Reports 19th February 2005

Men's 1st XI lose 2-1 to Cambridge Nomads II

Men's 2nd XI win 2-0 against Ely City III

Men's 3rd XI concede a 3-0 walkover to Wisbech Town III

Men's Veteran XI are on the receiving end of a 7-1 defeat by Pelicans Veterans

Ladies' 1st XI lose 2-0 to Newmarket I

Mixed XI are walloped 9-1 by St Neots

 

Cambridge Nomads Men's II 2 - 1 Cambridge South Men's I

H/T: 0 - 1

Scorers: Alex Pooles

Cambridge South let themselves down again in evenly matched local derby against Cambridge Nomads. South had the best of the first half and were unlucky not to be awarded a penalty flick when Alex Pooles, clear on goal, was bought down by the beaten keeper. South eventually went ahead after fifteen minutes when Alex Pooles finished neatly when a ball went loose in the Nomads D. Several other chances went begging and it was South that led into the break.

In the second half Nomads came out fighting and a scramble in the South D ended badly as a defender fell in front of goal and the ball fell to a Nomads player, who dribbled it into the fallen defender with the Umpire awarding a flick, much to South's surprise. Keeper Lino Di Lorenzo was expecting a quality flick to his left but got a weak one to his right. 1-1 and South were on the back foot.

The final blow came when a dubious short corner was finished smartly to give Nomads the lead. Another winnable game went the wrong way for the luckless Cambridge South who will surely be looking for stronger leadership next season.

 

Cambridge South Men's II 2 - 0 Ely City Men's III

H/T: 1 - 0

Scorers: Will Marston, Mark Reilly
MoM: John Benedikz

This match was a real six pointer between two teams scrapping to avoid relegation. CSHC only got three points, but it was enough to take them off the bottom of the table.

South started confidently, with central midfielders Stuart Creed and Steve Fleck driving the team forward and wide midfielders Marston and Lewis causing trouble for Ely down the flanks. The pressure soon told, with Will Marston pouncing on a Raph Mis bobbler off a short corner to score the opening goal. Indeed there could have been more goals, but too often the final ball didn't reach a player in a goalscoring position.

The South defence stood firm and managed to repel most attacks before Ely could get close to the D. When they did, man of the match and sweeper John Benedikz in particular was on hand to take command and dispatch the ball upfield away from opposition attackers.

The second half continued in the same vein, although the home team were fortunate to have substitutes on hand as injuries struck down some key players. This didn't disrupt the team as everyone adjusted seamlessly to the resulting changes. Victory was assured as centre forward Mark Reilly got on the end of the best move of the match to slam home South's second goal.

Ely City tried hard to salvage something from the game towards the end, but South played intelligently to deny them any real chances.

This was a deserved and essential win, which will give South 2nds encouragement for the run in to the end of the season. If we maintain the positive passing game, combined with committed and resolute defence, then we are a match for most of the teams in 5NW.

 

Wisbech Town Men's III 3 - 0 Cambridge South Men's III

Match awarded as walkover as Cambridge South failed to raise a side.

 

Pelicans Men's Veterans 7 - 1 Cambridge South Men's Veterans

Scorers: Williams

No report

 

Newmarket Ladies' I 2 - 0 Cambridge South Ladies' I

Scorers:

No report

 

St Neots 9 - 1 Southerners (Mixed Team) (Sunday 20th February)

Scorers: Andy Lewis

No report