Cook’s double dishes up an away-day treat

Ryan Cook scored twice as Holbeach United bounced back from the previous week’s defeat at home to Thurlow Nunn League Division One North leaders Harwich & Parkeston with victory in Essex.
Enzo Coccitti had opened the scoring in a 3-1 win at Holland with a smart finish from 18 yards.
Tigers: Simpson, Greenacre, Ling, Nicholson, Oldham, Carter, Bassendine-Matthews, Thorne, Coccitti, Cook, Compton. Subs: Keeble, Ibeneme, Lee, Cash.
p A double from Logan Tate secured a 2-0 win for Pinchbeck United at Swaffham Town.
He got the opening goal 12 minutes after the interval and Flynn Slater then set him up for his second after 82 minutes with a peach of a pass after the hosts had been reduced to ten men.
Knights: Martin, H Wallace (Ward), Kacirek (Cranfield), Melson, Sheriff, A Wallace (Panton), Stevens, Howlett, Slater, Cullen (Brooks), Tate.
Attendance: 51.
p Derby honours in the GCE Hire Fleet Peterborough League Challenge Cup went to Whaplode Drove Rovers, but only after a 7-6 penalty shoot-out victory over Sutton Bridge United. The sides were level at 1-1.
Tydd Reserves were also celebrating local success after seeing off Crowland Town Reserves 5-1. Matt Cousins (2), Kai Scott-Henson, Dan Cassidy and Jordi Henson got the home goals with Jordan Kirchin pulling one back.
Adam Crane and Martin Ward struck for Long Sutton Athletic in their 4-2 defeat at home to Park Farm Pumas.
Reigning champions Moulton Harrox find themselves in an unfamiliar mid-table position after six games following a 2-1 defeat at Deeping United Reserves, where Jacob Drew got their goal.
Archie Rickards (2) and Adam Blackbird struck to earn Crowland Town their second win of the campaign, 3-2 against Sawtry.
Holbeach United Reserves are the only Premier Division side team without a win following a 4-2 loss at home to Ramsey Town. Connor Bell and Jack Fowler were their scorers.

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