Performance levels were just not there as Holbeach United fell to a 4-1 defeat at Cornard United in Division One North of the Thurlow Nunn League on Saturday.
The Sudbury side took an early lead with a wicked free-kick but Will Barnes levelled when he was first to react to a rebound.
However, the hosts regained the lead two minutes after the break and added another from the penalty spot after 70 minutes. A 25-yard effort completed the scoreline to dent Holbeach’s hopes of closing the gap on the play-off contenders.
The visitors’ man of the match was Jordan Oldham.
Manager Danny Clifton said: “It was another tough one to take. Performance levels are just not good enough at the moment and somehow we need to restore some belief back into the players.”
It followed a 3-1 reversal at FC Peterborough last Wednesday, when substitute Sam Harris got their goal in the closing stages.
Clifton said it had been a disappointing performance.
The Tigers were at Sleaford Town on Wednesday, after the Voice went to press, in the Lincolnshire County FA Senior Trophy quarter-finals and on Saturday welcome high-flying Stanway Pegasus to Carter’s Park.
Tigers at Peterborough: Rigby, Greenacre, Johnson Nicholson, Ling, Oldham, Thorne, Barnes, Pilbeam, Prentice, Frost. Subs: Carter, Cook, Harris, Robertson, Smith.
Attendance: 162.
Tigers at Cornard: Rigby, Greenacre, Robertson, Nicholson, Oldham, Carter, Thorne, Harris, Prentice, Barnes, Cook. Subs: Frost, Johnson, Clifton.
Attendance: 40.
p Moulton Harrox are through to the next round of the Peterborough Senior Cup after a brace from Nathan Smith secured a 2-1 victory against Leverington Sports.
Tydd’s hopes were snuffed out though, crashing 8-2 at home to Deeping Rangers Reserves. John Martin and Bradley Easey got the home goals.
In the Premier Division of the GCE Hire Fleet Peterborough League, Boston Cash got the only goal of the game to secure the points for Holbeach United Reserves against Stamford Belvedere and climb out of the bottom three.
Holbeach United Sports rattled up a 7-0 win at Eunice Huntingdon in Division One but Long Sutton Athletic fell 3-2 at home to Farcet United. Keagan Goodwin and Sam Lilley were the home scorers
