Cambridge South came into this match (with no substitutes!!) knowing full well that only a win would do in the hunt for a promotion place. The fact that Peterborough 8ths would do no favours in our league table pursuit of Peterborough 7ths meant South came to the pitch with an all guns blazing attitude! A 3-1-5-1 was employed. Stand-in captain Simon Ta came prepared with 3 short corner routines to provide some ammunition from the set pieces. The Peterborough team included a lot of players from the 7th side and a lot of youth as well but it was South that dominated possession and the general play.

In fact, South had the ball pinned in the opposition's half for over 80% of the game. Ian Evans enjoyed a relaxing game with no shots on his goal and only necessary movement being retrieving the ball going harmless beyond his back line and the half time switch over. Great inter-play between Tim, James, John Somerville and Si down the left side carved a few half chances in earlier encounters. As the game wore on, Peterborough used their veteran playmaker (of whom Jan advised to avoid in the Peterborough 7th encounter) to distribute the ball out wide and get them moving forward.

However, Collin sitting in front of the defence was not to be bypassed and after winning numerous balls put South back on the counterattack and it was from one of these moments that the ball was slipped through to James Cobbe on the left side of the D where he proceeded to loft the ball past the keeper on his near post.

After the break through, South pressed the advantage under the constant shouting of stand in captain Si and produced a few threatening breakthroughs down the right hand side with good width from Mike and support from John Sharp.

A short corner routine thoroughly explained by Si reaped dividends with Tim passing the ball across the face of goal for Si to beat the keeper at his near post once more. The various short corner routines and calls caused confusion throughout the Peterborough ranks on every set piece and South were unlucky not to add to their lead when Si dragflicked a ball just centremetres wide from the right hand post.

The second half was filled with shocking decisions from the umpire, probably feeling sympathy for the young ‘uns of Peterborough which climaxed in a green card for South's captain. With the ball located in the Peterborough half for large durations of the 2nd half, South were unable to turn possession into more goals with the closest chance being Simon's flicked through balll for Tom Rosselli to go beyond the defense with only a last ditch tackle preventing him from surging into the box. Overall a good performance gaining valuable points, bring on Boston next week!