Peterborough League: City sides in charge at the top of the Premier Division
FC Peterborough Reserves are back on top of the Peterborough Premier Division.
It’s promising to be an exciting title race with three points currently separating the top five teams.
Goals from Tiago Das (2), Evander Jose, Adil Aziz and Lukas Srebalius secured a 5-2 success over Wittering Premiair and lifted FC Peterborough to the summit again.
Stanground Cardea Sports are in hot pursuit. Only goal difference keeps them behind the leaders after a 3-1 win over Oakham United, one sealed by late goals from Kyle Hibbins and Gianni Forcellati. Ewan Morton also scored.
At the other end of the table there was a first win of the season for Holbeach United Reserves who saw off Sawtry 3-1, a result that sent Wittering Premiair right to the bottom.
Division One
Stamford Bels have completed a perfect 10 to establish a five-point lead at the top. Jordan Neil hit a hat-trick in a 5-2 win over Peterborough Rangers.
Second-placed Glinton & Northborough and third-placed Hampton United were both beaten 1-0, the latter by Wittering Premiair Reserves who had lost seven of their previous eight games.
Those results enabled in-form Netherton United to close up with a 5-0 beating of Whittlesey Athletic Development. Kyial West and Joseph Kelly both scored twice.
Lower divisions
Stamford AFC have joined South Lincs Swifts at the top of Division Three following a 7-0 win over Long Sutton Reserves. Tanaka Govha and Kyle Andrew scored two apiece.
The top two and third-placed Wittering are all unbeaten. The latter beat Netherton A 3-1 with Jude Bloodworth and Will Chamberlain among the scorers.
Cory Rose and Charlie Amato both scored twice as Division Four leaders Thorpe Wood won 7-2 at Hampton Rangers. Peterborough Rangers Reserves also scored seven in an 11-goal thriller at Glinton & Northborough Reserves. Ayodeji Ogunade scored four.
County Cup
Stanground Cardea Sports Reserves pipped Park Farm A 4-2 on penalties in an all-city Hunts Junior Cup tie. It finished 3-3 in 90 minutes with Charlie Bosett scoring twice for the winners.