Saturday football: Another 2-1 defeat for Tulips, Smith double fires Tigers up to third

Spalding United slipped to a fifth successive 2-1 defeat in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South on Saturday, while Holbeach United bounced back from their midweek derby defeat with a fine 3-0 victory in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division.

Starting with the Tulips, a late strike from young talent Jonny Lockie wasn’t enough to prevent a 2-1 defeat at fellow mid-table outfit Belper Town.

Goals from Kieran O’Connell (37) and Alex Steadman (50) did the job for the hosts, sending Spalding down to 14^th place in the table in the process.

Meanwhile, Holbeach are up to third in the UCL Premier Division after dispatching Daventry Town 3-0 at Carter’s Park.

Two first-half goals from Joe Smith and a late Lewis Leckie effort vanquished the memory of Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat at Boston Town and move the Tigers within five points of top spot with a game in hand.

In the ChromaSport PDFL, Moulton Harrox marched into the last eight of the PFA Senior Cup by thumping South Holland rivals Sutton Bridge United 6-1 at Broad Lane.

In the Premier Division, Holbeach United Reserves went down 2-1 at Warboys.

More football throughout the week on www.spaldingvoice.co.uk and in Thursday’s Spalding Voice.

RESULTS (Saturday, November 25)

Evo-Stik NPL

First Division South: Alvechurch 0 Newcastle Town 0; Belper Town 2 Spalding United 1; Chasetown 3 Bedworth United 1; Gresley 1 Corby Town 4; Kidsgrove Athletic 2 Sheffield FC 2; Lincoln United 2 Frickley Athletic 1; Market Drayton Town 1 Peterborough Sports 2; Romulus 0 Basford United 5; Stocksbridge Park Steels 4 Loughborough Dynamo 3.

ChromaSport UCL

Premier Division: Boston Town 2 St Andrews 0; Desborough Town 3 Oadby Town 2; Harborough Town 0 Cogenhoe United 4; Holbeach United 3 Daventry Town 0; Kirby Muxloe 3 Sleaford Town 2; Leicester Nirvana 1 Newport Pagnell Town 2; Northampton ON Chenecks 2 Yaxley 3; Northampton Sileby Rangers 2 Wisbech Town 5;  Peterborough Northern Star 1 Wellingborough Town 3; Rothwell Corinthians 1 Deeping Rangers 0; Wellingborough Whitworth 0 Eynesbury Rovers 2.

Division One: Blackstones 3 Huntingdon Town 3; Harrowby United 3 Lutterworth Athletic 0; Lutterworth Town 3 Raunds Town 2; Melton Town 2 Olney Town 0; Pinchbeck United 3 Buckingham Town 0; Potton United 3 Burton Park Wanderers 1; Rushden and Higham Utd 5 Oakham Utd 0; Stewarts & Lloyds 0 Bourne Town 1.

ChromaSport PDFL

Premier Division: Leverington Sports 3 Thorney 1; Warboys Town 2 Holbeach United Res 1; Whittlesey Athletic 3 Ketton 2.

Division One: Crowland Town 6 Kings Cliffe 0; Oakham United Res 1 Moulton Harrox Res 2; Uppingham Town 3 Stamford Belvedere 2; Wittering Harriers 2 Oundle Town 6.

Division Two: FC Parson Drove   4 Netherton United A 2; Ketton Res 3 Spalding United Res 3; Langtoft Utd Res 0 Whittlesey Athletic Res 6; Rippingale & Folkingham 1 FC Peterborough 3.

Division Three: Holbeach Bank 3 Uppingham Town Res 2.

Division Four: Eunice Huntingdon 3 Whittlesey Athletic B 1; Huntingdon Rovers 0 Netherton United B 4; Orton Rangers ORFC 0 Holbeach United A 2; Peterborough NECI 1 Long Sutton Athletic Res 2.

Division Five: Kings Cliffe Res 2 AFC Orton 2.

PFA Senior Cup: Deeping Rangers Res 5 Langtoft Utd 2; Moulton Harrox 6 Sutton Bridge United 1.

PFA Challenge Cup: Bretton North End 1 Stilton United 1 (pens 2-0); Parkway Eagles 1 Tydd St Mary 5.

League Shield: FC Peterborough Res 5 Feeder Res 0.

PFA Junior Cup: Oundle Town Res 3 Farcet United 0; Parkside 2 Riverside 1; Premiair 10 Thorpe Wood Rangers 1; Whaplode Drove 0 Brotherhood Sports 6; Whittlesey Athletic A 4 Stamford Belvedere Res 2.

PFA Minor Cup: Glinton & Northborough Res 3 Premiair Res 3 (pens 4-3); Ramsey Town Res 1 Spalding United A 1 (pens 4-5).