Leverington Sports Ladies earned their first victory of the Cambridgeshire Women’s County League Division One season after a seven-goal thriller.
The Fenland team came away 4-3 winners at Histon Ladies on Sunday, their first triumph in five attempts.
Goalkeeper Kyra Portugal was called into action early on, but was beaten on 20 minutes.
That sparked Leverington into life as Sophie Swinden fired home to level, but a counter-attack ensured Histon would go into half-time in front.
Euan Simpson’s side needed a response and they found one – Amy Newell’s fearsome 30-yard drive hauling them back to 2-2.
Laura Dudley then edged Leverington into the lead, before Histon grabbed an equaliser with 15 minutes remaining.
But after Portugal claimed a home free-kick, she freed Newell who ran in to fire into the net two minutes from the end.
Leverington host Waterbeach Colts Women in a county cup tie on Sunday, November 7, 1.45pm kick-off.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here