Reaction from Ramsgate manager Jamie Coyle after penalty shoot-out defeat by Hythe Town in Isthmian South East play-off semi-finals

Jamie Coyle pointed to a lack of quality when it mattered after Ramsgate’s promotion hopes ended last night.

Rams gave everything in their Isthmian South East play-off semi-final against Hythe.

They took an extra-time lead through Theo Osinfolarin but couldn’t get over the line and lost 4-3 on spot-kicks.

Coyle described the penalty award that got Hythe back in the game as “outrageous” after keeper Patrick Lee was adjudged to have brought down Johan Caney-Bryan.

But that wasn’t the reason a campaign that saw them fighting for the title ultimately ended in frustration.

“We just didn’t create enough clear-cut chances tonight and that’s been the story of the last five or six weeks,” said boss Coyle.

“The boys have given us everything, and that’s why I thanked them at the end because in terms of their work ethic and their desire, they’ve been outstanding.

“But the quality has just been a little bit short and that’s the reason we didn’t win the league and that’s the reason we’ve not killed the game off tonight.

“I thought Hythe looked tired towards the end and I thought naturally we were going to get stronger where we’ve got a bigger squad.

“We felt the longer the game went on we’d create more and more opportunities, which we did, but it’s just the end product, the final ball, the final finish, that’s been missing, not only tonight but for a few weeks.

“The boys are going out there every week and they’re turning in great performances in terms of the work ethic but at this level, especially in the last few weeks, we’ve lacked a bit of quality in the final third.”

League runners-up Ramsgate appeared to be on their way to a home final against Whitehawk on Friday after Osinfolarin finished TJ Jadama’s cross.

But they were pegged