Premier Division

Leaders Mitsubishi Electric had to come from behind four times before clinching a last-minute winner against AFC Thornton in a nine-goal thriller.

Danny Riddle's superb shot gave Thornton an early lead but Mits soon hit back. Having already seen a long-range effort hit the underside of the bar, they equalised following a defensive mix up. Julian Van Gelder restored Thornton's advantage from the penalty spot after Danny Davis had been brought down in the area. Again Mits replied, this time latching onto a poor goal-kick only for Davis to win a second penalty which Van Gelder converted. A fine passing move resulted in a third Mits equaliser to make it 3-3 at half-time.

Having sustained the early pressure in the second half, Thornton took the lead once more when a neat pass from Ryan Scott down the left side found Sean Scott, who turned his man before scoring. Mitsubishi, however, came back again with their fourth goal and in the dying minutes bundled the ball across the line following a corner for the winner. Terry Lineker got two of the Mitsubishi goals with the others coming from Kevin Dalrymple, Henry Kabanda and Sam Odartey.

Barca kept up the pressure with a 4-0 win over Addington United thanks to goals from Kevin Townsend-Grey, Chris Diaz, Ivan Dos Santos and Kevin Harvey.

Golden Lion are still in the title hunt following their 4-1 victory against Thornton Rovers. Dan Clayton scored a penalty for the Lions as the first half ended 1-1. Paul Langdon put the Lions ahead after the break following a Dan Clayton free-kick and Dave Yule added a third. Clayton completed the scoring with a 35-yard screamer in the last minute.

Division One

LEADERS CR Galaxy (J King 3, J Guildford 2, G Harris) trounced Woodmansterne Hyde (Simon Griffin, Martin Nash) 6-2.

Division Two

PAUL Bunter's goal was little consolation for Carlton United as they went down 6-1 to leaders Croydon Postal (J Battams 2, J Murphy 2, P Thomas 2).

Martin Dryden, Lee Langley and Ashley Morgan got the goals for second-placed Sovereign in their 3-0 win over Coulsdon Rangers.

Banter Central (Phil Hughes, Justin Said and Andrew Sheridan) remain in mid-table following a 3-3 draw at Real Madras.

Sanderstead Spitfires beat bottom-team Oakfield Manor A 5-2 thanks to goals from Barry Holt (2), James Canning, Adrian Murphy and Dave Trayling.

Kevin McGourty brought his tally for the season to 17 goals in 12 games with two for Santos 92, in the 3-2 win over Portland. Lee Feasy was also on target with P Broughton and R Byron replying.

Division Three

LEADERS Carshalton Town hammered South Norwood United 8-1. Martin Smith led the way with a hat-trick with Keiran Yansen (2), Tinashi Bizayi, Jack Craggs and Shannon Kwabena also on target. Paul Cross replied.

Croydon Independiente maintained second place with a fine 5-0 win over AFC Rio.

Two goals from Danny Cuffe and another for Martin Cairns ensured Croydon City beat Maple Tree (Reece Taylor) 3-1.

Division Four

TONY Doovan (2) Perry Moncton, Lee Fyffe, Ryan Edwards and James Donovan were on target as third-placed Surrey Valley overcame Croydon Corporation (Martin Whitehead ) 6-1.

Division Five

STRUGGLERS Goodfellas C pulled off the surprise of the day, beating Phoenix Athletic (Alan Muir) 2-1 in the first of their double header match. The leaders got their revenge in the second game with Kieron Diaz and Terence Thorpe scoring twice in a 4-1 win.

Alex Corps scored his 14th goal in 10 games while Jonny Stubbs and Ben Foley (2) were also on target as Croydon JFC overcame Surrey Valley Reserves 4-0.

Charles Kirsch Cup, first round

AFC Phoenix paid the price for missed chances as they lost 4-2 to Division One Golden Lion Reserves. Louis Ssebweze and Lamont Bryan scored for the Premier Division side with B Chincharo (2), N Harding and J Ward replying.

Shumba Warriers edged out Purley Phoenix 4-3 in the all Division One clash. Gareth Adams (2) Pernall Bloom and Aarron Walker were the scorers for Shumba. Matthew Osbourne (two) and Russell McDonald were the players on target for Purley.

Leonard Vase, first round

SOUTHWARK Caribb, of Division Five, beat Division Four team Addiscombe Corinthians 4-0 thanks to goals from Eric Afrifa, Mohammed Bangura, David McCook and Ololade Quadri.

KS Apalonia goalkeeper Ridvan Cuko pulled off two stunning saves, but was beaten by James Banks, Jason Gooders and Anthony Holleyman as Division Four PSV Greenacres claimed a 3-2 win. Fifim Haxhiu and Nezart Minxha replied for the Division Five strugglers.

There were plenty of goals as Ashburton Wanderers beat Division Four rivals Barracuda 7-4. Trailing 3-0 at half-time Barracuda hit back through a Steve Thomas penalty and a John Pearce header. However, Ashburton scored their fourth goal before a 40-yard wonder strike from Carl Thomas and another headed goal from a Pearce corner forced extra-time. A youthful Ashburton side prevailed with Marlon Waller getting five goals while Sam Shampando and Michael Trail netted the others.

The Forum Flyers goalkeeper was their hero as they got the better of Athletico Croydon in a penalty shoot-out having missed a penalty with five minutes of normal time remaining.