Penalty shootout nightmare for Peterborough United side as they are dumped out of county cup by Peterborough Sports

Peterborough Sports Ladies delivered a Northants County Cup giantkilling at the Bee Arena.
Peterborough Sports celebrate their county cup success over the Posh Development squad. Photo: Tim Symonds.Peterborough Sports celebrate their county cup success over the Posh Development squad. Photo: Tim Symonds.
Peterborough Sports celebrate their county cup success over the Posh Development squad. Photo: Tim Symonds.

The newly formed female outfit beat Peterborough United’s Development squad on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

The Posh team play in East Midlands Division One North which is two levels higher than Sports from Cambs Division One.

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Sports took the lead in the 25th minute when former Posh player Katie Steward slotted home following a fine through ball from Chanade Pye.

Katie Steward scores for Peterborough Sports against Posh. Photo: Tim Symonds.Katie Steward scores for Peterborough Sports against Posh. Photo: Tim Symonds.
Katie Steward scores for Peterborough Sports against Posh. Photo: Tim Symonds.

But Posh were level before the break when home goalkeeper Frankie Taylor spilled a cross allowing Kacey Sharman to score from close range.

Posh were the dominant side in the second half without managing a breakthough meaning a penalty shootout took place in the gathering gloom.

And Posh suffered a nightmate from the spot as they failed to score from four penalties. Taylor redeemed herself by saving two of them, one of them quite brilliantly, as Sports won the shootout 2-0.

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Sporst wil now visit Moulton FC in the quarter-finals in January.

Peterborough Sports goalkeeper Frankie Taylor saves a Posh penalty. Photo: Tim Symonds.Peterborough Sports goalkeeper Frankie Taylor saves a Posh penalty. Photo: Tim Symonds.
Peterborough Sports goalkeeper Frankie Taylor saves a Posh penalty. Photo: Tim Symonds.

It wasn’t so good for Sports Under 18s who lost a Cambs age group match for the first time at league leaders Cambridge City.

The home side romped to a 5-1 success with Libby Willis claiming the Sports consolation goal.

Glinton & Northborough won for the first time this season at this level as Raissa Taborda netted twice in a 5-0 success at Leverington.

Girls United are top of the Under 16 and Under 12 tables.

Ella Farrington scored five times as the older girls beat Haverhill 10-0, while Caoimhe Healy, Freya Lyon and Daisy Thirkill scored two apiece for the younger side’s 9-0 thrashing of Ely.

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