There was a definite Bake Off theme to this week's match due to the ageing of a certain team member…who is pleased to report that the baked goods on offer were excellent. If only the league could be won by baking prowess, I've no doubt we would be deemed star bakers.

The recipe unfolded as follows: take 12, slightly sleepy Ladies 1s, scatter across a pitch, sprinkle in a bit of sunshine and a few goals and you get a really tasty birthday treat. Rahh! Don't you just love a baking analogy?

The Southerners continued with the laid back and nonchalant air they had exhibited in the changing room, looking a little bit too relaxed as they stumbled around the pitch in the first ten minutes. Nomads started pretty well, applying pressure early and pressing into their attacking D.

After the slow start, there appeared to be a 'collective awakening' for South leading to some silky little passes up the middle. A nice bit of dribbling on the right by Sophie and a ball put through by Captain G into the D resulted in Jess thwacking the ball past the keeper.

Pressure off a bit, South settled into a good pace and the goals began to flow. After an unusual lack of goals last week, Jess clearly felt she had something to prove and so scored another four. Laura was looking her characteristically energetic self and slotted in another three. Last but not least there for was one for Bex who was heard to exclaim with glee "And it wasn't a pea roller this time either!" The passing looked great, all the time spent banging on about it seems to have paid off.

Kim did a storming run into the D - we all held our breath…"Could we see the return of the prancing pony?" But, alas, the girl was just too blinking selfless and instead gave a cheeky little underarm pass to Jess who slotted it into the corner of the goal (take note Colin, we may gossip a lot but we do also listen).

Meanwhile, although not put under masses of pressure, the defence were doing their bit. Ellie, Diane, Julie, Caroline and Ann worked hard to put pressure on higher up the pitch and were switching that ball like there was no tomorrow!

So all in all, a pretty good natured game low on the L1s' drama-meter. Captain G attempted to remedy this with her 'dive', causing much consternation for a bloke on the sidelines supporting Nomads. Little did he know she was just feeling her years and was merely 'resting'. Incidental that she was then awarded a free hit…

After seventy minutes in the oven, the final whistle blew with nine goals to South notched on the score card. Pleased to report that the only 'soggy bottom' to be had was Jess's after lots of running in those sweaty pants again…