East of Scotland League

Premier Division

Saturday 18th March 2023

Kick Off 14.00 Actual 14.04

Haddington Athletic 1 Dundonald Bluebell 3, attendance 462

11’ 0-1

31’ 0-2

74’ 1-2

86’ 1-3 (pen)

@ Millfield

Tynebank Road

Haddington

EH41 4DB

£7 Admission

Programme available, but I won’t buy one on any event organised by Groundhop U.K.

It was an easy 18 minute drive west along the A1 to Haddington for game two of the day, where 5th hosted 8th in the E of SL Premier Division. No chance of getting a space in the car park, but ample street parking just a few minutes away.

Dundonald broke the deadlock eleven minutes in, when a long ball was controlled and lifted over the ‘keeper from 12 yards. Haddington went close when they had an effort blocked on the line following a corner, before a failure to clear a corner at their own end, saw them go 0-2 down just after the half hour mark. Twenty minutes into the second half Haddington went close again, hitting the crossbar from close range, before finally making it 1-2 with sixteen minutes left, volleying in from 6 yards. Dundonald had a goal disallowed for offside within a minute, but did make it 1-3 with four minutes left, through a penalty. Three minutes into stoppage time the visitors had a man red carded for violent conduct, but too late to make any difference to the result.