Cambridge South, proudly sponsored by PwC, succumbed to a 3-1 defeat to a well-organised and determined Bourne side in their first game of the new hockey season.

Cambridge South played well for much of the game, but paid the price of some sloppy play in the first 20 minutes of the encounter. Bourne started much the brighter, and their confident passing looked to unsettle the away side and within 20 minutes they side were 2-0 up - capitalising on a defensive mistake and getting a second from a short corner.

Cambridge pulled one back before half-time through captain Chris Baker and put Bourne under continued pressure in the second half but couldn't force the breakthrough, despite gaining a number of short corners. Man of the Match Russell Johnson, playing at right midfield, was particularly effective at unsettling the home defence but the equalising goal wouldn't come. And 10 minutes from the end Bourne effectively sealed the win with a break-away goal that left goal keeper Lino Di Lorenzo with no chance.

Captain Chris Baker was pleased with the way that Cambridge responded to the early set-back, but was concerned at their slow start to the game, saying "We are notoriously slow starters and paid the price here. On the balance of play for the whole game a draw would have been a fair result."