BASHLEY remain unbeaten at the start of life in Ryman Division One after three games but, as manager Geoff Butler pointed out, a second draw in a row was another two points lost.

Bash began with an impressive 2-1 win at Croydon which was followed up by a goalless draw with Corinthian Casuals.

And, although Dulwich, who had lost their opening two matches, were probably the best opponents Bash have come up against so far, it was still a game they should have won.

"We've got five points but we could have had nine," said Butler.

"I was disappointed today with our general quality, our passing, our control, our awareness and it has worried me a little bit.

"I know within the financial restraints I've got I want to bring in three players into the squad.

"After today's match though I could be looking for about eight players.

"I'm not because I know they're better than that but, if they're happy with that kind of standard we saw today they have no future at this football club.

"I expect and demand more quality than I saw today from the vast majority of the players.

"I thought Chris Ferrett and Andrew Julius both had a good game but that was about it."

A draw seemed to be the fair outcome between two sides who had a similar amount of chances in front of goal and two sides who shared similar quantities of possession.

Both sides were also guilty of giving the ball away needlessly on far too many occasions, but there were some moments in the match that lifted the pulse rate of the watching Bash faithful.

Dulwich had the first real attempt on goal after just four minutes, when Terry Bowes close range shot was cleared off the line by on-loan Adie Adams.

Danny Gibbons, Dave Wakefield, Graeme Gee and Sayem Kabir all had chances for Bash at the other end, but, on 27 minutes, the deadlock was broken and the visitors were ahead.

Unfortunately for Kabir, who seemed to slip, the ball came off the right back, straight into the path of Bowes, who then provided a neat lay-off to Ronnie Green, who blasted an unstoppable effort beyond the reach of Bash goalkeeper David Elm.

The best move of the match was to follow, though, for Bash, when Ferrett's excellent cross to the far post was nodded down by Adams and Richard Gillespie was on hand to smash the ball home from two yards out in a lightning move.

Paul Seuke produced an outstanding save late in the game to deny Wakefield a possible winner for Bash.

And then 30 seconds later Elm needed to be at his best at the other end with an equally brilliant stop.

Bashley: Elm, Kabir (Gibbens 53), Ferrett, Julius, Jones, Culliford, Gee, Adams, Gibbons, Gillespie, Wakefield. Unused subs: Mamadousa, Harper, Totczyk, Lilley.