"We either made a poor decision or Suburbs managed to scramble away with the ball."
Striker Sam Mason-Smith saw a pair of headers saved by Suburbs keeper Silvio Rodic before fellow forward Saul Halpin went close on two occasions.
Although Suburbs were on defence for long periods Angell said All Whites midfielders Tim Payne and Moses Dyer proved why they have been selected at international level.
While the manner in which Hawke's Bay United bounced back from their poor start was a positive, Angell said another was the fact there were no new injury concerns to worry about as they prepare to host winless defending champions Team Wellington at Napier's Bluewater Stadium on Sunday.
Defender Fergus Neil didn't take the field yesterday as the team's medical staff are still monitoring the knock he collected during the previous week's win against Waitakere United. Angell was confident Neil will get the thumbs up after another week of rehab.
"I thought we started the game really well and were well worth the lead going into halftime," Suburbs coach Malcolm McPherson said.
"But credit to Hawke's Bay, they've got some good players and had a really good spell for about 20 minutes of the second half. Silvio has made some good saves and there were some really important blocks."
In other Stirling Sports Premiership round two games yesterday, Waitakere United recorded their first win with a 2-0 victory against Hamilton Wanderers at Porritt Stadium, Wellington Phoenix Under-20s beat Team Wellington 2-1 at David Farrington Park and Canterbury United beat their hosts Southern United 3-1 at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium.
On Saturday Auckland City enhanced their favourite's tag with a second consecutive 4-0 win, this time against Tasman United at Kiwitea St. The Navy Blues, who defeated Team Wellington 4-0 last week, got off to a flyer when Emiliano Tade scored within six minutes after Tasman sat back too deep and from there it became a tough ask.
Tasman United, without playmaker Paul Ifill, struggled to create any clear-cut chances, their biggest threat coming from set-pieces but their delivery from corners in a swirling wind made life tough for Enaut Zubikarai who chose to punch almost exclusively.
But the game started to slip out of the visitors' reach when Tade split the Tasman United defence open with a slick through ball to set prolific striker Ryan De Vries free on 23 minutes. Goalkeeper Coey Turipa was off his line quickly but De Vries out-thought the Tasman gloveman to clip a beautiful shot over his head into an empty net to double the lead.