The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Tydd St Mary kicked-off the defence of their Spalding Inter-Services Trophy with a resounding 6-0 away win at Old Doningtonians on Saturday.
In blustery conditions, both teams were struggling with the wind, but it was the Saints that were getting the ball down and playing patient football on the deck. They were rewarded after 25 minutes when a loose ball in the box following a corner was pounced upon by Karl Smith to smash home for 1-0.
Just before half time Tydd made it 2-0 when Jake Clitheroe was brought down in the box and fired home the resulting penalty
The Saints came out for the second half with the wind at their backs and it was not long before they made it 3-0.
This time Dan Piccaver leapt the tallest from a corner to head home as Tydd essentially secured their semi-final spot.
Top scorer Clitheroe then made it 4-0 with a great goal and Eddy Pentney fired home a well-executed free-kick into the bottom left hand corner for 5-0.
The final goal was just before the end, when Stu Brown fired in his maiden goal for the first team from a corner.
Tydd: Cooper, Ainslie, Bailey-Smith, Bradshaw, Easey, Kirkham, Lowe, Piccaver, Slator, Smith, J Clitheroe. Subs used: Brown, D Clitheroe, Pentney, Koychev.
- Long Sutton Athletic also moved into the semi-finals of the Inter-Services after beating hosts Crowland Town 5-2.
Matty Oliver led the charge with a hat-trick, while Liam O’Connor and Billy Oliver also bagged at Snowden Field.
Spalding Town progressed with a 2-1 win over Holbeach United A, with Ash Wilson and Sam Deykin the scorers.
Jordan Clow replied for the youthful Tigers at Knight Street.
