Spalding United are beaten by Peterborough United in their pre-season friendly
A strong Peterborough United side powered past Spalding in their pre-season friendly at the Sir Halley Stewart ground on Tuesday night.
The League One side ran out 7-0 winners in the friendly with Jacob Wakeling and Cian Hayes both bagging braces.
Malik Mothersille, David Ajiboye and Joel Randall were also on target as a crowd of 1,360 turned out to watch the pre-season clash.
The Tulips handed a first start to summer signing Tyrone Lewthwaite who led the attack with former Posh youngster Lewis Darlington who had scored on his Spalding debut against Boston United at the weekend.
Posh played two separate sides in each half with a number of first team regulars getting the game underway.
The League One side predictably had large swathes of possession in the opening period with two goals inside the opening 16 minutes asserting their dominance.
After George Nevett had sent a good chance over the home crossbar, Posh broke the deadlock after nine minutes.
Spalding carelessly conceded possession which allowed Posh to put together a well-worked move which ended with Wakeling drilling home a low finish into the far corner of the home net.
The Tulips came close to an equaliser shortly after when James Clifton clipped a free-kick narrowly over the crossbar following a foul on Lewthwaite before Posh doubled their lead after 16 minutes.
Wakeling was again the recipient at the back post as he found space to fire home an almost replica finish into the bottom corner.
Although the heavens might have opened above with a heavy downpour, the second goal didn't see floodgates also open as Spalding stuck to their task manfully.
Clifton saw another free-kick deflected wide after Darlington had been felled by Emmanuel Fernandez while Lewthwaite went close with Posh goalkeeper Jed Steer getting a crucial touch to divert the ball past the far post.
Chris Conn-Clarke could only shoot straight at home custodian Tony Breeden when well-placed before the Tulips goalkeeper excelled to deny Posh a third when he denied Ricky-Jade Jones after he had broken clear of the defence.
Sam Cartwright then steered a late header over the Posh crossbar as Darren Ferguson's side held their two-goal lead going into the break.
They fielded a different line-up for the second half while Spalding introduced Tyler Winters, Sam Bennett, Nathan Stainfield, Danny Draper and Luke Johnson at the break.
Spalding skipper Stainfield was soon into the action with a vital block from Cian Hayes' shot, however, the former Fleetwood player wasn't to be denied moments later.
Breeden produced a superb save to fingertip away a goalbound shot from Abraham Odoh but Hayes came sliding in at the back post to convert within six minutes of the restart.
Stainfield then headed just over from a setpiece as Spalding continued to compete with their full-time professional visitors.
Posh added their fourth goal just past the hour mark when a fine pass from Joel Randall released Hayes who rounded Breeden before tapping home.
Malik Mothersille made it five when he turned home a cross as the game entered the final 20 minutes before David Ajiboye got in on the goalscoring act when he finished well after a strong run.
Randall then wrapped up the win late on with a seventh goal as he fired a fine finish past replacement Spalding goalkeeper Jake West.