Spalding United kicked off their season with a fine 1-1 draw at Cleethorpes Town on Saturday, while Holbeach United redressed their poor early-season form with a super 6-0 win over Kirby Muxloe.
Starting with the Tulips, George Zuerner’s close-range finish on 32 minutes gave them a 1-0 half-time league in the all-Lincolnshire clash in Evo-Stik League East Division.
They held that advantage all the way up until the the 78th minute, when Brody Robertson hauled the hosts level and ensured the spoils were shared.
Spalding’s first home game of the campaign is against AFC Mansfield on Tuesday night (7.45pm).
Meanwhile, Holbeach were in red-hot form in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division at Carter’s Park.
Having lost their first two games of the season, the Tigers made a stellar start and were 2-0 up inside five minutes against struggling Kirby Muxloe thanks to goals from Will Bird (2) and Jack Smith (5).
A second from Jack Smith made it 3-0 early in the second half, before Josh Ford (54) got in on the act to put the result beyond doubt.
There was still time for Bird to chip home a delightful fifth 20 minutes from time, while Kieran Hamilton jumped off the bench to score for the second week running (76) to round off the rout.
More football in Thursday’s Spalding Voice.
RESULTS
Evo-Stik League
East Division: AFC Mansfield 2 Pickering Town 1; Belper Town 1 Morpeth Town 0; Brighouse Town 2 Gresley 0; Cleethorpes Town 1 Spalding United 1; Loughborough Dynamo 1 Ossett United 3; Marske United 4 Sheffield FC 0; Pontefract Collieries 3 Lincoln Utd 0; Stocksbridge PS 2 Stamford 4; Tadcaster Albion 0 Carlton Town 2; Wisbech Town 0 Frickley Athletic 1.
Future Lions UCL
Premier Division: Desborough Town 1 Deeping Rangers 1; Eynesbury Rovers 3 Harborough Town 0; Holbeach United 6 Kirby Muxloe 0; Oadby Town 0 Cogenhoe United 0; Pinchbeck United 1 Leicester Nirvana 0; Rothwell Corinthians 0 Peterborough Northern Star 5; Rugby Town 5 Boston Town 2; Sleaford Town 5 Northampton ON Chenecks 0; Wellingborough Town 2 Newport Pagnell Town 2; Whitworth 0 Daventry Town 3.
ChromaSport PDFL
Premier Division: ICA Sports 2 Holbeach United Res 3; Ketton 1 Peterborough Polonia 1; Langtoft United 4 Long Sutton Athletic 0; Leverington Sports 3 Oakham United 3; Netherton United 6 Tydd 1; Peterborough Sports Development 4 Stamford Lions 3; Sutton Bridge United 0 Thorney 2.
Division Two: Cardea 2 Spalding Athletic 0; Eunice Huntingdon 3 Langtoft United Res 2; Rippingale & Folkingham 3 Feeder 2; Stilton United 3 Premiair 1.
Division Three: Farcet United 2 Stamford Lions A 2; Holbeach Bank 1 Whittlesey Athletic A 1; Long Sutton Athletic Res 6 Stamford Belvedere Res 3; Oundle Town Res 2 Thorpe Wood Rangers 0.
Division Four: Hampton 1 FC Parson Drove Res 3; Holbeach United Sports 4 Kings Cliffe Res 3; Orton Rangers 5 Huntingdon Rovers 1; Parkside 5 Ramsey Town Res 2; Premiair Res 3 Glinton & Northborough 1; Tydd FC Res 1 Netherton United A 0; Whittlesey Athletic B 4 Wittering Harriers Res 3.
Challenge Cup: Stamford Belvedere 1 Oundle Town 4; FC Parson Drove 3 Bretton North End 0; Kings Cliffe 2 Whittlesey Athletic Res 0; Moulton Harrox Reserves 5 Crowland Town 0; Wittering Harriers 0 Spalding Town 3.
Boston and District League
Premier Division: Skegness Town Res 1 Railway Ath 3; Swineshead Inst 1 Spilsby Town 4.
Division One: Fishtoft 5 Pointon Res 1; Fosdyke 2 Woodhall Spa United 1; Friskney 2 Horncastle Town Res 0.
Division Two: Boston Athletic 6 Caythorpe 3; Boston International 0 Holbeach Bank 3; Colsterworth Sports & Social Club 1 Spalding Harriers 0; Railway Athletic Res 4 Skegness Town A 0.
Division Three: Benington Reserves 0 Bull Athletic 4; Boston College Reserves 1 Northgate Olympic 2; Old Doningtonians Res 4 Woodhall Spa United Res 2; Park United Res 3 Fosdyke Res 1.
