Eglinton FC supervisor William Shearer felt the event acquired to his gamers as their West of Scotland League debut led to defeat.
The Jousters acquired off to the worst doable begin at Kintyre Park, falling behind to a Scott Souden strike contained in the opening 90 seconds.
Stuart Crossan ignored cries of offside to double Campbeltown's lead earlier than half-time and Eglinton's destiny was sealed when substitute Rhys Casci netted a 3rd with three minutes left to play.
A late Sean Davis penalty was a mere comfort for the guests and Shearer insisted his facet merely hadn't completed themselves justice on day one in every of their Division 4 marketing campaign - and life within the senior ranks after stepping up from novice soccer.
He mentioned: "It wasn't an awesome efficiency from us. I feel the event acquired to us a wee bit. On the finish of the day we did not play like I do know we will.
"We knew it was going to be powerful. It is a step up for us however the boys are upset as a result of they know they will do a lot better. To be sincere, I feel we had been at about 50, 60 per cent on the market.
"We acquired caught early on and, within the first half specifically, we had been taking far too many touches. It is was frantic and we had been a bit disjointed.
"I believed their boy was three yards offside for the second purpose however selections are going to go towards you generally - that is soccer.
"Second half was higher however I do know there's nonetheless a lot extra to come back from the boys.
"We had been lacking our captain Jack Kennedy, Finlay Greer and William Watson and 6 of the beginning 11 had been new gamers."
Shedding an early purpose was the very last thing Eglinton wanted after making a mammoth four-hour 148-mile journey from Kilwinning for the conflict.
And it was a present for Campbeltown frontman Souden who was afforded on a regular basis and house on the planet to fit previous goalkeeper Samuel Wynn from shut vary.
The setback visibly spooked Eglinton they usually struggled to get a foothold within the sport for the primary half hour.
Liam Davis registered their first actual effort on purpose in 34 minutes, his snap shot from the sting of the field narrowly clearing the crossbar.
However the wind was rapidly taken out their sails in 38 minutes when Crossan completed off a Campbeltown counter assault to make it 2-0.
Eglinton gave a greater account of themselves within the second half however nonetheless struggled to create many clear reduce probabilities.
Dylan McLintock cleared the bar with a fierce drive from 20 yards on the hour mark, however that apart there was little to fret Campbeltown keeper Alistair Ferguson.
The guests stayed within the sport proper up till the 87th minute however Casci's high quality end from the sting of the penalty space was the ultimate nail within the coffin.
Davis offered some late cheer for the Jousters when he despatched Ferguson the mistaken approach from the spot to notch Eglinton's first senior purpose.
Nevertheless it was too little too late and moments later referee Barry Feery blew for full-time.
Eglinton will hope to bounce again this Saturday once they host Thorn Athletic, who misplaced 1-0 at residence to St Peter's of their curtain raiser.
Boss Shearer added: "It is our first residence sport so it is a completely different sort of strain. We have to address that.
"It is a new expertise for the gamers. After we first got here into the amatuers, we spent the primary half of the season making an attempt to be taught the league and the groups in it, so I think about this yr can be comparable."
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