After four straight wins, confidence was high in the Cambridge South camp. A win against Cambridge City would have meant South leapfrogging their local rivals into second place in the league.

However as soon as the captain, Mark Williams, entered the scene by tumbling off his bike, the omens were there that this was not going to be Cambridge South's day.

The game was decided in five minutes of madness in the first half, where South capitulated. The game started slowly, but there was no sign of the surrender that was to follow. After a mixture of some slick touches and passing from City alongside some questionable South distribution, South found themselves behind. Before we knew it, the deficit had doubled, the timing between the goals so quick the stopwatch had barely restarted.

This period of the game seems a blur, or at least one to be forgotten (except by Dave Aston, who was keen to point out his position on the bench). The third and the fourth followed in quick succession and the hope at the start of a second place finish was replaced by concern over the size of the scoreline.

The surrender was only temporary. A rousing half-time team talk meant that South went into the second half still fighting for pride and the team reacted well. South gained a grip on the game, spurning some good chances to make the scoreline more respectable, Tom Cosford flashing a shot just past the post and umpire Jan's head.

There was one blemish on the second half, Bhav picking up a yellow card for reacting after a dirty challenge - although others (Bhav namely) said that this was particularly soft. This still resulted in the inevitable Lemon for him.

The team left the pitch disconsolate but better was to follow. Some exceptional showers followed by takeaway pizzas (I would prefer to spend the report talking you through these...) meant that the team perked up as they scoffed through the teas. One motivation for promotion being that South can remain in the same league as City to have these teas again.

The gap is still only four points to second and with more than half of the season to go, spirits remain high. Wisbech at home next week.