Saturday football: Derby delight for Holbeach United, late goals fire Spalding United to FA Cup victory

Goals from Josh Ford and Spencer Tinkler secured Holbeach United a 2-0 derby win at Boston Town on Saturday, while Spalding United scored twice in the final five minutes to beat Wellingborough Town 3-2 in the Emirates FA Cup.

Starting with the Tigers, a first-half effort from Ford gave them a 1-0 lead at the break, before captain Tinkler doubled the lead at the DWB Stadium.

The victory in what was the only league game played on Saturday moves Seb Hayes’ side up to sixth in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division.

Meanwhile, Spalding had a ding-dong FA Cup clash with UCL Premier Division side Wellingborough at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field.

Leon Mettam put the Tulips ahead on 42 minutes, but Adam Speight levelled just before half-time.

The Doughboys went ahead 15 minutes from time when Guiseppe Freitas netted from the penalty spot, but Gary King jumped off the bench to level (85) and Danny Brooks (88) then won it from the penalty spot.

In the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division, Tydd enjoyed a fine 3-2 victory over ICA Sports and Long Sutton Athletic drew 1-1 at home to Whittlesey Athletic to register their first point of the season.

But Sutton Bridge United were walloped 7-0 at champions Netherton United and Holbeach United Reserves went down 4-2 at Langtoft United.

More football in Thursday’s Spalding Voice.

RESULTS

Emirates FA Cup

Preliminary round (selected): Belper Town 2 Lincoln United 1; Daventry Town 7 Yaxley 5; Deeping Rangers 1 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1; Loughborough University 3 Cleethorpes Town 3; N Sileby Rangers 1 Wisbech Town 1; Stamford 1 Peterborough Sports 1; Spalding United 3 Wellingborough Town 2.

Future Lions UCL

Premier Division: Boston Town 0 Holbeach United 2.

ChromaSport PDFL

Premier Division: Langtoft United 4 Holbeach United Res 2; Leverington Sports 1 Thorney 3; Long Sutton Athletic 1 Whittlesey Athletic 1; Netherton United 7 Sutton Bridge United 0; Peterborough Polonia 0 Oakham United 4; Tydd 3 ICA Sports 2.

Division One: Crowland Town 3 Kings Cliffe 3; Eye United 2 Moulton Harrox Res 4; FC Peterborough 2 Oakham United Res 0; Spalding Town 1 Bretton NE 2; Stamford Belvedere 1 FC Parson Drove 5; Wittering Harriers 2 Whittlesey Athletic Res 0.

Division Two: Cardea 6 Ketton Res 4; Eunice Huntingdon 0 Premiair 6; Feeder 4 Langtoft United Res 2; Rippingale & Folkingham 3 Stamford Lions Res 0; Stilton United 11 Spalding Athletic 1.

Division Three: Farcet United 2 Huntingdon Town Res 2; Peterborough NECI 3 Leverington Sports Res 1; Stamford Lions A 1 Long Sutton Athletic Res 4; Thorpe Wood Rangers 6 Stamford Belvedere Res 2; Whittlesey Athletic A 1 Uppingham Town Res 1.

Division Four: FC Parson Drove Res 3 Glinton & Northborough 0; Hampton 2 Holbeach United Sp 2; Huntingdon Rovers 4 Netherton United A 0; Kings Cliffe Res 0 Orton Rangers 6; Premiair Res 4 Ramsey Town 4; Tydd Res 1 Wittering Harriers Res 1; Whittlesey Athletic B 2 Parkside 0.