Wednesday, 20 November 2024

Changed a bit since 82

Wednesday 20 November 2024, Cambridge Utd U19 SP 2 Watford U19 WA 3 - National Football Youth League, South Premier 2, Western Park, Northstowe


Like a return home for myself as I spent a few of my first years in the Army at Oakington Barracks,  now demolished and it will soon become part of Northstowe, a brand new village/small town to the north of Cambridge, close to the A14.


A caged G4 pitch, on the edge of one of the new housing developments, some grass pitches close by, small car park but an impressive changing room/community centre attached to the cage, which has a café- and they sold Bovril! Also attached is lawn bowls green. The cage has hardstanding spectator area on one side of the pitch, almost 3/4 of the length of the pitch.



Cambridge started the day on top of the division, this team is part of a partnership between Cambridge United and Cambridge Regional College and they had 5 teams playing today at various venues. This, I think is their senior team.


You can tell this is a level or two behind Academy football but still some decent skill on show on what was a very competitive game, Cambridge dominating the first 20 minutes and going one up after 23 minutes, but a soft penalty on 38 minutes let Watford back in the game and they took the lead just before the break after the home keeper just seemed to stand and watch a shot go in.


Second half and Watford were on top and they added a third goal, Cambridge got one back but never looked like they were going to get back on terms. Game got a bit feisty at the end with a player from each side being booked.

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