Over 200 local pupils from across Cambridgeshire’s schools, last week competed to represent Cambridge United Football Club in this season’s Utilita Kids Cup and Girls Cup.
The U’s hosted the opening local stage of each competition at Bottisham Village College last Friday, with 24 teams competing, 84 matches played and exactly 200 goals scored across both tournaments.
The action was hotly contested as boys from 12 local primary schools (Kids Cup) and Year 7/8 girls from 12 local secondary schools (Girls Cup), went head to head with a place representing Cambridge United in the Regional Finals at stake.
In the Kids Cup, Colville Primary School came out on top as they prevailed past Milton Road in the final 2-0. They will now go on to face schools representing teams such as Colchester United, Coventry City and Stevenage in the next phase of the competition.
Thanks to all the following schools for competing:
Cheveley Primary School
William Westley CoE Primary School
The Galfrid School
Willingham Primary School
St Andrews CoE Primary School
St Luke’s CoE Primary School
Great Abington Primary School
The Vine Inter-Church Primary School
Gamlingay Village Primary
Stephen Perse
Milton Road
Colville Primary School
Meanwhile, in the Girls Cup, Comberton Village College stormed to victory with a 5-0 win in the final against hosts Bottisham Village College.
They will now go on to face represented teams from the likes of Norwich City, Luton Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Ipswich Town and Stevenage in the next phase of the competition, the area finals.
Thanks to all the following schools for their participation in this year’s Girls Cup:
Cambridge Academic Partnership
Swavesey Village College
Cottenham Village College
Impington Village College
Cambourne Village College
St Bede’s Inter-Church School
Stephen Perse
Bottisham Village College
Comberton Village College
Finally, a big thank you to Bottisham Village College for use of their excellent 3G facilities. We wish both the girls from Comberton Village College and the boys from Colville Primary all the very best as they represent the U’s later this season.