Long awaited local derby

In a fixture that literally pitches neighbour against neighbour, Buckingham Ladies 2s look on local rivals Bicester 1s at Stowe.

It took the teams the first 5 minutes to settle and size each other up, but after 8 minutes Fi Farley attacked at pace to break the deadlock and score a great individual goal. Bicester rallied and held Buckingham until the 24th minute when Andrea Freshwater converted a short corner from a strong Charlie Coumbe strike.

Six minutes into the second half Buckingham extended their lead with a great piece of linking play to put Freshwater through on goal again. For the remainder of the second half Bicester held back the onslaught, including innumerable short corners, through good defending and great goal keeping by Bicester captain Jo Underhill, making the resulting final score of 3-0 to Buckingham their smallest win so far this season. (Photo of Andrea Freshwater & Jo Underhill courtesy of Shaun Jackson)