Dulwich dramatically saved their day with two late goals snatching a comeback victory against a Kingstonain side who were left to rue their chances.
Harry Ottaway and Nyren Clunis sent another four-figure Champion Hill crowd into raptures by netting in the 76th and 86th minutes, after Ks had lead from the 33rd minute.
Hamlet boss Gavin Rose acknowledged that it was hard work. He told the NLP:
"We ground out the result. But Ks always give us a competitive game and today was no exception. So I thought the lads did well."
Hamlet opened brightly and nearly took the lead in the sixth minutes when K's keeper Rob Tolfrey made a point blank save from Clunis. Moments later, a dangerous cross from Frazer Shaw flashed across the six-yard box. But Ks weathered the early pressure and opened the scoring on 33 minutes when skipper Alan Inns headed home from close range following a Luke Pigden corner.
Dulwich almost drew level minutes later when Clunis beat Tolfrey from 15 yards but his shot smacked against the bar.
Hamlet appeared to run out of ideas after the break and could make little headway against a K's defence well marshalled by Inns.
The visitors had two gilt-edged chances to extend their lead, but Pelayo Pico-Gomez headed wide, and a minute later, Josh Casey missed the target with only Wilson to beat.
Hamlet substitute Albert Jarrett went close from a 20-yard free kick. But another sub. Ottaway equalised on 76 minutes with a cracking shot from the edge of the box.
Inns had a dipping header tipped over by Wilson, whilst Clunis missed a sitter after being set up by Ottaway. However, Clunis made amends four minutes from time when Ottaway and Carew opened up the K's defence and the winger tapped the ball past tolfrey before slotting into an empty net.
The excitement was not quite over. In the 89th minute, K's Chris Henry shot took a wicked deflection past Wilson but curled inches wide.
K's boss Tommy Willians, under-fire after recent results, was bitterly disappointed after Ks had led for so long. He said: "I thought we were in control and would come away with three points, but we paid dearly for missing a couple of good chances."
Star Man: Harry Ottaway(Dulwich Hamlet)
Entertainment: *****

The following Tuesday, the midweek edition of the 'South London Press' gave Harry the headline, but still cant' work out how many games he has palyed!

Returning Ottaway inspires Dulwich late show in Kingstonian turnaround

Dulwich Hamlet staged a late comeback to move up to fourth in the ryman League Premier division after beating Kingstonian 2-1 in front of a bumper crowd of 1,027 at Champion Hill.
The visitors led through alan Inns' strike just after the half-hour. But Harry Ottaway, making only his second appearance after returning from a leg injury, came off the bench to score his second of the season with less than a quarter-of-an-hour remaining. Nyren Clunis had been the provider of that goal, and the winger then turned match-winner. He made up for missing a golden oportunity two minutes earlier by taking control of Kershaney Samuels' flick-on to round the goalkeeper and roll the ball into an empty net with four minutes left on the clock.
Dulwich host Beckenham Town in the London Senior Cup tonight.

Two days later, in the weekly 'Southwark News' on 4th December, Ottaway again led the headlines:

Harry's early return a bonus-Hamlet boss Rose

Dulwich gaffer Gavin Rose is treating striker Harry Ottaway's return as a 'bonus' as he eases him back into first team action following a lengthy spell out with injury.
The forward first suffered a broken leg in August 2013, in an encounter against Carshalton Athletic, and just as he was on the verge of a return to action this pre-season he suffered another injury set back.
In July it was first feared he had broken his leg again but instead he suffered serious bruising to the same leg he broke.
Whilst the injury was the lesser of two evils it meant he did not return to first team action until two weeks ago, when he came on as a substitute against Harrow Borough.
Since then two more substitute appearances have since Ottaway hit the back of the net twice, but Rose is not likely to start the striker in the immediate future.
The Hamelt boss told the News: "His appearances are probably ahead of time really, anf maybe he should not be on the pitch. Realisitically in a months time he will be something close to where he can be and what we are getting now is really a bonus."
He added: "If we see any type of reaction we will not play him as we are looking at him in the long term. For us it is better to have him fully fit for the final ten games of the season and if we get that we will not play him in the short term."
Rose also feels that Hamlet are now reaping the benefit of sticking by players they believe in. Rose said: "We have been loyal to players over the years, as with other players such as Gerry Gonnella, as long as those players attittude is right. If that is the case we will stick by them. Harry is exemplary in terms of his attitude and even when he has not been playing he is still very much part of the group and helping in talking to players within the squad."
The second of Ottaway's recent goals came last Saturday when Hamlet came from behind to defeat Kingstonian 2-1 at Champion Hill. The K's Alan Inns put the visitors ahead at the weekend only for Ottaway to leave the bench in the second half to equalise. Nyren Clunis bagged the winner with three minutes remaining.
Dulwich will be in league action twice in the next seven days starting with a visit to Peacehaven & Telscombe this Saturday.
Next tuesday Tonbridge Angels are the visitors to Champion Hill, in a 7.45pm kick off, before Dulwich have a break in action for ten days.

A week ago, in the weekend copy of the 'South London Press' the headlines stayed with Harry:

OTT A BLINDER

Dulwich Hamlet striker Harry Ottaway hailed the club's "blinding" support with his rehab following a long spell on the teatment table.
The striker, who was rested ahead of Hamlet's disappointing 1-0 loss to Beckenham Town in the second round of the London Senior Cup on Tuesday night, hopes to stay fit following his return from a serious leg injury.
He snapped his leg in the early part of the 2013-14 season and had to have a metal pin inserted in his right tibia. When he came back from that injury this year, he took another knock on the same leg and bruised the bone.
"I was just waiting for that bruis to disappear, then I could come back," Ottaway said. "Since that setback it's really been about rehab for me, doing lots of swimming and working with the physio team. They've been doing a lot of strengthening and conditioning with me, making sure my muscles stay rehabilitated. I've been waiting for that bruise to disappear. There has not been a lot I can do about it apart from putting lots of ice on my leg and drinking as much milk as I can! Hopefully now I'll stay injury free. The club stood by me. The players have been great and the physios have been blinding. It's lovely to be back. It was nice to be on the scoresheet last Saturday, but it's a better feeling to win. Gavin [Rose] has been really good to me and bedded me in slowly because he thinks it's the best way to do it. It's serving me well really."
Ottaway, who played a key role in Hamlet's 2-1 league win against Kingstonian last Saturday-coming off the bench to score the equaliser, as well as registering against Harrow Borough in a 2-2 draw the previous game- was cautiously optimistic about hamlet's league form and progress.
"We are in a good position at them inute but I don't really want to talk too early as there is still a long way to go," he said. "We have just got to worry about ourselves and not think about anyone else around us."
Hamlet boss Gavin Rose is expecting a tough away game against newly-promoted Peacehaven & telscombe tomrrow. The East Sussex side are 15th in the Ryman League Premier Division.
"They're a good team," Rose Said. " When they came here and played us at the start of the season they put in a good performance. Even though we beat them 3-1 it wasn't an easy game. When we go up there we will expect it to be even harder, but it's a challenge we're looking forward to. Now that we have only the league to concentrate on this season, every game now will have added importance."

And so to move onto the news coverage this week. Back on Tuesday, in the midweek 'South London Press', at last another player has his name highlighted:

Carew sends Dulwich up to third

Dulwich Hamlet rose to third in the Ryman League Premier Division as Ashley Carew's second-half winner earned a 1-0 triumph over Peacehaven & Telscombe.
Carew swept home Frazer Shaw's left-wing cross on 68 minutes for the South Londoners, who had chances to put the game to bed in the first half through Nyren Clunis, Ethan Pinnock and Carew, who hit the crossbar with one of his efforts, a direct free-kick.
But goalkeeper Phil Wilson had the post to thank at the end of the first 45 when he was beaten by Josh Jones' free-kick.
Kershaney Samuels could be set for a spell on the sidelines after being stretchered off early in the second half.
Dulwich are at home to Tonbridge Angels in the league tomorrow.
(Hamlet website: Though the Tonbridge game was actually that night, and not the next day!)

Yesterday saw the publication of the current copy of the weekly 'Southwark News', the main article leading with Kershaney's injury:

SAMUELS INJURY LEFT OTTAWAY WORRIED

The sight of Dulwich midfielder Kershaney Samuels being stretchered off against Peacehaven on Saturday with a suspected broken leg could have brought back bad memories for striker Harry Ottaway, but his only concern was for his team mate's health.
Ottaway suffered a broken leg playing for Hamlet in August 2013 and has only just returned to first team action last month after a length perios out.
But seeing Samuels in a similar predicament at the weekend had the 25-year-old thinking about one thing.
Ottaway tol the News: "I was more concerned about him [Samuels]/ With me I would not be concerned about going into challenges whilst out there, it's like red meat to a lion and adrenaline takes over although you do assess thingswhilst out there. With Kershaney I was worried about him. We all went to the hospital afterwards and he had his x-rays but it appears it's not as serious as first thought which is a good sign."
Early indications show Samuels has severe bruising, a injury Ottaway picked up this pre-season when on the road to recovery, and no break although the full impact of the knock is still being assessed.
Ottaway has made an impact on his return to the squad, scoring twice from the bench in the last few weeks as he eases himself back to full match fitness.
Getting the Pink and Blue jersey on has been something special for the frontman.
He said: "It's been like a dream coming back. Going through an injury like that you wonder if you will come back the same. You try not to over think things but you can't help it sometimes. Coming back is lovely. Being at the club people have still made me feel part of it whilst I have been out injured but it is not quite the same as being involved."
Manager Gavin Rose has already stated he will rest Ottaway if he shows any reaction after playing, and the striker stated he is ready to be patient in order to recover fully.
Whilst out Rose and his staff refused to ditched their crocked player and fans held a benefit for the self-employed Ottaway, something he admits almost brought a tear to his eye.
He said: "The benefit night was emotional, although I did manage to hold myself together. Dulwich Hamlet is the best club I have been to. The fans, chairman and board are behind you 100 per cent. The management stick by you no matter what, and the players are unbelievable too."
He added: "Hopefully I can pay those people back with goals in all the time they will have me at the club. I want to go on record to thank everybody at Dulwich for their help when I was out injured. I want to especially thank the management who stuck by me and the fans who have been great."
But Ottaway is taking nothing for granted after his lay off and he is working with the club's medical staff, who he has got to know well, and he insists he will not be knocking on Roses' door demanding to be started.
The ex-Dover man said: "I don't have a sense of how much longer it will take to fully recover. But a lot of it isdown to me once I get the full go-ahead."
He added: "Sitting on the sideline I just want to be playing., but I have to be patient. I'm at the last hurdle now and I need to get over that before I start playing more regularly."
An Ashley Carew goal saw Hamlet bag three points on Saturday as they extended an unbeaten run in the league that has not seen them taste defeat since October 13.
On Tuesday night against Tonbridge Angels Carew was amongst the goals again, along with Omar Koroma, as Hamlet extended their unbeaten league run with a 2-0 victory at Champion Hill.

And, finally, to this morning's weekend edition of the 'South London Press', which focuses on the fact we have no game for a while:

DULWICH CATCH A BREAK

Dulwich Hamlet boss Gavin Rose is grateful for a 10-day break for his side so they can nurse two of their key midfielders back to health.
Jack Dixon picked up an ankle injury in a 50-50 challenge in the South Londoners' 2-0 win against Tonbridge Angels on Tuesday, while Kershaney Samuels was stretched off with severe bruising to the same area against Peacehaven & Telscombe on Saturday.
Rose is hopeful that both will be fit enough to feature in their next Ryman League Premier Division fixture against Witham Town a week tomorrow.
"Jack's injury was the only negative of the night, reall," Rose said. "His ankle ballooned up but it doesn't look too serious. He'll be fit for our next game, but that's us being optimistic. There is good newson Kershaney as there is no break. He has been able to get off the crutches and put pressure on it this week. Having a 10-day break has come at a good time for us."
Rose praised his side's resilient display as they made it eight league games unbeaten at a wet and windy Champion Hill. An early penalty saw the hosts takes the lead in the 18th minute even though Angels had started the game on the front foot. Jordan Hibbert was bundled over in the box by Nathan Campbell and in-form midfielder Ashley Carew placed the spot-kick low to the right of the keeper Tom Hadler to score his sixth of the season, and his second in as many games.
The opener kicked Dulwich into life and Hibbert played another key role in the second goal, which came just before half-time. His cross caused confusion in the Angles' defence and the ball fell to Omar Koroma, who showed good control before slotting home.
"The conditions were not natural but I thought we coped well enough," Rose said. "It was difficult to pass the ball around at first, but in the end we showed resilience and a cutting edge to get a positive result. We can't always pass the ball through the lines all the time. Sometimes you have to be able to hurt the other team even when you're not at your best-and that's exactly what we managed to do. As long as we have confident wide players, we feel we are able to score. More forward players are returning from injury, so thatwill help us as well."
Dulwich goalkeeper Phil Wilson claimed a second consecutive clean sheet, making some important saves for the Pink and Blues.
And coach Rose was quick to praise the experienced goalkeeper's display. Wilson is just starting to put a run of games together after missing the majority of the first half of the campaign through injury.
"Willo is a very good, reliable goalkeeper for us," Rose said. "He gives comfort to the players at the back because they know that he will dig them out of jail every now and then. It was a great performance from him-that's what we've come to expect. He is proven at this level and is not affected by things like the poor weather."