Cambridge South 2's set off on a long trip to Long Sutton, hoping to build on their impressive performance the previous week against Bourne.

South started the game not too bad, but soon Long Sutton were putting pressure on the new defensive backline- particularly down the right wing with a very nippy fifteen year old who was later to meet his match!

Sutton attacked with pace down the wing, but despite having some promising openings- they rarely threatened the goal. Ben Buckley was called into action on one occasion however, where a smart save at his post and a quick clearance prevented Long Sutton going in ahead at the break. Up the other end, South's main opportunity came from a short corner, but a shot from Nick Bristowe was snuffed out by the home defence.

After the break, South came out all guns blazing and really set about their opposition. With Bhav Virdee now on the left keeping the opposition no.17 quiet, new signing Rob Leigh was able to show his attacking promise down the right, and interlinked well with John Hawkes and the attackers. Graham McCulloch went close with a shot from the top of the D, and South also had a great short corner opportunity stopped by the home defence. Meanwhile, the home team got slightly more physical, and whilst South stood tough in the face of this new approach, Bhav Virdee was perhaps slightly unlucky to be carded for a strong challenge in midfield.

Despite being down to 10 men, South continued to press with Rob and Graham both creating good opportunities. However, South were unable to convert these, and as the match reached the final minute, Sutton were awarded (some claim wrongly!) a final short corner. Led out by the marauding George Wych, South ensured there was to be no final sting in the tail, and cleared the corner to ensure the game finished nil nil.

South should be proud of the performance although a little disappointed with the result, as their fine second half performance probably merited more than a single point. South will hope to get back to winning ways at home next week against St Neots.

(ED's Note: On a day when Horncastle put 19 past St Neots and Rutland scored 11 against March, both without reply, maybe the spectators at our match could be forgiven for wishing they were somewhere else - thanks for staying awake Lino!)