A strong crowd didn't turn up for this fiercely contested local derby. The pitch at The Abbey was bumpy and sandy, but this didn’t put off the South players as they strode as giants onto the pitch. And then waited around for half an hour as the previous game was running late. Still, this gave Cheggers the opportunity to fully prep the team with such memorable lines as "The breakfast of champions is not cereal, it's the opposition."

The Cambridge South team are a well-oiled machine now and really beginning to click. Today they had the rookie sensation Eliot Read making his first start, playing at left wing. And it soon became clear that playing him alongside the impact player Tom Moy was a highly combustible combination that struck fear into the heart of the Nomads defence. With the help of Forrest, a player with speed to burn, it only looked like a matter of time before the Nomads net would be bulging.

Unfortunately, Nomads defended like champions, with their backs to the walls, which made life difficult for the visiting team. Once again Cheggers, a proven winner, was dictating things in the middle of the park – linking up play effortlessly. The first few opportunities nearly fell to Keith, a player that has a real passion for the game, but the quick Nomads defence sprang into action to intercept the crosses.

Eventually, South did manage to break the deadlock and it was courtesy of their in-form midfield playmaker, Cheggers, who was in the right place at the right time to sweep in a cross from Forrest. At right-midfield Creed was making a real nuisance of himself and was always looking to add a new dimension to the South offense. It stayed 1-0 in the first half, though, and the game was far from over.

The second half was a cagey affair, with South dominating long periods without managing to create any clear-cut opportunities. Carey was on in the second half, a tough, hard-nosed player that plays with reckless abandon. With such a combative streak it was a little surprising to find that someone else ended up being green carded for aggressive play – Tom Moy battering an opposition player into the ground before delicately coming away with the ball. It did set the tone for the game as things turned more scrappy.

Nomads felt there was a chance for an equaliser but the predictable South back line was as miserly as ever. Asbo, Thorpe, Graveling and Benedikz absorbed all that Nomads could throw at them. This season Thorpe is silencing the nay-sayers that doubted his skills after the disappointment of last season. He's really proving his mettle with his performances. And alongside him at left back, Benedikz is truly blossoming, and his excellent nose for the ball and ability to sniff out danger proves a real asset at the back. Nomads managed to find space in the centre of the pitch and put together some good attacks down South's right flank, but they foundered on the tackling of Chris Graveling, a player that's always giving 110% for the team. On any occasions that Nomads did manage to break through the back three or get a short corner, Asbo was poetry in motion; supremely demolishing the attack at once.

After the match all were agreed that the most skillful moment of the game was a complete and accidental fluke, namely that Keith scored at the near post. Cheggers had used the first few short corners to fire balls at the near post, but decided to vary the fourth and pass it square to Forrest. His slide rule pass to Keith was easily slotted away to make it 2-0 and effectively seal the win for South.

"We drew closer together in the face of adversity. Our team has shown a lot of heart and guts. This team has won a lot of close games and it has a lot to do with their mental toughness", said Cheggers afterwards.