Blue Stripes edged out by Dunbar 4-10-08

Dunbar 5 -v- 3 MYS Blue Stripes

A cracking match and one which the boys deserve great credit for despite narrowly losing out in the end.

The match was played in less than perfect conditions with a strong wind and driving rain however the players on both sides did their best to keep the ball down and play good football. We deservedly took the lead through a long range Aarran Currie shot and then should have went further ahead after dominating possession but just couldnt find the net. Dunbar punished us for this and managed to equalise just before half time.

The second half saw Dunbar come into the game more with the wind at their backs and they managed to use this to their advantage scoring 2 good goals from distance. Credit to our players though as they continued to battle hard and pulled a goal back before a couple of defensive lapses saw us hand Dunbar back their 2 goal advantage. Despite this the boys kept their heads up and hit both the post and crossbar as well as forcing some good save from the keeper. Our own keeper Ross also deserves special mention for pulling off some fantastic saves as Dunbar were using the strong wind to hit shots at every opportunity.

All in all we were unlucky to lose in a match which we played extremely well in.