Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Spalding United (2nd, 85 pts) and Needham Market (6th, 70 pts). Spalding United had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Needham Market 1.52 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Spalding United 2.45 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.49.
Needham Market had drawn three in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Spalding United came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The match was played at Bloomfields (capacity 4,000). Needham Market led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Needham Market: R. Lambe (26'), Luke Ingram (62')
Key stats
Possession: Needham Market 59% · Spalding United 41% · Total shots: 9-4 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 6-1