Pumas upset their noisy neighbours, Peterborough City race into second semi, Sunday sides close in on County Cup
Cardea have won all 10 Division Two matches this season and looked set for a semi-final spot when easing into a 2-0 half-time lead over their divisional rivals with goals from Giles Abban and Kyle Ginns.
But Park Farm hit back to pinch the tie with second-half strikes from Riley Deadman, Liam Nightingale and Kai Taylor. The winning goal arrived in the 87th minute.
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Hide AdFC Hampton also moved into the semi-finals with a 3-2 win at Wisbech Town Reserves. Sam Gilbert, Adam Hart and Kris Kefford scored for the city side against higher level opponents.
Wittering Premiai Reserves won their quarter-final tie 3-1 over Deeping United.
Division One side Peterborough City had already reached the Chellenge Cup semi-finals and they are now into the last four of the Northants Area Trophy after a 4-0 stroll at AFC Rushden & Diamonds Academy. Joseph Kelly, Thomas Lancaster, Alfie Webb and Gavin Elliott were the men on target.
Sawtry suffered a shock 3-2 Peterborough League Cup defeat at Holbeach Sports, but Polonia blasted their way through with a 6-2 success at Long Sutton Reserves. Karol Narojczyk scored twice.
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Hide AdThere are just five points covering the top six in Division One.
Leaders Stanground Sports beat Long Sutton 3-1 with goals from Dominykas Butkus, George Edwards and Gabriel Bowden.
Park Farm Pumas Reserves kept the presure on long-time Division Three leaders Peterborough Rangers with a 4-3 victory against Oundle Reserves. The Park Farm goals came from Matthew Oliver (2), Cory Rose and Isaac Kyereme.
Rangers duffed up Ketton & Casterton 7-1 with Cameron Guest scoring twice.
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Hide AdMoulton Harrox have emerged as the biggest challengers to long-time leaders FC Peterborough in the race for the Premier Division title.
Harrox beat Wittering Premiair 5-0 to make it seven top-flight wins in a row, which includes a success over the current table-toppers.
Declan Earth (2), Louis Steadman, Gary Chappell and Ian Bradbury scored the goals for the home side who are eight points behind FC Peterborough with three games in hand.
The city side maintained their still healthy advantage with a 3-0 success over Tydd thanks to goals from Hamza Akram, Arslan Ali and Ayman Trabelsi.
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Hide AdWest Raven won an incident-packed Northants Sunday Cup quarter-final with Wellingborough Teq at the Grange.
The visitors missed a penalty at 0-0 before goals from Daryn Whiteman and Ryley Nicholson-Barfoot sealed a 2-1 success for the city side in a fractious encounter.
Glinton & Northborough moved into the semi-finals of the Northants Sunday Trophy with a 6-4 win at FC Flore. Ashley Killingsworth, George Frost, Joseph Manning, Ben Pennell, Mark Wilde and Dominic Young scored.