Holbeach United created a hatful of chances but returned from Newmarket Town Reserves with no reward their efforts.
The hosts went ahead when a corner wasn’t cleared and a shot looped up and over the Tigers’ defence and into the goal.
With Holbeach dominating play, it seemed only a mater of time before they equalised but after a catalogue of missed chances and good saves, they were caught on the break with a defender slipping to allow the hosts to go two up.
The Tigers eventually did get on the scoresheet after 78 minutes. Jordan Oldham’s cross to the back post was hammered away by a defender but straight into Abdul-Hamid Chouchane and the ball cannoned into the net.
The Tigers are back in Thurlow Nunn League action on Saturday when they travel to promotion-chasing Wivenhoe Town.
Tigers: Sellars, Laidley, Barsby, Goult, Ahamed, Hyde, Touaiti, Coelho, Chouchane, Jammeh, Kacirek. Subs: West, Wilkshire, Oldham, Taylor, Melson.
Attendance: 65.