These two former giants of the amateur game met at Tolworth on Tuesday night. In a hard fought match, Casuals came out of it with a lot of credit, especially when you consider that five first team regulars were absent.
Dulwich, despite being a Premier Division side could not, for nearly an hour find a way through some determined Casuals defending, and only won thanks to a penalty.
Casuals started well and could have taken the lead after two minutes, but Mark Webb's low drive was well saved by the Hamlet keeper. Both sides were lively at this stage; Dulwich more creative with the ball while Casuals battled hard and prevented their opponents from threatening.
Iain Waghorn was next to try his luck for Casuals on 21 minutes, but his shot flew well wide. Moments later John Hotchkiss was forced into a reflex save at the other end when he blocked with his feet.
The half continued to be a good battle, but ended goal less. The second half saw Casuals continue to dig in. Eventually Dulwich finally broke through and John Russell-Smith conceded a penalty. Declan Perkins made no mistake with the spot kick on 55 minutes.
As the half continued Dulwich were slowly building up the momentum, but it has to be said that they rarely penetrated the Casuals back line until tiredness crept in with 15 minutes remaining. Even then they failed to add to their lead.
Dulwich, despite being a Premier Division side could not, for nearly an hour find a way through some determined Casuals defending, and only won thanks to a penalty.
Casuals started well and could have taken the lead after two minutes, but Mark Webb's low drive was well saved by the Hamlet keeper. Both sides were lively at this stage; Dulwich more creative with the ball while Casuals battled hard and prevented their opponents from threatening.
Iain Waghorn was next to try his luck for Casuals on 21 minutes, but his shot flew well wide. Moments later John Hotchkiss was forced into a reflex save at the other end when he blocked with his feet.
The half continued to be a good battle, but ended goal less. The second half saw Casuals continue to dig in. Eventually Dulwich finally broke through and John Russell-Smith conceded a penalty. Declan Perkins made no mistake with the spot kick on 55 minutes.
As the half continued Dulwich were slowly building up the momentum, but it has to be said that they rarely penetrated the Casuals back line until tiredness crept in with 15 minutes remaining. Even then they failed to add to their lead.
CCFC Players: John Hotchkiss, Dave Roberts, Mark Pope, John Reddin, John Russell-Smith, Bruce Martin, Micky Owen, Mark Webb (Leon Raishbrook), Iain Waghorn, Jamie Goodwin (Jamie White), Simon Sobihy (Chris Watney)
Taken from the Corinthian-Casuals Website
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