City sides, and Spalding United Women, reach County Cup Finals, plus Peterborough League round-up
Thorpe Wood Rangers have moved closer to retaining the Northants Area Cup.
The hot favourites to win Peterborough League Division Three beat Silverstone 4-1 in a semi-final tie with top scorer Thomas Klinkovics hitting a hat-trick. Ethan Bennett also scored for Thorpe Wood who will meet Northampton Grange Park Youth in the final. They won their semi-final against Long Buckby Reserves 7-1.
And Division One side Youth Dreams Project have also reached a Northants County Cup Final. They saw off Kettering Orchard Park 4-0 in their semi-final at Hampton Gardens and will tackle Spencer Mill in the final. Spencer Mill crushed another Division One side Glinton & Northborough 10-0 in their semi-final.
Youth Dreams Project scorers were Luke Steele, Jones De Sousa, Alfie Ferguson and Elvis Munyiri.
In Division One Long Sutton are firm favourites for the title. They are second, five points behind Stamford AFC Reserves with five games in hand after a 6-3 win over Bourne Town Reserves. Kyle Compton scored twice.
Park Farm Pumas edged a nine-goal thriller against Ketton Sports Premiair. Kelani Kenton and Joshua Stocks both scored twice for Park Farm in a 5-4 win.
Second-placed King’s Cliffe drew 3-3 with fourth-placed Elsea Park Eagles in the only Division Two game to take place. Tom Clarke-Knowles scored twice for Cliffe.
Bottom Division Four side Deeping United claimed just their second win of the season, 2-0 over Stilton United, courtesy of goals from Kai Hawken and Darren Wayman. Whipping boys King’s Delph United have pulled out of Division Four after a series of heavy beatings.
Division Four side Dudu Footy won 3-2 at high-flying Division Three outfit Hampton United Reserves in a second round Junior Cup tie. Abolaji Adeyemi, Tokkitda Dauda and Victory Odunjo scored for the winners.
LADIES FOOTBALL
ICA Sports Under 14 girls were beaten 12-0 in a Hunts Cup semi-final. The club’s Under 12 side won a league game 1-0 at Cottenham with a goal from Georgia Smoker.
Spalding United Women have reached the Lincs Cup Final in their first season of competitive football. Spalding, who play in Cambs Division One, won a semi-final penalty shoot out 5-4 in Grimsby after a 4-4 draw. Constance Onyinah (2), Chloe Biggadike and Molli McCormack scored for Spalding.
In Cambs Division Two Georgie Newman scored as Stanground Cardea Sports Reserves drew 1-1 at Willingham.