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Cambridge United Secures Victory at Holker Street with Mpanzu Double
Barrow in Furness, England – In a hard-fought match at Holker Street, Cambridge United defeated Barrow in a League Two match of the 17th round. Despite dominating possession with 59%, Barrow failed to translate their superiority into goals. The match, played on November 22, 2025, saw Cambridge United, with 41% possession, make better use of their attacking opportunities.
The first half passed without goals, but the intensity increased in the second half. The first goal of the match came in the 49th minute, scored by P. Mpanzu, who opened the scoring for Cambridge United. The visitors’ joy would continue until the end of the match.
The match was tactical and contested, with a total of three yellow cards shown. K. Smith of Cambridge United received the first warning in the 37th minute. Later, in the 85th minute, J. Gordon of Barrow was also booked. Finally, P. Mpanzu, author of both Cambridge goals, received a yellow card in the 90th minute.
Just when it seemed that the match would end with a narrow victory for Cambridge United, P. Mpanzu reappeared in the 90th minute, this time assisted by E. Kachunga, to seal the victory and secure all three points for his team. With a final score of 2 to 0, Cambridge United demonstrated their effectiveness in front of goal, despite having less possession than their opponent. Barrow, despite their 8 total shots, only managed to direct 2 on target, while Cambridge United had 7 shots on target out of their 11 total.
Substitutions cambridge united: at minute 55 G. McConnell came in and S. Kaikai went out., at minute 75 J. Brophy came in and B. Knight went out., at minute 75 L. Appere came in and E. Kachunga went out., at minute 90 L. Bennett came in and J. Gibbons went out., at minute 90 A. Mayor came in and B. Purrington went out.
Substitutions barrow: at minute 64 C. Mahoney came in and M. Adu Poku went out., at minute 64 R. Harper came in and J. Earing went out., at minute 75 B. Whitfield came in and I. Fletcher went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Barrow
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