Saturday football: Holbeach United and Moulton Harrox see their title hopes fade

A defeat at Eynesbury Rovers on Saturday saw Holbeach United’s hopes of winning the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division take a sizeable hit.

A first-half goal from Danny Draper sentenced the Tigers to a 1-0 loss at Eynesbury, which means they are now seven points behind leaders Yaxley with just three games left to play.

Seb Hayes’ Holbeach (fourth) do host second-placed Wisbech Town on Wednesday night (7.45pm) and third-placed Newport Pagnell next Saturday (3pm), so they’ll certainly have a say in where the title goes.

Meanwhile, ChromaSport UCL Division One champions Pinchbeck United were left kicking their heels as their scheduled game at Stewarts and Lloyds was postponed due to a power failure.

Down in the ChromaSport PDFL, Moulton Harrox lost to Netherton United for the second time in four days to fall ten points behind the Premier Division leaders in the table – albeit with two games in hand.

First-half goals from Zack Fisher and Tom Randall gave Netherton a 2-1 win, although Matt Watkin did haul Harrox level at one point at Broad Lane.

Also in the Premier Division, Cal Davies and an own goal steered Holbeach Reserves to a 2-0 victory over Langtoft United to make it five wins on the spin for Phil Barnes’ side.

In Division One, Long Sutton Athletic clinched promotion to the top flight with a 4-0 victory at Netherton Reserves.

Champions Moulton Reserves also won 4-0 at Stamford Belvedere, while already-promoted Tydd St Mary saw off Kings Cliffe 3-0.

More football throughout the week at www.spaldingvoice.co.uk and in Thursday’s paper.

RESULTS

Evo-Stik NPL

First Division South: Basford United 3 Lincoln United 2; Belper Town 1 Kidsgrove Athletic 3; Carlton Town 1 Alvechurch 3; Cleethorpes Town 1 Chasetown 1; Corby Town 4 Market Drayton Town 4; Gresley 1 Frickley Athletic 6 Loughborough Dynamo 0 Newcastle Town 0; Romulus 3 Stamford 1; Sheffield FC 1 Bedworth United 1; Spalding United 1 Leek Town 3; Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 Peterborough Sports 2.

ChromaSport UCL

Premier Division: Daventry Town 2 Deeping Rangers 1; Eynesbury Rovers 1 Holbeach United 0; Kirby Muxloe 0 Wisbech Town 2; Newport Pagnell Town 1 Leicester Nirvana 0; Northampton Sileby Rangers 2 Wellingborough Town 4; Oadby Town 4 Boston Town 1; Sleaford Town 2 Desborough Town 3; Yaxley 10 St Andrews 0; ON Chenecks 0 Cogenhoe United 2 (Fri).

Division One: Buckingham Town 2 Raunds Town 2; Burton Park Wanderers 3 Bourne Town 0; Irchester United 2 Long Buckby 3; Lutterworth Athletic 1 Harrowby United 5; Melton Town 0 Bugbrooke St Michaels 1; Oakham United 2 Thrapston Town 1; Potton United 1 Lutterworth Town 1; Rushden and Higham United 1 Huntingdon Town 3.

ChromaSport PDFL

Premier Division: Holbeach United Res 2 Langtoft Utd 0; Leverington Sp 1 Whittlesey Ath 2; Moulton Harrox 1 Netherton Utd 2; ICA Sports 1 AFC Stanground Sp 0; Sawtry 0 Thorney 3.

Division One: Netherton Utd Res 0 Long Sutton Ath 4; Polonia 2 Oundle Town 0; Stamford Belvedere 0 Moulton Harrox Res 4; Tydd St Mary 3 Kings Cliffe 0.

Division Two: Bretton North End 3 Spalding Town 1; Eye United 8 Rippingale & Folkingham 0; FC Peterborough 0 Spalding United Res 1; Ketton Reserves 1 Parkway Eagles 2; Stamford Lions Res 1 FC Parson Drove 3; Stilton United 0 Whittlesey Athletic Res 3.

Division Three: Brotherhood Sports 8 Holbeach Bank 1; Leverington Sports Res 1 Feeder 7; Oundle Town Res 2 Cardea 6; Premiair 15 Riverside 0; Whittlesey Athletic A 3 Uppingham Town Res 1.

Division Four: Holbeach United A 0 Orton Rangers 3; Huntingdon Rovers 1 Peterborough NECI 2; Long Sutton Athletic Res 0 Stamford Lions A 3; Whittlesey Athletic B 2 Eunice Huntingdon 8.

Division Five A: Glinton & Northborough Res 3 AFC Orton 1.

Division Five B: Gunthorpe Harriers 1 Leverington Sports A 2.