Carlisle United’s Anton Dudik claimed an assist but it came in a losing cause in his latest loan outing.
The Blues’ young Ukrainian forward was back in the South Shields side for their FA Trophy second round trip to Spennymoor Town.
And Dudik had a hand in the Mariners’ opener as his sixth-minute cross was converted by Will Jenkins.
The hosts hit back with two first-half goals to lead, 19-year-old Dudik having a second-half attempt blocked before being replaced in the 88th minute as Shields lost 2-1.
Next for the Blues forward and his team-mates is a return to National League North action against Farsley Celtic next weekend.
Two of United’s other loan teenagers were in action for Workington Reds on Saturday.
Both Jake Allan and Sam Hetherington were in the starting line-up for the trip to FC United of Manchester in Northern Premier League Premier Division.
Allan was replaced by Jamie Allen on 67 minutes and Hetherington was withdrawn in the 83rd minute for 16-year-old Alfie McDonough as Workington claimed a 2-2 draw thanks to two Steven Rigg goals.
Next up for Reds and their young United loanees – Aran Fitzpatrick missed out through injury – is a trip to Mickleover Sports next Saturday.
A number of ex-Carlisle men were in the thick of the weekend action, meanwhile.
In League Two, Dan Butterworth earned a point for the Blues’ fellow strugglers Swindon Town as his impressive individual goal secured a 2-2 draw at Accrington Stanley.
Andy Cook was on target for Bradford City but they were denied by a late Colchester United leveller in a 1-1 draw in Essex.
A first home game for Gavin Skelton as Hartlepool United first-team coach saw the Monkey Hangers draw 0-0 with Eastleigh, 14th-placed Pools playing most of the game with ten men after Dan Dodds’ 15th-minute dismissal.
Andy Preece’s Chorley progressed to the FA Trophy third round with a 3-1 win over Marine.
Mark Beck’s Scunthorpe United debut ended in defeat at the hands of another former Blue, as George Waring’s goal helped Warrington Rylands to a 2-1 win.
Sonny Hilton scored to wrap up a 3-0 win for Southport against Warrington Town.
In NPL Premier, a Nathan Thomas strike featured in Whitby Town’s 4-1 win over Mickleover, Gary Liddle at the Whitby helm with Jason Kennedy his assistant.
There were defeats in Northern League Division One for Darren Edmondson’s Penrith, who lost 2-0 at home to North Shields, and Dan Kirkup’s Carlisle City, who were beaten 1-0 at Marske United with the manager in the starting XI, injured Carlisle United loan defender Josh O’Brien among City’s absentees.
Derek Asamoah, 43, was on target twice for Haringey Borough in their 2-2 draw with Waltham Abbey in the Isthmian League North Division.
North of the border, Peter Murphy’s Queen of the South suffered a 2-1 defeat at Dumbarton to remain sixth in Scottish League One, with ex-Annan Athletic man Tony Wallace winning it for the hosts with an injury-time penalty. Annan are second bottom after a 2-0 home defeat to leaders Kelty Hearts.
Tomas Holy, meanwhile, kept a clean sheet for Czech third-tier side FK Banik Most-Sous in their 1-0 win over Chlumec.
