Poachers 2, Deeping 0

Boston Town landed their first silverware for 14 years with a commanding cup final performance.

Skipper Lee Beeson lifted the Lincolnshire Senior Trophy at a rain-soaked Jakemans Community Stadium.

Jordan Nuttell gave the Poachers an ideal start when he fired home in the 8th minute after Deeping keeper Dan George fumbled Fraser Bayliss’s whipped in cross from the left.

Conditions were tricky for both sides, as the ball zipped off the slick surface, but Boston settled more quickly and had the better chances.

Travis Portas, returning to the side from injury, was rarely troubled – although Deeping had their best spell of pressure just before the break.

At 1-0, Town couldn’t relax – but several times they came close to doubling their lead as they stepped up their intensity in the second half.

Nuttell headed narrowly over from a cross from Bayliss, who was getting more and more joy on the left in front of the Boston supporters.

He was booked soon afterwards and quickly replaced by Harry Limb, whose extra pace immediately created a different kind of problem for Deeping’s back line.

George’s night appeared to be going from bad to worse when he upended Liam Adams after 64 minutes – but the Rangers keeper redeemed himself by saving Bayliss’s penalty.

Limb raced onto a long ball but saw his lob drop agonisingly onto the roof of the net. At that point, Boston supporters could be forgiven for wondering anxiously if these missed chances would come back to haunt them.

But they needn’t have worried. On 77 minutes, Bayliss skipped to the byline yet again and his cutback was rammed home by the onrushing Marshall Young.

To their credit, Deeping battled to the end but it was the Poachers who actually finished the stronger, cheered on by an enthusiastic crowd of 614.

Town: Portas, Mucklin, Field (J Tate), Maddison, Ford, Wilson, Bayliss, Hobbins, J Nuttell (Limb), Adams, Beeson (Young); unused subs: L Tate, Slater