Women Darren Marjoram
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Another Saturday and another mouth-watering fixture at the Abbey - this time in high flyers Rotherham. On behalf of everyone connected to the Women’s team, we wish Mark and the team the best of luck for today. The last couple of weeks have not seen the Women’s team perform at the level we saw earlier in the season. That has been in part due to players not being available, none more so than influential winger Emma Jenkins who has been out for almost 2 months now with an ankle ligament injury. This has meant a chance for others to step up and stake a claim for a place and we have recently seen four players who are just 16 years
old make the first team squad. This shows how bright the future is with our Development team providing a steady stream of talented players who are making first team appearances at such an early stage of their careers. Last Sunday we travelled to London Seaward who had recorded a 2-0 win in our meeting just a couple of weeks before. With a pitch badly affected by the heavy rain, the surface was not the best for playing good football but as always it is a challenge that both teams must overcome. The game turned out to be a thriller, although I am not sure I want to be going through a
game like that too often! The hosts took the lead, but shortly after a smart turn and left foot strike from top scorer Ruth Fox found the bottom corner to equalise. London Seaward then scored a second goal just before half time to take a 2-1 lead. However, the one thing we all know is the U’s will keep battling and the equaliser came quickly into the second half when Abbi Griffin capitalised on a defensive error. With us now getting on top, it seemed like we might go on to get the winner, but a wonder strike from 20 yards out found the top of the net to give the hosts a 3-2 lead with 15 minutes to go. Our Women never stopped giving their all and we were rewarded in the 92nd minute when Ruth Fox added her second goal and the third equaliser of the game from a corner to take a point back home. There is still plenty to work on, but with players due to soon return from injury, young players coming through and a new signing to join in January, there is lots to look forward to in the New Year. That just leaves me to say a very Merry Christmas to you all on behalf of the Women’s team. Let’s get behind the boys today as we look for an early present of another three points! Up The U’s! ■ www.cambridge-united.co.uk
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