Paul Carden scored a late winner as Cambridge beat Histon to extend their unbeaten run to six games.

Histon's Charlie Sheringham had seen his penalty saved by Simon Brown after Danny Crow handled in the box.

The visitors took the lead when Andy Pugh slotted past Brown from inside the penalty area.

Scott Neilson slotted home a Crow cross to level the scores and Carden got the winner for the home side when he fired home from 30 yards late on.

Cambridge Utd:

Brown, Roberts (Gleeson 62), Coulson, Saah, Palmer, Neilson, McAuley, Carden, Russell (Murray 62), Crow, Willock (Phillips 72).
Subs Not Used: Beesley, Reason.

Booked: Crow, Neilson.

Goals: Neilson 67, Carden 85.

Histon:

Knight, Okay (Oyebanjo 57), Tann, Bygrave, Gwillim, Smith, Southam (Tidswell 82), Knight-Percival, Sparkes, Sheringham, Pugh.
Subs Not Used: Key, Stewart, York.

Goals: Pugh 61.

Att: 4,417.

Ref: Robert Madley (West Yorkshire).

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