Derby Day Blues for Cambridge

Date: 11th November 2023

Match: Peterborough United vs Cambridge United

Competition: SkyBet League One

Price: £27

Peterborough is a horrible place. That's not just my opinion, it has been voted the worst place to live in the UK many times.

Travelling with friends, we started the day travelling to St.Neots to get the train to Peterborough. Once in Peterborough it was about a 20 minute walk to the ground. 

outside the ground.

After the troubles of this fixture last season, this season the game was kicking off at midday and Cambridge fans would be place in the Nnorth stand, instead of the newer stand behind the goal.

The facilities in the North stand is far below the standard of the other area of ground . 

The food and drink bar underneath the stand was tiny and the seats were old school wooden ones. Which looked rather out of place when looking at all the plastic seats in other parts of the ground.

Getting a combo meal for £6.50 I got a steak & ale pie and a bottle of diet coke. Little did I know at the time, but the pie would be the only bit of warmth at comfort I would be getting out of the game.

The Posh mascot Peter Burrow was making friends before the game. I won't repeat what some suggested that he could do with his carrot. 

The ground just before kick off. Before the game started there was a minutes silence for it being remembrance day. It was excellently observed  from all around the ground.

Nothing much happened of note in the game for the 1st half an hour of the game. There was a minutes applause in the 28th minute for a Peterborough fan who had recently passed away, which the whole ground applauded. 

On the 34th Peterborough took the lead. A cross from the left found the head of the Mason-Clark who beat Stevens at near post, who might have done better. It was almost 2-0 seconds after the re start after some poor defending. However the home fans didn't have to wait too long for a second, tearing through the Cambridge defence with ease Mason-Clark got his 2nd on 37 minutes. Then on the 40th minute the defensive horror show continued. Poku cut into the area and took a shot, which took a deflection which took it over Stevens an into the back of the net. The game at this point was effectively over. 3-0 down at half time there was small amount of Cambridge fans who left then.

After such an abject and pitiful showing it was a surprise to see Bonner didn't make any changes at the start of the 2nd half. Early on in the 2nd half Peterborough broke from a Cambridge corner and Poku got his 2nd, easily putting away his chance. Some more Cambridge fans left when the 4th went in and some more on about the 70th minute, probably going to catch an earlier train  so they get out the city more quickly. Home fans were loving it, asking manager Darren Ferguson what the score was and they loved when he responded. Never knew a convicted wife beater to be so idolised. Peterborough's final goal came on 86 when Liam Bennett managed to head past Stevens from a Randall cross. 

Cambridge chose a bad day to put in there worse performance of the season (so far). Peterborough barely had to get out of 2nd gear and fully deserved the result. This one will take a while to recover from.

Attendance: 11, 641

Man of the match: Eprom Mason-Clark.