A bright Saturday morning saw moments of very good play from South, moving up the pitch in triangles, easy passes and hard work; one attack led to a lovely flick by Tristen Knight, cheekily deflected home by Rob Barton to give South an early lead. In the face of South pressure, Peterborough replied with a well-executed short corner, finishing off a blocked shot before the defense could sweep it off the pads; a repeat performance early in the second half then saw the lead going to the visitors.

To South’s credit, heads did not drop and the hunt for an equaliser was on. As the team pressed forward more and more, the ball found its way into the opposition D on many occasions. But the final touch proved elusive, with Tom South narrowly failing to connect at the far post with a pin-point pass from a superbly playing Matt Readman. Eventually, it was Rob Barton that levelled the score with a trademark reverse-stick shot.

Scenting a win, South kept pressing hard, only to be caught short by a quick P’boro break. Desperate lunges by almost every member of South’s back four (not to mention ‘keeper Shahbaz Ali) could not stop P’boro’s galloping forward and the visitors were on the front foot again. The final moments off the game were annoyingly reminiscent of last week’s result against St Ives: despite South camping out in P’boro’s 23, the ball just wouldn’t cross the line.

In the end, a disgruntled South team had to concede yet another match they ought to have won, as even the opposition captain - rather gracious in his unexpected win - agreed. On the bright side, the team played better than last week, with more (if not enough) composed and easy passing; there are still improvements to make, though, before the first points will come.