A Lee Beeson double earned Holbeach United a 2-2 draw at Kempston Rovers on Saturday as the Tigers lost further ground in the UCL Premier Division title race.
In a game delayed for 25 minutes due to heavy traffic on the A1, wing wizard Beeson gave John Chand’s side the lead inside 39 seconds.
But Kempston, who started the game very much in mid-table, levelled through ex-Tiger Ashley Fuller on 11 minutes – and them went ahead when Ekene Amadi (33) struck before the break.
Beeson restored parity with a penalty on 53 minutes, before Jamie Clarke saw an effort cleared off the line and new signing Andrew Tidswell – who completed his move from Spalding United on Saturday morning – missed a late chance at the death.
With leaders AFC Rushden and Diamonds winning 7-1 at Huntingdon Town and second-placed Wisbech Town thumping Long Buckby 5-1 at home, the Tigers are now 12 points off the pace with just three games in hand.
Chand’s side visit Desborough Town on Tuesday night (7.45pm) as they bid to get themselves back into the title mix.
They’ll have to do it without key midfielder Jake Duffy, though. He’s completed a move to Shepshed Dynamo, a transfer confirmed by the Leicestershire club on Saturday morning.
Elsewhere, Moulton Harrox picked up a 4-1 ChromaSport Peterborough League Premier Divison win over Sawtry at Broad Lane to move up to sixth in the standings.
Struggling duo Holbeach United Reserves and Crowland Town both remain in a relegation dogfight after suffering defeats, though.
Omar Joof’s Tigers are 15th, two points above the bottom two, after going down 4-1 at home to Thorney, while Crowland remain bottom after slipping to a 1-0 loss at Stilton United.
It was also a bad day for Pinchbeck United, who saw their hopes of winning the PFA Senior Cup dashed by a 2-1 defeat at Netherton United.
RESULTS
ChromaSport United Counties League
Premier Division: AFC Kempston Rovers 2 Holbeach United 2; Boston Town 0 Thurnby Nirvana 1; Cogenhoe United 2 Yaxley 0; Eynesbury Rovers 1 Deeping Rangers 0; Harrowby United 3 Oadby Town 0; Huntingdon Town 1 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 7; Northampton Sileby Rangers 3 Sleaford Town 2; Wellingborough Town 4 Peterborough Northern Star 4; Wisbech Town 5 Long Buckby 1.
ChromaSport Peterborough League
Premier Division: Holbeach United Res 1 Thorney 4; Leverington Sports 1 Uppingham Town 5; Moulton Harrox 4 Sawtry 1; Stilton United 1 Crowland Town 0.
PFA Senior Cup: Peterborough ICA Sports 1 AFC Stanground 0; Coates Athletic 4 Oakham United 2; Deeping Rangers Res 3 Wisbech Town Res 1; Netherton United 2 Pinchbeck United 1.
Division One: Ryhall United 3 Whittlesey Blue Star 0; Sutton Bridge United 6 Oundle Town 0.
PFA Challenge Cup: Kings Cliffe 1 Moulton Harrox Res 3; Netherton United Res 4 Coates Athletic Res 3; Peterborough ICA Sports Res 0 Baston 3; Crowland Town Res 2 Oakham United Res 0.
Division Two: Coates Athletic A 4 Netherton United A 2; Guyhirn 1 Wittering 9; Ketton Reserves 1 Spalding United Res 2; Pinchbeck United Res 2 Parkside 2; Stamford Belvedere 1 Parkway Eagles 0; Thorney Reserves 0 Peterborough ICA Sports A 10.
Division Three: Baston Reserves 3 Hampton Sport 4; Farcet United 0 Stilton United Res 1; Glinton & Northborough 2 Spalding Town 2; Peterborough Sports A 6 Coates Athletic B 1; Ramsey Town 1 Peterborough PL United 2; Riverside Res 4 Ryhall United Res 2; Uppingham Town Res 5 Tydd St Mary 4.
Division Four: Bretton North End 5 Huntingdon Rovers 1; Holbeach Bank 3 Stamford Belvedere Res 1; Long Sutton Athletic Res 0 Peterborough ICA Sports B 5; Rutland DR 5 Sutton Bridge United Res 1; Warboys Town Res 6 Leverington Sports A 3.
PFA Minor Cup: Oundle Town Res 2 Eye United 1.
Division Five: AFC Stanground Res 1 Tydd St Mary Res 6; FC Peterborough 7 Holbeach United A 4; Parkside A 3 Ryhall United A 2.
Spalding Inter Services Cup: Old Donintonians 1 Long Sutton Athletic 4 (AET).
