It was a painstaking afternoon for Bromsgrove Sporting as they suffered a 3-0 home defeat to Bedford Town.

The match, on Saturday (November 2) at 3pm at the UK Electrical Stadium, began with Rev Ray Khan led a one-minute silence in honour of Remembrance Day, playing The Last Post on his bugle.

The pre-match also included applause for Mark Crisp, a Bromsgrove Rovers stalwart who recently passed away at the age of 60.

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The day also marked Aaron Roberts' 300th appearance for the club, having been a part of Sporting's first-ever match back in 2010.

Bromsgrove got off to a rough start, with Ryan Blake putting Bedford ahead in the third minute with a curler into the bottom corner.

The visitors extended their lead in the 15th minute when Carl Mensah scored with a powerful header.

Bromsgrove had a chance to reduce the deficit in the 25th minute when Kyle Connolly's free kick narrowly missed the target.

However, things worsened for the Rouslers shortly after the break.

In the 49th minute, Blake scored his second of the match, securing a comfortable 3-0 lead for Bedford.

Despite a few opportunities for Bromsgrove, including misses from Carter Lycett and Jamie Meddows, they could not find the net.

Fin Holmes did manage a header, but Bedford keeper Daniel Green made a good save to deny him.

The attendance for the match was reported at 810, with many former Rovers players present to pay their respects.