Cambridgeshire County League

Division 1B

Thursday 24th April 2025

Kick Off 18.15 Actual 18.19

Stretham 1 Huntingdon United 3, attendance 107

42’ 0-1

46’ 0-2

60’ 1-2

78’ 1-3

@ Stretham Recreation Ground

Short Road

Stretham

CB6 3LS

No Admission or Programme.

Tonight saw a trip to Stretham, just off the A10 to the south west of Ely. The ground is just an open pitch, on the local recreation ground. There is a brick built changing room building behind one goal, but that’s it. There is a small car park too, but plenty of parking in Short Road.

The match was 3rd versus 2nd in the league table, with both still in with a chance of winning the league, as they have games in hand on current leaders Outwell Swifts. Huntingdon came into this unbeaten, having won 16 of their twenty games played, including a 1-1 draw when the two sides met in the reverse fixture at the start of the month. It was 100 m.p.h. with both going for the all out attack option. Stretham did hit the crossbar early on, but it was Huntingdon who broke the deadlock three minutes before halftime, when a long throw in was only headed clear as far as the penalty spot and met with a first time shot into the bottom corner. Within seconds of the second half getting underway it was 0-2, scoring with a looping shot over the ‘keeper. Stretham pulled a goal back on the hour mark, finishing a cross from the right into the bottom corner, but were unable to add to it and Huntingdon made the game safe with twelve minutes left, tapping in from close range after the ‘keeper fumbled a cross.

The win secured promotion for Huntingdon and if they win either of their last two matches, they’ll take the title too. Stretham are still very much in with a chance of going up, but will now have to win both of their remaining games to do so, the first of which is at Outwell Swifts, who know if they win that game, it’ll be them who get the second promotion spot instead.

Another day when the traffic was light, with a drive time of just about two hours in each direction.