Dunbar, having been relegated found themselves back in East 2 after a spell in the top tier. Today’s opponents were Earlston and Dunbar know it is always tough to play there. Conditions were near perfect but unfortunately there was no referee. A quick phone call to someone in the town allowed the game to go ahead. Dunbar were under pressure from the start and the hosts went ahead on 9 minutes from a penalty kick. Dunbar started to get their game flowing with Jamie Peters prominent but could not get the break through their play deserved. It took Dunbar until the 29th minutes to score and it was Peters who finished things off with Charlton converting. It did not take Earlston long to score themselves and it was too easy in the end. The conversion gave them a 10-7 lead on 33 minutes. Dunbar converted one of their own to complete the first half scoring. Dunbar were on the front foot early in the second half and scored a nice try when Daniel Philp crashed over with Charlton converting. Earlston hit back on 52 minutes after a pushover try but the conversion failed. It looked like it was going to happen again but the ball squirted out and Dunbar cleared. It was only relief for a short period as the home side scored a try in the corner after some poor tackling.
Captain Greg Patrizio put his side ahead after 64 minutes again converted by Charlton. Dunbar could not hold on and with time running out Earlston thought they had the victory with another try. The conversion failed but the referee ordered a re-take due to some ungentlemanly conduct by a Dunbar player. The re – take sailed straight through the posts for a 27-24 lead with minutes remaining.
Dunbar then had a good spell of play and Gary Peebles crossed in the corner to give Dunbar a 29-27 lead. Dunbar controlled the remaining time and saw out the match. This was a great result and hopefully the team will only get stronger over the next few weeks