Returning after injury, Bermuda's John Barry Nusum couldn't help the Atlanta Silverbacks from falling to defeat at the hands of the Richmond Kickers on Saturday night.

The A-League club went down 3-0 at home with Nusum, back in the squad after a hamstring problem, coming on as one of four second-half substitutes.

Atlanta were already two goals down and a man down, following a sending off when Nusum made his entrance.

And he did his best to reduce the arrears and net his first goal for the club, but a header crashed off the crossbar and the rebound bounced safely into the keeper's arms.

Richmond improved to 5-1-2 and 24 points in the South East Division, while Atlanta fell to 7-2 and remain on 32 points.

Meanwhile, Timmy Figureido had "a bad day at the office" as the Hampton Roads Mariners lost 3-0 in an exhibition game to Major League Soccer's New York/New Jersey Metrostars.

In the 20th minute the Bermuda goalkeeper tried to punch a high ball, but only succeeded in knocking it to an opponent who fired home from 15 yards. On 39 minutes the `keeper was beaten by a volley that went in off his hands. And the scoring was completed when Figureido charged down a loose ball only to see it bounce off his chest and into the path of an opponent, who waited for the `keeper's momentum to carry him by before tapping in from ten yards.