The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Title hopefuls Holbeach United suffered a 3-1 defeat at Daventry Town on the opening day of the new Future Lions UCL Premier Division season.
Goals from Luke Emery (16 and 19) and Kieran Fitzgerald (85) sunk the Tigers on Saturday, with debutant Billy Smith replying on 37 minutes.
Fellow South Holland side Pinchbeck United were 2-1 winners over Rothwell Corinthians in the same division. Read our full report here.
Spalding United, meanwhile, lost their latest pre-season friendly 2-0 at King’s Lynn Town.
In the ChromaSport PDFL, Moulton Harrox continued their impressive start to the Premier Division season with a 4-1 victory at ICA Sports.
Tydd FC collected their first-ever top tier point with a 1-1 home draw against Stamford Lions, while Long Sutton Athletic were seen off 3-0 at home by Peterborough Sports Development and Holbeach United Reserves suffered a 1-0 Carter’s Park defeat to Thorney.
In Division One, Spalding Town were 1-0 winners at Ramsey Town.
More football in Thursday’s Spalding Voice.
RESULTS
Future Lions UCL
Premier Division: Boston Town 1 Oadby Town 3; Cogenhoe United 2 Harborough Town 1; Daventry Town 3 Holbeach United 1; Deeping Rangers 2 Wellingborough Town 1; Eynesbury Rovers 1 Desborough Town 1; Kirby Muxloe 3 Wellingborough Whitworth 1; Leicester Nirvana 2 Northampton ON Chenecks 2; Newport Pagnell Town 1 Sleaford Town 3; Peterborough Northern Star 0 Rugby Town 4; Pinchbeck United 2 Rothwell Corinthians 1.
ChromaSport PDFL
Premier Division: Holbeach United Res 0 Thorney 1; ICA Sports 1 Moulton Harrox 4; Langtoft United 1 Whittlesey Athletic 2; Leverington Sports 2 Peterborough Polonia 1; Long Sutton Athletic 0 Peterborough Sports Development 3; Netherton United 3 Oakham United 1; Tydd 1 Stamford Lions 1.
Division One: Crowland Town 6 Oakham United Res 3; Kings Cliffe 0 FC Parson Drove 7; Ramsey Town 0 Spalding Town 1; Whittlesey Athletic Res 2 Oundle Town 0.
