City ladies draw a blank, but the men ease away from danger

City of Peterborough Ladies were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw in their first East Premier Division match of 2022 at Dereham on Saturday.

City couldn’t find a finish, but still retain a healthy fifth place ahead of a tough game against second-placed Norwich City at Bretton Gate on Saturday ( 11.30am).

City seconds (3-0) and thirds (4-0) enjoyed handsome wins. Claire Bowtell, Lucy Norfield, Vicky Edwards and Grace German scored for the thirds.

City of Peterborough Men’s seconds are edging way from Premier Division relegation danger. They beat Ipswich firsts 3-0 with goals from Gareth Andrew, William Astbury and Simon Shorter, and are now fourth from bottom.

The big game at Bretton Gate though was the Division Two clash between City’s third and fourth teams. It went as you’d expect with the higher team winning 3-0 with goals from Alex Vardaro, Stuart Biggs and Carl Daniels.

In Division One Spalding are top after a 7-0 win against Cambridge Nomads. Stu Cunnington, Jacob Baker and Joe Rogers all scored twice.

East League Results Men: Premier Division: City of Peterborough 2nds 3 (Andrew, Astbury, Shorter), Ipswich 0. Division One: Spalding 7 (Cunnington 2, Baker 2, Rogers 2, Halgarth), Cambridge Nomads 0, Cambridge C 3rds 2, W is bech3;UEA5,B our ne Deep ing 0. Division Two: City of Peterborough 3rds 3 (Vardaro, Biggs, Daniels), City of Peterborough 4ths 0. Long Sutton 2, St Ives 5.

Division Three: Ely 12, City of Peterborough 5 ths 1.

Division Four: Spalding 4ths 0, City of Peterborough 6ths 6. Division Five: City of Peterborough 7ths 2, St Ives 4ths 3. Division Six: Spalding 5ths 2, City of Peterborough 8ths 0.

Ladies: Premier Division: Dereham 0, City of Peterborough 0. Division One: City of Peterborough 2nds 3, St Neots 0; Cambridge University 2nds 0, Wisbech 2. Division Two: Bourne Deeping 2, Cambridge Uni 3rds 4; St Neots 2nds 2, Long Sutton 4 (H. Baker 2, L. Baker, Jones); Pelicans 2, Spalding 4 (Maplethorpe 2, Dewing, Maltby); City of Peterborough 3rds 4 (Bowtell, Northfield, Edwards, German). Cambridge Nomads 0.

Division Three: Ely 2, City of Peterborough 4ths 0.

City of Peterborough 4ths ahead of their defeat at the hands of the club’s third team at Bretton Gate, back, left to right, Jim Tansley, Neil Lake, Michael Green, Sammy Harris, Simon Buckley, Chris Samuel, Ros Harrison, front, Callum Webb, Shane Andrews, Julian Catto, Louis Rambould, Tom Tuffnell, Dan Adams, Ed Walker.

City of Peterborough 3rds before a 3-0 win over the club’s fourth team, back, left to right, Kevin Senior, Oliver Senior, Ryan Evans, Connor Blackett, Tom Allan, Carl Daniels, Stuart Biggs, Jacob Hings, front, Alex Vardaro, Archie Senior, Tom Grimshaw, Neil Evans and Hayden Paul.