Dover Athletic boss Mitch Brundle reacts to 2-1 National League South win over Eastbourne Borough

Manager Mitch Brundle praised his new-look Dover squad’s work ethic after their comeback win over Eastbourne in National League South on Saturday.

Striker Josh Ajayi’s first Whites goal ended a six-game winless run.

Leone Gravata put Boro ahead early on but centre-back Tyrone Sterling’s bullet header levelled things.

And a deflected effort by Ajayi after the restart proved the difference in Dover's 2-1 triumph.

It was the first time they had come from behind to win since before the Covid pandemic and their first league success since Brundle was named as Andy Hessenthaler’s permanent successor.

Brundle said: “Like I said when I first took the job, it’s a work in progress.

“The players have got to trust the process, and they have. Today, we have scored two goals, which I’m delighted with.

“I’m glad to see Josh get off the mark. I’m hoping now that gives him a bit of confidence.

“The team did everything I asked of them, with their desire, their commitment, their work ethic and their respect for each other to do each others’ jobs.

“It’s something we’ve had in all our performances, to be fair, since we’ve actually been able to bring players in and shake the squad up how we want it to be.

“I think that’s two draws, a win and a loss since we brought players in, which is fantastic. We were missing goals but, today, we got them.

“The actual work ethic of the team is the thing that makes me the most proud because they’re running for me and they’re running for the club.

“You could see the celebrations after the game and that just comes from hard work.”

But they trailed after only two minutes as winger Gravata gave Danny Bloor’s men an early advantage.

When asked if that sent his game-plan out the window, 28-year-old Brundle