Form loses color when I use Pathfinder > Exclude to cut a hole

I'm just following some instructions on how to cut a hole in a circle transparent, so that the bottom is visible through the hole with the help of Illustrator (CS5).

This is my starting point. All backgrounds are disassociated from the individual objects, and all are a circle colored with a small white circle on top.

Screen Shot 2016-09-26 at 16.00.20.png

I then selects the white circle (the circle centre is white smaller circles on top one more large colorful circle) and the underlying green circle thus:

Screen Shot 2016-09-26 at 16.00.36.png

I then use the Pathfinder tool and exclude according to the instructions, but it happens:

Screen Shot 2016-09-26 at 16.00.42.png

Any ideas why the color disappeared rather than leave a green hoop with no way?

If I do this on a clean game of darts, by creating a large green circle, then a small white on top and then Pathfinder / Exclude, it works fine. The green circle now has a hole.

Thanks in advance.

I discovered the solution of messing around with the tools of Pathfinder and has decided to leave this place in case someone else has the problem.

Rather than use Pathfinder > exclude following the instructions, I used Pathfinder > less prominent.  This example uses the foreground object (if you have selected more than one object (i.e. two circles bunk in my example) like a strawberry and leaves behind a transparent hole.)

The circles are now contours (I know I could have created circles thick contours in the first place, but I inherited file .ai Adobe Stock and therefore had to work with what I had).

Hope this helps others.

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