The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Holbeach United emphatically ended their run of seven ChromaSport UCL Premier Division losses on the spin with a 4-0 win over Kirby Muxloe on Saturday.
The Tigers were in dominant form at Carter’s Park and led 2-0 at half time thanks to goals from Jake Clitheroe (33) and Aaron Eyett (38).
Clitheroe’s second of the game 16 minutes from time effectively ended the game as a contest, before Stacy Cartwright rifled home the fourth direct from a free kick in the closing minutes.
The win leaves Holbeach seventh in the table ahead of their season finale at home against Wisbech Town on Wednesday night (7.45pm). A win would see them finish fourth, but defeat would drop them down to eighth place.
Before then, there’s the small matter of the UCL Knockout Cup final against Division One champions Peterborough Sports at Deeping on Monday (3pm).
Follow @Andrew_Clucas on Twitter for live updates from that one.
Away from the local games, already-promoted Kempston Rovers won the UCL Premier Division title on goal difference after thrashing Boston Town 7-0.
Title rivals Leicester Nirvana won 2-1 at Eynesbury Rovers, but Kempston’s goal difference of +80 saw them home by two goals. Both sides finished on an impressive 97 points.
Meanwhile, ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division champions Moulton Harrox were handed a 3-0 home reverse by Whittlesey Athletic on Saturday.
The defeat is just Harrox’s second in the league this season – but does rivals Pinchbeck United no favours in their bid to finish second.
Ian Dunn’s Pinchbeck came from behind to beat Uppingham Town 5-1, with Nick Bishop, Liam Ogden, Tony Edwards (2) and Brad Murrell netting the goals.
Pinchbeck remain second, but they are just one point ahead of Whittlesey having played a game more.
More football to follow throughout the week at www.spaldingvoice.co.uk on in Thursday’s edition of The Spalding and South Holland Voice.
RESULTS
Evo-Stik NPL
Division One South play-off final: Shaw Lane Aquaforce 1 Coalville Town 3.
ChromaSport UCL
Premier Division: AFC Kempston Rovers 7 Boston Town 0; Cogenhoe United 2 Yaxley 1; Deeping Rangers 0 Desborough Town 0; Eynesbury Rovers 1 Leicester Nirvana 2; Harborough Town 4 Northampton Spencer 0; Holbeach United 4 Kirby Muxloe 0; Huntingdon Town 1 Rothwell Corinthians 3; Northampton SR 3 Peterborough NS 2; Sleaford Town 3 Newport Pagnell Town 2; Wellingborough Town 3 Harrowby United 2; Wisbech Town 5 Oadby Town 3.
ChromaSport PDFL
Premier Division: AFC Stanground 3 Deeping Rangers Res 2; Ketton 1 Peterborough Sports Res 2; Leverington Sports 5 Riverside 1; Moulton Harrox 0 Whittlesey Athletic 3; Netherton United 4 Langtoft United 0; Uppingham Town 1 Pinchbeck United 5.
Division One: Langtoft United Res 1 Warboys Town 4; Spalding United Res 1 Wisbech Town Res 4; Sutton Bridge Utd 8 Peterborough ICA Sports Res 0; Whittlesey Athletic Res 0 Stamford Lions 2.
Division Two: Crowland Town Res 2 Parkway Eagles 6; Leverington Sports Res 1 Spalding Town 9; Sawtry Res 3 Glinton & Northborough 6; Thorney Res 5 Hampton Sport 1.
Division Three: Baston Res 0 Stamford Lions Res 1; Ramsey Town 2 Stanground Sports 3; Whittlesey Athletic B 2 Thorpe Wood Rangers 4.
Division Four: AFC Stanground Res 1 FC Peterborough 4; Brotherhood Sports 6 Huntingdon Rovers 1; Long Sutton Athletic Res 4 Holbeach Bank 0; Rutland DR 4 Parkside 1.
Division Five: Feeder 11 KRC Deeping 1; Harrowby Utd Res 7 Holbeach United A 0; Stanground Sports Res 1 Limetree UTR 4.
Intermediate Shield final (Fri): Tydd St Mary 3 Whittlesey Athletic A 0.
