Rose blossoms as Girls United maintain title push and ICA Juventus stay clear as Nell hits a hat-trick
There was a first senior goal for Rose Bayford as Girls United maintained their push for the Cambs Girls Under 18 title.
The city teenagers beat Huntingdon Town 5-0 to keep in touch with the leading pack. The top four, including leaders Spalding United and second-placed Moulton Harrox, have all lost just one match. Jessica Price hit a hat-trick for Girls United and Freya Hewett also scored for a team who next travel to title rivals King’s Lynn Lionesses on Sunday.
ICA Juventus have kept up their nine-point lead over second-placed city rivals Peterborough Sports in the Under 15A Division. Sports have three games in hand.
Both were in winning form on Saturday with a 6-0 success for ICA against St Ives Rangers which featured a hat-trick for Nell Atkins, two goals for Kitty Connery and a strike for Orla Collingwood. Sports also won 6-0 at home to Kennett FC.
Netherton United have stormed into the semi-finals of the Northants Women’s Cup.
The city side beat their East Midlands Division One South rivals Thrapston 5-2 in their Sunday quarter-final at The Grange. Their scorers were Katie Steward, Maddison Parry, Andrea Oliveira, Hannah Murphy and Jessica Perrin.
Stamford AFC lost 2-1 in their Lincs Cup quarter final, but Spalding United barged their way into the semi-finals with a resounding 7-1 win at Woodhall Spa. Constance Onyinah and Annie Vayro scored twice for Spalding.
In Cambs Womens League action there was a 3-0 win for Deeping Rangers Ladies Reserves at home to Haverhill Town. Deeping are fourth in their first season in the division after goals from Georgina Schofield (2) and Ines Monteiro.
March Town Reserves beat Stanground Cardea Sports Development 10-2 in this section. Natasha Farina scored four for the winners with Brooke Goodwin scoring both goals for the city side.
Stanground Cardea Sports were beaten 5-1 by title chasers Real Bedford in Division Two. Georgina Newman scored the consolation goal.