Division Two champions Simple FC dropped a nail in Evolution’s promotion coffin after subjecting them to a third-straight defeat in The Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League on Monday night.
A whopping four teams can still clinch promotion in next’s week’s final evening of the season at Surfleet’s Glen Park, with Goaldiggers, The TBME, Sarah’s Boys and Evolution all vying for the runners-up spot and a place in the top flight.
In Division One, Pro Ballers have all but secured second, while the relegation battle was thrown up in the air after Posh Old Boys grabbed a potential lifeline with a victory against The Future FC.
Posh now enter the final week in a relegation mix with them, Old Boy Coaches and Mirror Signal Malouda all battling to avoid the drop.
The top tier got under way with Pinchbeck United were put to the sword 3-0 by a masterclass from You’ve Got No Fans. Kieran Rose was man of the match (MOTM) in that mid-table battle.
Posh Old Boys then avoided relegation and took the battle into the final week with a very impressive 7-4 win over The Future FC. James Smith was MOTM.
The next game saw Bowlcut Wanderers given a 5-0 win over Notinmymums Forest, who didn’t turn up.
Champions Polishborough are now just one game away from an unbeaten season after turning over the newly-renamed Tekkers (formally Brennan’s Sports) 3-1.
Krzysiek Goldyn was MOTM again and now leads the stadings in the player-of-the-season race.
Then came a 0-0 draw between Old Boy Coaches and Univeg Team, with Adrian Mecheres named MOTM.
The point edges Coaches just out of the drop zone.
Division One’s final game saw Mirror Signal Malouda miss the chance to secure their top-tier status as they were soundly beaten 7-0 by a rampant Pro Ballers Declan Earth picked up his fifth MOTM gong in that one.
Division Two began with Hardly Athletic being handed an 8-0 reverse by Sarah’s Boys, who are now favourites for promotion.
Ash Graham was MOTM in a game that saw Colin Stones score a screamer.
Elsewhere, The TBME kept their slim promotion hopes alive with a 4-1 win over Balotellitubbies as Jake Farrell claimed his eighth MOTM award.
Table-topping Simple FC then handed Evolution a costly 3-1 defeat, with their promotion dream looking over. Jack Issitt picked up MOTM in what was a scintillating showing from the champions.
BK’s Athletic, meanwhile, completely dominated their game against Mail Carters, but could only manage a 1-0 win. The in-form Will Bradley was MOTM.
Goaldiggers sit third going into their final week, just one point off second, after a controversial 3-2 win against Le Saux Solid Crew.
Tyler Wright was again MOTM for the Diggers, but the Le Saux lads were left berating official Richard Wilde at the end.
The final game of the night saw Dynamo Kiev ease past Tekkerslovakia 1-0 as both sides prepare for next season.
It was a topsy-turvy game with both sides enjoying moments of brilliance – and Macauley Grimwood was again on point with his latest MOTM showing.
TEAM FOCUS: MAIL CARTERS
Always up for a laugh and always playing the game in the right spirit, Mail Carters might not possess the best ability or talent – but what they lack in class they more than make up for in character.
Personality Lee Copland makes up the back-line with his never-say-die attitude and, after merging with EPH Allstars, actually have a decent outfit, which makes games tricky for their opposition.
They have avoided the dreaded wooden spoon this year – but the results don’t matter for Carters, they just come to play.
Captain Ben Goddard said: “We love it. We play every week knowing we’ll probably lose but we don’t care. It’s the highlight of our week.
“We play on Monday and Thursday and the result really isn’t important. If we win then great, if not then so be it.
“We’re just a bunch of mates having a great time. We’ve really enjoyed some of the matches this season.
“The games against Simple and Evolution are always fun. Plus we enjoyed our win against Balotellitubbies. We’re happy to avoid the wooden spoon but really don’t mind where we finish up.
“Since Joe (Lewsey) and some of the EPH lads have joined us we have improved, but it’s still fun. Some teams take themselves far too seriously and we’re determined for that to never to be us, even if it means we lose every week. We’re hoping to get a nice big win against Hardly next week to finish the season, and actually we could finish tenth.”
Monday’s fixtures
Division One: 7pm – Polishborough v MSM; Bowlcut Wanderers FC v Univeg; 7.40pm – Pinchbeck Utd v The Future FC; 8.20pm – N Forest v Posh OB; YGNF v Pro Ballers; 9pm – Tekkers v OB Coaches.
Division Two: 7pm – Goaldiggers v B’tubbies; 7.40pm – Mail Carters v Hardly Ath; T’vakia – Simple FC; 8.20pm – Dynamo Kiev v The TBME; 9pm – BK’s Ath v Evolution; Le Saux SC v Sarah’s Boys.
