Ryman League Division One South

Chipstead 1

Corinthian Casuals 3

TOP scorer Sean Rivers scored after just six minutes, but Chipstead could not secure the win against fellow lowly placed Corithian Casuals.

Continuing their dip after last Tuesday's narrow defeat to AFC Wimbledon, they lost their second game in a row against struggling sides around them.

A victory could have taken them above Casuals, whose keeper Luke Naughton they found in outstanding form.

James Russell's forceful strike from about 20 yards after 15 minutes looked destined for goal until Naughton popped up from nowhere to tip the ball over the bar.

Rivers had tucked the ball in after a corner, from which the visitors looked susceptible. After 25 minutes, however, Chipstead paid for not converting their corners, when Yosef Marwali finished, when the ball bobbled around the box, through a crowd of players.

After half-time, the game deteriorated and Chipstead failed to get going.

After 51 minutes keeper James Wastell half-cleared with a punch from a corner and eventually the ball fell for Kane Sergeant to strike with Wastell off his line.

Left winger Ray Freeman got free for Chips, his speed taking him past his marker, but Naughton made a great save with his legs to deny him.

Corinthians could have made it three when Scott Corbett went round Wastell but ended up too close to the dead ball line to score.

He crossed back into the middle, but Sergeant scuffed the ball straight back into Wastell's arms, the ball possibly catching a bobble.

On 83 minutes, however, Casual did make it was 3-1 when right-back Marwali scored again.

Following one of many free-kicks given away, he hit the ball on the half volley.