Deeping Rangers and Whittlesey Athletic ripped up the Cambs Womens League formbook

Deeping, who had won just two nine Division One matches, beat leaders Eaton Socon 5-3 at the Hayden Whitham Stadium, while Whittlesey, who had won just one of seven Division Two games, won 2-1 at Real Bedford’s Development team to stop their hosts moving to the top of the table.

Tiana Tickner scored twice for Deeping with Gabriele Bieliauskaite and Yasmin Green also scoring. There was also an own goal for Whittlesey to add to their strike from Aliyah Palmer.

Spalding United have reached a cup final in their first season of competitive football. They will contest the Cambs Womens League Cup Final with Ely City after a 3-1 semi-final win at Cambridge Rangers on Sunday. Top scorer Constance Onyinah netted twice for ‘The Tulips’ with Tara Parker completing the scoring.

Girls United will be on a bounce back mission in the Cambs Girls Under 18 League. There is a five-way tussle for the title and the city side lost ground by losing a big game 2-0 at King’s Lynn. Girls United now host another title rival Moulton Harrox this Saturday. Spalding United are top with nine wins in 10 games, the latest 4-0 over Cambridge City.

There was a big city derby/top-of-the-table clash in the Under 15A Division which Peterborough Sports won 3-0 at ICA Sports Juventus, but ICA Sports Inter won 1-0 at Under 15C leaders Sawston courtesy of a last minute Evie Herring goal. They are now three points off top spot with a game in hand.

Charlotte Jacobs and Emily Craig scored as ICA Under 14s were unlucky losers 3-2 at Chesterton and Emily Bale was the scorer as the club’s under 16 side lost 7-1 to Coton.

There was also defeat for ICA Sports in the Under 12 Hunts Cup semi-final. City rivals Girls United beat them 7-1.

There were heavy defeats at the hands of top sides for Netherton United and Stanground Cardea Sports in Division One South of the East Midlands Womens League. Netherton went down 4-0 at third placed Leicester City, while Stanground Cardea Sports were beaten 6-0 at leaders Newport Pagnell.

Stamford AFC lost their Premier Division game 4-2 at second-placed Loughborough Foxes. Weronika Kruszyna and Zaiga Lacite scored for Stamford.