South's final match of the season pitted them away against a strong Spalding side on a warm Spring afternoon.

South began the match determined to finish the season on a high, with the central midfielders spraying passes out to Rowland and Leigh on the left and right wings. The makeshift defence of Aston, Glover, Bristowe and Agrawala were held firm in the opening minutes, before a strong shot from the Spalding attacker nipped under the keeper's despairing dive to give the home team the lead.

Soon after, another Spalding attack led to a home short corner. Despite the intitial shot being charged down, the rebound was flicked goalwards, and unfortunately stuck the foot of defender Ian Glover - giving the home team a flick. Ben Buckley's flirting looks towards the Spalding attacker did not give the same desired effect as the previous weeks against Horncastle, and Spalding went into the break two up.

South re-emerged after the interval determined to have a positive end to the season. Suddenly, the midfield quartet were linking up well with the strikers, and the defence appeared more confident in dealing with the opposition attacks, with Ben Buckley on fine form to thwart any moves which did get through the back four.

Unfortunately, midway through the second half, South were undone by two defensive errors. The first - a delayed clearance following a Spalding short enabled the attacker to lift the ball into the unguarded net, and the second, a wayward pass in defence was picked off by the centre forward who calmly slotted past the keeper. This was not in keeping with the season for the defence, who have excelled this year and have been key to the strong finishing position of 5th in the league.

Despite one or two promising openings up the other end and a few thwarted short corners, the game finished 4-0 to the opposition which flattered them somewhat. This however, fails to take away from a great season from the Men's 2's, who have defied expectation in finishing as high up the league as they have. South should look to kick on and establish themselves as one of the top teams in the division next year, which is definitely achievable if the commitment and team play continues from this season.