PROMOTION-chasing Stalybridge Celtic piled on the agony for their relegation-haunted Blue Square North neighbours Hyde United as they cruised to a 4-1 victory at Bower Fold.

But Steve Burr's play-off hopefuls needed three goals in the final quarter from Steve Torpey, two, and man-of-the-match Keith Briggs to kill off the ten-man Tigers, who'd fought back from Matty Barlow's 33rd-minute volley to draw level through Chris Lynch.

Altrincham suffered a fourth successive Blue Square Premier defeat losing to a last-gasp goal against high-flying Torquay at Moss Lane. Alty were again made to pay for their lack of a cutting edge as Wayne Carlisle snatched a 1-0 victory.