Saturday football: Tigers held despite Oliver double, Tulips edged out at home and Knights fall into bottom two

Holbeach United lost a 2-0 lead as they were forced to settle for a draw at Quorn on Saturday, while Spalding United were edged out 1-0 at home by Stocksbridge Park Steels and Pinchbeck United went down 3-1 at Rothwell Corinthians.

Starting with Holbeach, a double from the recalled Ryan Oliver put them 2-0 up at half-time in their Uhlsport UCL Premier Division tussle with fellow high-fliers Quorn.

But two second-half goals pegged Danny Hussey’s Tigers back and they were forced to settle for a share of the spoils in Leicestershire.

Staying in the UCL’s top flight, Pinchbeck slipped into the bottom two after their seventh defeat from ten league games so far this season.

Ollie Maltby did put the Knights ahead midway through the opening period, but hosts Rothwell hit back to lead 2-1 at the break and added a third with 15 minutes to go.

It doesn’t get any easier for Pinchebeck, who visit red-hot Deeping Rangers on Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, a solitary strike from Luke Mangham sunk Spalding in their BetVictor NPL South Esat Division clash with Stocksbridge.

The Tulips had the better of the first half at the Sir Halley, but were ultimately beaten by a clinical Mangham finish on 67 minutes.

In the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division, Long Sutton Athletic romped to a 3-0 win at Leverington Sports, while Holbeach United Reserves beat Tydd 4-1 at Carter’s Park.

Crowland Town continued their title charge in Division One, beating Kings Cliffe 7-5 in a remarkable game at Snowden Field.

More to follow in Thursday’s Spalding Voice and throughout the week at www.spaldingvoice.co.uk.

RESULTS

BetVictor NPL

South East Division: Chasetown 1 Cleethorpes Town 1; Ilkeston Town 2 Frickley Athletic 2; Lincoln United 0 Kidsgrove Athletic 5; Loughborough Dynamo 4 Sutton Coldfield Town 4; Newcastle Town 2 Leek Town 2; Sheffield FC 3 Market Drayton Town 4; Spalding United 0 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1; Wisbech Town 1 Glossop North End 1; Worksop Town 0 Carlton Town 1.

Uhlsport UCL

Premier Division: Anstey Nomads 4 Cogenhoe United 2; Boston Town 0 Rugby Town 3; Desborough Town 1 Lutterworth Town 3; Leicester Nirvana 4 Harborough Town 4; ON Chenecks 4 Sleaford Town 1; Peterborough Northern Star 3 Loughborough University 2; Quorn 2 Holbeach United 2; Rothwell Corinthians F3 Pinchbeck United 1; Shepshed Dynamo 3 Oadby Town 1; Wellingborough Town 2 Deeping Rangers 6.

ChromaSport PDFL

Premier Division: Holbeach United Res 4 Tydd 1; ICA Sports 3 Premiair 2; Ketton 2 Uppingham Town 3; Leverington Sports 0 Long Sutton Athletic 3; Netherton United 5 FC Parson Drove 1; Stamford Lions 5 Oakham United 2.

Division One: Crowland Town 7 Kings Cliffe 5; Eye United 3 Stamford Belvedere 1; Moulton Harrox Res 4 FC Peterborough 0; Whittlesey Athletic Res 4 Spalding Town 0; Wittering Harriers 5 Sutton Bridge United 0.

Division Two: Long Sutton Athletic Res 11 Ketton Res 0; Netherton United Res 0 Rippingale & Folkingham 4; Stamford Belvedere Res 3 Stamford Lions Res 0; Thorpe Wood Rangers 0 NECI 3.

Division Three: FC Peterborough Reserves 3 Farcet United 5.

Division Five: Cambridge 2 Warboys Town Res 1; Huntingdon Town Dev 4 Hampton A 0; Spalding Town Res 2 Dreams Res 6.

Junior Cup: FC Parson Drove Res 2 Wittering Harriers Res 1; Oakham United Res 0 Hampton 4; Parkside 3 Holbeach United Sports 0; Ramsey Town 3 Premiair Res 2; Tydd Res 3 Whittlesey Athletic A 5; Warboys Town 2 Crowland Town Res 1.

Minor Cup: Cardea Res 5 Parkside Res 0; Casterton 1 Stanground Sports 4; Dreams 1 Sawtry 2; Hampton Res 3 Stilton United Res 5; Holbeach Bank 2 The Limetree 9; Kings Cliffe Res 0 Long Sutton Athletic A 3; Orton Rangers Res 3 Thurlby Tigers 3 (pens 5-4); Peterborough City 3 Huntingdon Rovers 0.