City of Peterborough men lost the battle of the perfect sides, ladies hit Broxbourne for six
City of Peterborough lost the clash of the perfect sides in the National Men’s Midlands Conference on Sunday.
Something had to give as City and hosts Oxford Hawks had both won their previous six matches, and they served up a cracking contest.
It was a nip and tuck deadlock for 28 minutes before Hawks flew into a 2-0 lead, a scoreline that remained intact until Zak Scotting pulled a goal back with 10 minutes remaining.
The home side quickly restored their two-goal advantage, but a successful Joe Finding short corner strike arrived with five minutes remaining to make it a nervy finale.
But City couldn’t score again, although they remain in second place ahead of a tricky trip to Nottingham Trent University next Sunday (November 15).
City of Peterborough Ladies are also second in the East Premier Division, a position they maintained with a 6-0 drubbing of Broxbourne away from home.
It could have been a much bigger margin of victory given the City dominance once Lily Craven had opened the scoring on seven minutes. Breesha Foxton and Naomi Smith made it 3-0 at the break and second-half goals followed from Smith, Tierney Carlton and Hope Elkins. Carlton now has seven goals in the first eight games of the season.
The ladies also have an awkward fixture on Saturday with fourth-placed Upminster the visitors to Bretton Gate (11.30am start).
City of Peterborough men’s seconds fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at home to Cambridge South in a top-of-the-table clash in East Division One. Cole Bowtell and Manny Patel were their scores.
The all-conquering City ladies 2nds thumped Cambs Nomads 8-2 in East Division Two to make it eight wins from eight matches. Jasmine Goddard hit a hat-trick with Lucy Belcher (2), player of the match Annie Chan (2) and Sara Rand also on target.
Other City East League results.
Men: 3rds beat Cambs Uni 2-1 (Jules Catto, Leo Oliver), player-of-the-match Oliver; 4ths lost to Bourne Deeping 2-3 (Gary Hales 2), player of the match Ollie Smith; 5ths beat Cambs South 1-0 (Eesa Najib), player of the match Ed Sarsby, 6ths beat Bourne Deeping 3-2 (Wayne Humphreys 2, Max Hawtin), player of the match, Humphreys; 7ths lost to Pelicans 2-4 (James Waldock, Jonty Anderson), player of the match Archie Towns.
Ladies: 3rds lost to Cambs City 0-7, player of the match Emily Jackson; 4ths lost to Cambs City 1-2 (Helen Preston), player of the match Romily Sondhu; 5ths beat St Neots 6-2 (Lillie Buckley 2, Jasmine Hill 2, Leah Moran, Isia Jasinska), player-of-the-match Hill; 6ths lost to Pelicans 1-5 (Abigail Jones), player of the match Emily Norbury.