HEYBRIDGE Swifts were unable to build on their impressive Needham Market victory last week with a 2-1 defeat to Cheshunt on Tuesday night.
An early 12th minute lead for Cheshunt when Tajbakhish and Adam Bolle combined with Allen Bossman slotting home an easy finish at the far post.
Within a minute Heybridge were forced into a change when striker Billy Hunt got injured, Tom Holdstock the natural replacement up front.
Cheshunt were denied a second on 24 minutes when Arian Tajbakhish floated a free kick straight in, only to find keeper Danny Sambridge had been fouled in the box by Bolle.
Heybridge went two down just after the half hour mark, a fine goal from Bolle on the edge of the box to turn onto the ball and bury into the corner on 33 minutes after Heybridge had failed to clear Bossman's cross.
The scoreline needed a response and it got it when captain Liam Springett curled in a corner from the left unaided and beyond the stretching keeper Glenn Williamson to narrow the arrears with ten minutes of the half to play but that's almost where Swifts' attacking prowess ended as they failed to muster more than a couple of efforts in the second half.
Bossman curled wide on 71 minutes whilst three minutes later he mis-kicked on the right of the box after a good run through the defence by Tajbakhish.
Cheshunt sub Jermaine Osei had the shot of the night which brought the save of the night when he pulled back into the area after a run on the left before firing into the air where Sambridge made a flying tip over the bar with nine minutes remaining.
Daniel Lopes tried from range for Heybridge as the game entered stoppage time but keeper Williamson saved.
Deep in stoppage time there was time for one more chance as Nikki Beale was denied by the bar with his cross come shot from the left just out of reach from the keeper before clipping the centre of the bar and rebounding to safety.
It was a second half to forget for Heybridge who slipped a place to 15th in the Ryman One North.