Strikers Tommy Treacher, Andrew Tidswell and Josh Ford were all on target as Holbeach United earned a 3-2 win over Oadby Town in the UCL Premier Division on Saturday.
In an incredibly eventful Carter’s Park clash, the Tigers fell behind when Jon Stevenson notched on 13 minutes.
A goalkeeping error from Ethan Somaiya allowed Treacher to level the scorers in bizarre fashion on 19 minutes – but Oadby went back ahead before the break when Stevenson doubled his money on the half hour.
Player/coach Tidswell scored a super solo goal on 52 minutes to haul Holbeach level again, only for the hosts to then see Treacher sent off (58) for violent conduct.
It was soon ten aside, though, with Oadby seeing Joseph Latham dismissed for two yellow cards with 20 minutes to go.
It took just three minutes for the Tigers to get their winner, with Ford jumping off the bench to both win and convert a penalty after being fouled by keeper Somaiya.
Both Jordan Thomas and Ollie Gale came on as second-half subs for the Tigers having completed transfers from Harrowby United and Wisbech Town respectively, while Nick Jackson – another new recruit – was handed a start.
The win moves Holbeach up to third in the table, level on points with top two Kirby Muxloe and Leicester Nirvana.
Elsewhere, Spalding United were beaten 2-1 by Stafford Rangers at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Click here for the full report.
In the ChromaSport Peterborough League, Pinchbeck United earned a 3-2 Premier Division win over ICA Sports at Knight Street. Corbham Oldham (2) and Liam Ogden got the goals for Ian Dunn’s side.
Elsewhere in the top flight, Holbeach United Reserves drew 1-1 at Thorney and Crowland Town lost 3-2 at home to Leverington Sports.
Moulton Harrox, meanwhile, were 4-1 winners at Sawtry in the President Premier Shield as they kept their stunning start to the season going.
In Division One, Long Sutton Athletic earned a 2-2 draw at Wittering, while Sutton Bridge United enjoyed a 3-2 home win over Baston. Spalding United Reserves lost 3-2 at Kings Cliffe.
RESULTS
Evo-Stik League
First Division South: Carlton Town 1 Loughborough Dynamo 0; Chasetown 0 Basford United 1; Coalville Town 3 Romulus 2; Goole AFC 0 Market Drayton Town 4; Kidsgrove Athletic 2 Stocksbridge Park Steels 2; Leek Town 1 Belper Town 0; Rugby Town 1 Lincoln United 1; Shaw Lane Aquaforce 3 Daventry Town 3; Sheffield FC 2 Newcastle Town 1; Spalding United 1 Stafford Rangers 2; Tividale 0 Gresley 2.
ChromaSport UCL
Premier Division: Holbeach United 3 Oadby Town 2; Leicester Nirvana 5 Cogenhoe United 1; Northampton Spencer 1 Wisbech Town 2; Peterborough Northern Star 4 Deeping Rangers 1; Yaxley 3 Kirby Muxloe 4.
ChromaSport PDFL
Premier Division: Crowland Town 2 Leverington Sports 3; Deeping Rangers Res 2 AFC Stanground 1; Langtoft United 1 Riverside 1; Pinchbeck United 3 Peterborough ICA Sports 2; Stilton United 2 Netherton United 6; Thorney 1 Holbeach United Res 1; Uppingham Town 0 Peterborough Sports Res 6.
Division One: Kings Cliffe 3 Spalding United Res 2; Peterborough ICA Sports Res 1 Stamford Belvedere 3; Stamford Lions 5 Langtoft United Res 4; Sutton Bridge United 3 Baston 2; Wisbech Town Res 4 Oundle Town 0; Wittering 2 Long Sutton Athletic 2.
Division Two: Glinton & Northborough 8 Leverington Sports Res 0; Oakham United Res 3 Parkway Eagles 2; Peterborough PL United 4 Pinchbeck United Res 0; Spalding Town 2 Hampton Sport 0; Thorney Res 3 Sawtry Res 5; Whittlesey Athletic A 5 Crowland Town Res 0; Netherton United A 3 Ketton Res 2.
Division Three: Baston Reserves 2 Stanground Sports 2; Bretton North End 3 Farcet United 0; Eye United 4 Whittlesey Athletic B 0; Oundle Town Res 6 Stilton United Res 0; Ramsey Town 14 Riverside Res 1; Tydd St Mary 0 Stamford Lions Res 2.
Division Four: Brotherhood Sports 5 Holbeach Bank 1; Huntingdon Rovers 4 FC Peterborough 9; Long Sutton Athletic Res 1 AFC Stanground Res 1; Netherton United B 0 Sutton Bridge United Res 2; Parkway Eagles Res 1 Whaplode Drove 2; Rutland DR 5 Tydd St Mary Res 6; Stamford Belvedere Res 2 Parkside 2.
Division Five: FC Peterborough Reserves 4 Leverington Sports A 1; Harrowby United Res 7 Whittlesey Athletic C 0; KRC Deeping 0 Parkside Res 2; Limetree UTR 10 Wittering Res 2; Stanground Sports Res 2 Holbeach United A 1.
President Premier Shield: Ketton 1 Whittlesey Ath 3 (AET); Sawtry 1 Moulton Harrox 4.
Chairman Championship Shield: Warboys Town 0 Moulton Harrox Res 5; Whittlesey Ath Res 1 Netherton Utd Res 0.
