Paul Griffin Reports From Leylands Park, South London Press
A GUSTY swirling wind combined with a gluey, rain sodden pitch did its best to ruin this match as a spectacle with few clear-cut chances and little in the way of quality football.
It looked as if a draw was on the cards with both keepers making vital saves to keep the scoresheet blank, Paul Seuke pulling off a stunning save to keep out a close-range header from Lloyd Cotton and Hillians' custodian Pat Gannon sticking out a foot to divert a Charley Side strike over the bar.
However, with eight minutes to go, up popped Burgess Hill's leading scorer Steve Harper to bag his 26th goal of the campaign, flicking a low left wing cross past Seuke.
Dulwich applied late pressure in a bid to salvage a point and had a good shout for a penalty when Side's cross struck a defender's hand but it was not to be.
Dulwich: Seuke, Akers, Turley, Ababio, Twin, Conroy (Patterson 86), Burton, Side, Nugent, Beaney, Schoburgh (Quarm 68). Not used: Plumain, O'Brien, Ward.
Dulwich host Cray Wanderers tonight (Tuesday) in the London Senior Cup (7.45pm).
A GUSTY swirling wind combined with a gluey, rain sodden pitch did its best to ruin this match as a spectacle with few clear-cut chances and little in the way of quality football.
It looked as if a draw was on the cards with both keepers making vital saves to keep the scoresheet blank, Paul Seuke pulling off a stunning save to keep out a close-range header from Lloyd Cotton and Hillians' custodian Pat Gannon sticking out a foot to divert a Charley Side strike over the bar.
However, with eight minutes to go, up popped Burgess Hill's leading scorer Steve Harper to bag his 26th goal of the campaign, flicking a low left wing cross past Seuke.
Dulwich applied late pressure in a bid to salvage a point and had a good shout for a penalty when Side's cross struck a defender's hand but it was not to be.
Dulwich: Seuke, Akers, Turley, Ababio, Twin, Conroy (Patterson 86), Burton, Side, Nugent, Beaney, Schoburgh (Quarm 68). Not used: Plumain, O'Brien, Ward.
Dulwich host Cray Wanderers tonight (Tuesday) in the London Senior Cup (7.45pm).
