Both Spalding United and Holbeach United enjoyed impressive wins on the road on Saturday as they bounced back from recent defeats in style.
The Tulips cruised to a fantastic 4-0 victory over hosts Sheffield FC in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South, while the Tigers enjoyed a 2-0 FA Vase triumph at Coventry Copsewood.
Goals in the first half from Jordan Lemon and Cenk Acar (2) put Spalding 2-0 up at the break, before new signing Conor Higginson and Acar rounded off the rout in the second half.
The win sees Spalding hold on to second place in the table, with Shaw Lane AFC still four points clear at the top.
As for Holbeach, second-half strikes from Jordan Thomas and Jake Clitheroe sealed their passed to the next round against a Copsewood side that are struggling in Midland League Division One.
Down in the ChromaSport PDFL, an Ollie Maltby hat-trick fired Pinchbeck United to a 6-0 PFA Senior Cup success against Leverington Sports.
Tom Panton, Tony Edwards (penalty) and Liam Ogden got the other goals.
Moulton Harrox saw their game at Wisbech Town Reserves in the same competition abandoned due to a nasty injury to home player Stuart Brown (suspected broken leg).
Plenty more football in Thursday’s Spalding Voice and online throughout the week.
RESULTS
Evo-Stik NPL
First Division South: AFC Rushden and Diamonds 2 Basford United 2; Bedworth United 2 Market Drayton Town 0; Gresley FC 0 Shaw Lane AFC 3; Kidsgrove Athletic 1 Stocksbridge Park Steels 2; Leek Town 2 Romulus 2; Lincoln United 1 Northwich Victoria 2; Newcastle Town 2 Carlton Town 1; Rugby Town 0 Belper Town 1; Sheffield FC 0 Spalding United 4; Stamford 2 Chasetown 1; Witton Albion 4 Loughborough Dynamo 1.
ChromaSport UCL
Premier Division: Boston Town 3 Huntingdon Town 1; Cogenhoe United 2 Wisbech Town 3; Deeping Rangers 8 Oadby Town 1; Leicester Nirvana 2 Eynesbury Rovers 1; Sleaford Town 0 Wellingborough Town 3.
FA Vase (selected): Coventry Copsewood 0 Holbeach United 2; Daventry Town 2 Newport Pagnell Town 3; Northampton ON Chenecks 1 Ely City 3; Peterborough Northern Star 1 Sun Sports 3; Peterborough Sports 6 Swaffham Town 0; Wembley 5 Desborough Town 2; Yaxley 0 Stanway Rovers 1.
ChromaSport PDFL
Premier Division: Crowland Town 1 Deeping Rangers Res 2; Langtoft United 1 Peterborough Sports Res 3; Thorney 2 Stamford Lions 8; Uppingham Town 2 Holbeach United Res 6.
PFA Senior Cup: Ketton 2 Sutton Bridge United 1; Pinchbeck United 6 Leverington Sports; Wisbech Town Reserves v Moulton Harrox (abandoned in first half due to player injury).
Division One: Kings Cliffe 3 Stamford Belvedere 2; Moulton Harrox Res 10 Wittering Harriers 1; Spalding United Res 1 Netherton United Res 1; Warboys Town 2 Oundle Town 1; Whittlesey Athletic Res 11 Baston 0.
PFA Challenge Cup: Glinton & Northborough 3 Ketton Res 2; Long Sutton Athletic 2 Peterborough Polonia 0; AFC Stanground Sports Res 3 Parkway Eagles 1; Tydd St Mary 5 Peterborough ICA Sports Res 1.
Division Two: Netherton United A 0 Pinchbeck United Res 3; Spalding Town 2 Crowland Town Res 4; Stamford Lions Res 0 Langtoft United Res 5; Whittlesey Athletic A 1 Ramsey Town 2.
Division Three: Oundle Town Res 5 Whittlesey Athletic B 7; Rutland DR 1 FC Peterborough 3; Sawtry Reserves 4 Thorpe Wood Rangers 1; Stamford Belvedere Res 13 Uppingham Town Res 0.
PFA Junior Cup: Farcet United 1 Whaplode Drove 3.
Division Four: Cardea 5 Whittlesey Athletic C 4; FC Peterborough Res 2 Tydd St Mary Res 0; Feeder 11 Netherton United B 1; Parkside 1 Holbeach Bank 4; Premiair 7 AFC Stanground Sports B 0; Wittering Harriers Res 2 Long Sutton Athletic Res 7.
PFA Minor Cup: Holbeach United A 2 Stamford Lions A 2 (pens 3-2); Huntingdon Rovers 6 Kings Cliffe Res 3; Ramsey Town Res 1 Peterborough NECI 1 (pens 3-5); Wisbech Town Acorns 4 Eunice Huntingdon 9.
Division Five: AFC Orton 2 Glinton & Northborough Res 2; British School of Sport 9 Riverside Res 1.
