SCHOOLS FOOTBALL: Nene Park's superb cup run comes to an end
Nene Park Academy's superb run in the English Schools FA Cup came to an end yesterday (March 23).
They entertained Whitgift School from Croydon in Surrey in the Year 8 semi-final and were beaten 3-2 in a cracking match.
The city lads twice equalised with Kyall Woods making it 1-1 and Ricky Jade-Jones levelling it up at 2-2 but Whitgift took the honours with a winner two minutes from time.
678 teams enterered the competition and Nene Park came through nine rounds.