Holbeach United into last 32 of FA Vase; Spalding United march goes on; plus scores round-up

Buoyant Holbeach United have reached the last 32 of the FA Vase.

Lee Beeson’s storming 25-yarder early in the first half proved to be the only goal of the third-round match at London Colney on Saturday.
Joint managers John Chand and Graham Drury will now be looking to emulate Alan Day’s achievement in 1988/89 of steering the Tigers to the last 16.

It could even be an all-UCL tie in the fourth round, with Yaxley and Thurnby Nirvana winning through as well. The other remaining UCL Premier Division sides all went out.

Meanwhile, it’s great news on the other side of the South Holland rivalry too.
Spalding United rattled off a fifth straight league win to quickly return to fourth place in Evo-Stik League Division One South.
They beat Romulus 1-0 with a Jordan Hempenstall strike on 57 minutes.

In a clearly practised move, Jamie Thurlbourne’s throw-in near the left-hand corner flag was back-headed by centre-half Nathan Stainfield at the near post and the ball was swept home by Hempsenstall from eight yards.

The match was far from a spectacle on a heavy, uneven Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, but the Tulips faced little danger.
That’s now eight league wins from nine unbeaten for Pat Rayment’s troops.

Meanwhile in the Peterborough League, Pinchbeck United eased past Langtoft United 4-1 and remain fifth in the table.
Rivals Moulton Harrox were knocked out of the President’s Premier Shield, 2-1 at home to title-chasing Netherton United.

RESULTS: Evo-Stik First Division South: Brigg Town 0 Sheffield FC 2; Chasetown 2 Kidsgrove Ath 2; Goole AFC 0 Loughborough Dynamo 0; Gresley FC 1 Stafford Rangers 1; Market Drayton Town 2 Tividale 2; Mickleover Sports 3 Carlton Town 1; Newcastle Town 2 Stocksbridge Park Steels 3; Rainworth Miners Welfare 1 Coalville Town 4; Spalding Utd 1 Romulus 0; Sutton Coldfield Town 2 Norton Utd 1.

FA Vase (selected): Brantham Ath 1 Yaxley 3; Deeping Rangers 1 Heanor Town 2 (aet); London Colney 0 Holbeach Utd 1; Peterborough Northern Star 2 Flackwell Heath 3; Thurnby Nirvana 2 Bromsgrove Sporting 1; Wisbech Town 2 Walsall Wood 3.

ChromaSport & Trophies UCL: Premier Division – Boston Town 1 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2; Eynesbury Rov 0 AFC Kempston Rovers 2; Harborough Town 4 Sleaford Town 1; Harrowby Utd 3 Long Buckby AFC 5; Huntingdon Town 3 Desborough Town 2; Oadby Town 1 Newport Pagnell Town 2; Wellingborough Town 1 Northampton SR 1.

ChromaSport & Trophies Peterborough League: Premier Division – Leverington Sports 2 Riverside 0; Pinchbeck Utd 4 Langtoft Utd 1; Sawtry 2 Coates Ath 3.
Division One: Baston 5 Wisbech Town Res 5; Long Sutton Ath 2 Moulton Harrox Res 3; Warboys Town 3 Netherton Utd Res 0; Whittlesey BS 5 Kings Cliffe 3.
Division Two: Netherton Utd A 2 Spalding Utd Res 7; Parkside 3 Pinchbeck Utd Res 2; Parkway Eagles 3 Oakham Utd Res 1; Thorney Res 1 Coates Ath A 2.
Division Three: Coates Ath B 2 Kings Cliffe Res 2; Ramsey Town 3 Baston Res 4; Ryhall Utd Res 0 Spalding Town 5; Tydd St Mary 8 Stilton Utd Res 0.
Division Four: Leverington Sports A 2 Long Sutton Ath Res 4; Oundle Town Res 8 Warboys Town Res 1; Thorpe Wood Rangers 5 Huntingdon Rovers 2.
Division Five: Coates Ath C 0 Holbeach Utd A 3; Netherton Utd B 4 Tydd St Mary Res 3; Parkside A 1 FC Peterborough 11; Whaplode Drove 13 Parkside Res 2.
President’s Premier Shield: Moulton Harrox 1 Netherton Utd 2; Oakham Utd 0 Uppingham Town 3; Stilton Utd 1 Peterborough ICA Sports 1 (4-2 on pens).
Chairman’s Championship Shield: Coates Ath Res 1 Oundle Town 2.