Sunday feast

Rachel Hill

Cambridge Football Club served up a feast of football on Sunday as six matches stacked the schedule.

Dawson Smith from Cambridge Football Club’s U14 Talent Development Programme team, taking on an East Coast Bays team from Auckland on Sunday (August 17). The visitors won 4-1.

The action kicked off at John Kerkhof Park at 10am, as the club’s U14 Talent Development Programme team took on East Coast Bays, from Auckland’s North Shore.

Under-15 and Under-17 development teams also met sides from that club, while Cambridge Under 13 Black hosted Melville. There were two women’s team in action too – Cambridge’s Women’s reserves played Hamilton Wanderers and the club’s division 2 Rubies side took on  Thames.

Alistair Stokes from Cambridge Football Club’s U14 Talent Development Programme team, taking on an East Coast Bays team from Auckland on Sunday (August 17). The visitors won 4-1.

Alistair Stokes from Cambridge Football Club’s U14 Talent Development Programme team, taking on an East Coast Bays team from Auckland on Sunday (August 17). The visitors won 4-1.

Amelia Paull, playing for Cambridge Football Club’s Women’s Division 2 Rubies against Thames Football Club. The match began at 11am and Thames won 6-2.

A player from Cambridge Football Club’s U15 Talent Development Programme side, which took on East Coast Bays from Auckland at noon.

Rachel Hill, borrowed from the Cambridge Women’s Reserves team but playing today for the Women’s Division 2 Rubies side, takes on Thames Football Club players at John Kerkhof Park on Sunday (August 17). Thames won 6-2.

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