The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Another historic high for Peterborough Sports
Football - Back-to-back away wins sets-up a promotion push
Peterborough Sports manager Jimmy Dean is refusing to get carried away despite his side reaching another historic high this week.
Superb away performances delivered wins at Leiston (4-2) and Coalville (2-1) to lift Sports into fourth place in the Southern League Central Premier Division in their first season at step three level.
Leiston were despatched despite a red card for Sports skipper Mark Jones just before half-time and promotion rivals Coalville Town were beaten for the first time at home this season after an enthralling, high-quality contest.
Sports host mid-table Barwell at the Bee Arena on Saturday (3pm) before a big Boxing Day clash at AFC Rushden & Diamonds.
“What we’ve achieved already is incredible,” Dean enthused. “At the start of the season I just wanted to stay up.
“We’ll probably do that now, but I’m not making any rash predictions about the rest of the season.
“We pretty much play twice a week now until the end of January so I will see where we are then before thinking about the play-offs.
“We were superb at Leiston, scoring three times with 10 men and we were excellent at Coalville in a fantastic contest. Coalville were unlucky to lose as they were also very good. It could easily have finished 8-8 as both sides went for it.
“It was an outstanding game of football and I was glad goalkeeper Lewis Moat was on our side as he was exceptional.”
Jones will now start a three-game suspension for a red card received for serious foul play. Sports have signed former Yaxley and Deeping forward Matt Sparrow who made his debut as a substitute at Coalville.
Former Newcastle and Portsmouth striker Tresor
Lua Lua has yet to play for Sports because of injury and that’s unlikely to change soon.
Sports are just a point behind second and third-placed teams Bromsgrove Sporting and Banbury, and have games in hand on both of them.
Dan Lawlor’s 76th minute penalty sealed victory for Sports at Coalville. Dion Sembie-Ferris also scored. Lawlor (pen), Sembie-Ferris, Josh McCammon and Josh Moreman netted at Leiston.
Jimmy Dean: “It was an outstanding game that could have finished 8-8.”