HOLBEACH United’s unbeaten UCL Premier Division start ended with a 2-1 home loss against Huntingdon Town on Saturday, while in the FA Vase Spalding United beat Retford United 3-2 and Deeping Rangers saw off Quorn 2-1.
Having won nine and drawn one of their opening ten league matches, Holbeach were red-hot favourites against promoted Huntingdon at Carter’s Park.
And all was going to plan when Rob Hughes fired the Tigers ahead on four minutes. But Ben Seymour-Shove levelled from the penalty spot (22), before veteran defender Dean Elston was forced to take over in goal just before half time.
Holbeach bossed the second period and had numerous chances to seal a win, but they were hit by a late Ben Sawyer sucker-punch five minutes from time.
With leaders St Ives Town beating Blackstones 1-0, the Tigers are five points off the pace – but do have two games in hand.
Meanwhile, Shane Tolley took his tally to the season to the 20 mark with a hat-trick for Spalding at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field.
He had put the Tulips 2-0 up before two late goals pegged them back, only for Tolley to complete his treble in injury time.
Deeping are also in the hat for the next round after goals from Simon Ashton and Alex Beck decided an all-UCL Premier Division affair at Outgang Road.
Striker Ashley Stevens, released by Spalding United last week, made his latest Rangers debut in the clash.
In UCL Division One, Bourne Town slipped into the bottom three after going down 3-2 at Bugbrooke St Michaels.
Elsewhere, Moulton Harrox kept their unbeaten Peterborough and District League run going by edging a thriller 4-3 at Peterborough Sports. Martin Gordon, Bobby Patterson, Ian Bradbury and Dan Woods got the goals.
There was another big win for defending champions Pinchbeck United too, as they pulled off a 5-2 success at Kings Cliffe to move four points clear of the foot.
More on the weekend football in Tuesday’s Lincolnshire Free Press.
RESULTS
UCL Premier Division: Kempston Rovers 1 Cogenhoe United 0; Blackstones 0 St Ives Town 1; Holbeach United 1 Huntingdon Town 2; Peterborough Northern Star 2 Irchester United 0; Wellingborough Town 2 Harborough Town 0.
• FA Vase (selected): Deeping Rangers 2 Quorn 1; Spalding Utd 3 Retford Utd 2; Dunkirk 1 Boston Town 2; Sutton Town 3 Sleaford Town 1.
• UCL Division One: Bugbrooke St Michaels 3 Bourne Town 2; Burton Park Wanderers 3 Thrapston Town 4; Harrowby United 3 Buckingham Town 2; Northampton ON Chenecks 0 Rushden & Higham United 0; Northampton Sileby Rangers 2 Oadby Town 2; Raunds Town 1 Potton United 0; Rothwell Corinthians 1 Wootton Blue Cross 2.
• Peterborough & District League: Premier Division: Crowland Town 3 Uppingham Town 4; Kings Cliffe United 2 Pinchbeck United 5; Oakham United 2 Netherton United 2; Peterborough Sport Parkway 3 Moulton Harrox 4; Ramsey Town 0 Peterborough ICA Sports 1; Riverside Rovers 2 Stilton United 4; Whittlesey Blue Star 2 Deeping Rangers Reserves 3.
Division One: Hampton Sport 1 Thorney 2; King’s Lynn Town Res 5 Ketton 1; Long Sutton Athletic 3 Ryhall United 2; Netherton United Res 7 Castor & Ailsworth 0; Sawtry 1 Langtoft United 1; Stamford Belvedere 1 Sutton Bridge United 2.
Division Two: Deeping Rangers A 8 Gedney Hill 1; Langtoft United Res 3 Crowland Town Res 2; Peterborough ICA Sports Res 5 Peterborough Rovers 1; Pinchbeck United Res 2 Peterborough Sport Parkway Res 4; Warboys Town 2 Guyhirn 1.
Division Three: Alconbury 4 Kings Cliffe United Res 0; Baston 4 Ramsey Town Res 1; Parkside 2 Coates Athletic Res 3; Peterborough ICA Sports A 2 Whittlesey United Res 3; Peterborough Rovers Res 1 Netherton United A 2; Uppingham Town Res 1 Long Sutton Athletic Res 0.
Division Four: Ketton Res 1 Warboys Town Res 3; Riverside Rovers Res 7 Stilton United Res 0; Ryhall United Res 0 Farcet United Res 5; Thorney Res 2 Sawtry Res 2; Wittering 7 Stamford Belvedere Res 0.
Division Five: Gaultree 1 Baston Res 9; Glinton United 3 Hampton Sport Res 1; Peterborough Giants 2 Holbeach United A 1; Peterborough Sport Parkway A 2 Tydd St Mary 0; Ryhall United A 1 Pro Evo 3; Sutton Bridge United Res 5 Pinchbeck United A 1.
• Boston & District League: Premier Division: Benington 2 Wyberton 5; Freiston 1 Pointon 7; Kirton Town 1 Old Doningtonians 2; Skegness Town Res 0 Billinghay Athletic 7; Spilsby Town 3 Fishtoft 0; Swineshead Institute 3 Old Leake 2.
Division One: Billinghay Athletic Reserves 2 Wrangle Utd 4; Coningsby 1 Wainfleet Utd 0; Mareham Utd 1 Pointon Res 0; Skegness Utd Res 2 Woodhall Spa Utd 0; Spalding Town 2 Freiston Res 3; Wyberton Res 2 Spalding Harriers 0.
Division Two: Fishtoft Res 1 Holbeach Bank 3; Leverton 12 Coningsby Res 2; Nelson 2 Fosdyke 2; Old Doningtonians Res 2 Sutterton 1; Queens Rangers 4 Westside Rangers 0; Ruskington Rovers 6 Mareham Utd Res 1.
Division Three: FC Hammers 1 Burgh Utd 3; FC Kirton 0 Tulip 2; Fosdyke Res 1 Spilsby Town Res 3; Pointon A 3 Swineshead Res 2; Benington Res 1 Spalding Harriers Res 1; Sutterton Res 1 Friskney 3.