, Hunt, Sorondo.
Booked: Vilhete 15 (foul), Evans 71 (foul), Curd 88 (time wasting), Jalloh 90+5 (foul)
Goals: Taylor 22, Vilhete 54, 73
Referee: Lisa Benn
Att: 466
