Report: 3rd XI Ladies vs Wisbech Town 4s – January 31, 2026
Spalding Ladies 3s travelled late to Wisbech for a closely contested match.
The game started fairly evenly, with Spalding showing a strong defence and not allowing any Wisbech players to break through. Spalding broke the deadlock in the 13th minute with a great build-up of passing from Georgina Gray to Kiki Timmins, then down the line to Jess Pilgrim. Pilgrim got around her player and passed the ball into the D, where Sam Foston managed to slip it past the keeper.
As the game went on, Wisbech stepped up their pressure and had a few runs into the D, but strong defending from Meg Wright and Lily Hooker, along with crucial saves from goalkeeper Anya Knights, kept the ball out of the goal.
Spalding were awarded a penalty corner on the final whistle of the first half and, after being re-awarded several PCs, a pass at the top of the D found Player of the Match Kiki Timmins, who struck cleanly into the top corner to give Spalding a 2–0 lead at half time.
After a motivational team talk from manager Sally Pilgrim, Spalding came out strongly in the second half. In the 39th minute, Foston received a green card, leaving Spalding short for two minutes. However, the Spalding midfield stood strong, linking well through Lucy Wilson and Zoe Moore and Terri Robinson out to Eloise Doughty and Jess Pilgrim on the wings.
Jess Worth and Khloe Brewster both had chances on goal but were unable to convert. Wisbech continued to move the ball well and, in the 58th minute, pulled a goal back.
In the final minutes, goalkeeper Knights made a brilliant save to keep Spalding in the lead, and the match ended Spalding 2–1 Wisbech