Tydd St Mary avenged their only ChromaSport PDFL Division Two loss of the season so far by beating South Holland rivals Crowland Town Reserves 3-0 on Saturday.
Tydd started well and could have been 1-0 up within a minute but some poor decision making and good defending kept it level. Paul Newcombe then hit a wicked first-time shot off the bar on the quarter hour.
The game then became a slogging match, with both teams cancelling each other out. However, Crowland could have gone in 1-0 up just before the break had it not been for the width of the Tydd bar.
The Saints were given a stern talking to at half time and came out with a different purpose.
Attack after attack on the Crowland goal was rewarded in the 60th minute when a Newcombe free kick was fumbled by the keeper and fell kindly for skipper Will Kirkham to blast home.
Ten minutes later the Saints made it 2-0 when a well-worked corner from Newcombe was perfectly met by the on-rushing Karl Smith to head home for his first goal for the club.
The Saints made it 3-0 on 78 minutes when full back Kirkham went on a right wing run and fizzed a low cross for Scott Pemberton to slam home the clincher.
Tydd first team coach Paul Clarke said “The second half performance was more like it. Less said about the first half the better.
“We are getting there but we haven’t won anything yet this season.
“If we keep building on these wins I might start getting excited.”
Saturday: Tydd v Netherton Res (2pm).
