Casuals turned in another good performance to kill off Athletic's outside chances of promotion to Ryman Division Two.

It was an impressive display which saw Croydon limited to few chances, and they were prevented from getting out of second gear.

Athletic's best chance came on two minutes, when John Fowler waltzed through

the Casuals' defence, but he could only blast his shot across goal.

Casuals came back strongly and were the better side for the remainder of the half.

Croydon had to rely on their defence to keep them out of trouble, and Desbrow and Gibson got vital touches as the Casuals threatened.

Casuals went in front, deservedly, on 40 minutes, when Dave Roberts' long ball was headed firmly by Iain Waghorn, and Vaughan palmed the ball into his own net.

Casuals had a couple of anxious moments at the end of the half but Athletic never really troubled them.

Croydon, needing to win, put on a lot more pressure in the second half, as the Casuals defended deeply.

A lot of credit has to go to the midfield and the defence who pulled out all the stops to prevent Croydon from having any serious shots on goal.

Casuals, even at this point, looked more dangerous on the counter attack.

Croydon's best chance came on 80 minutes, but Paul Baines failed to even send the ball towards the goal when it was at his mercy.

Casuals had chances late on, as Jamie White hit a low drive which was saved, and Chris Watney was fouled when going clear.

This lead to the dismissal of Tristan Wood.

Bruce Martin also missed the target in injury time, after Micky Owen had laid the ball off.

Overall it was a good performance to cap off a great

Easter. The Casuals have now lost just once in the last 11 games.

q For details on Casuals' Easter Monday game against Camberly see tomorrow's Surrey Comet.