Reports 3rd December 2005

Men's 2nd XI are defeated 1-0 by Boston II

Men's 3rd XI go down 4-1 against Wisbech Town V

Ladies' 1st XI draw 1-1 with Peterborough Town IV

Cambridge South Men's II 0 - 1 Boston Men's II

H/T: 0 - 1

Scorers:
MoM: Tom Moy - for always trying to make something happen

Not a good day. Boston grabbed an early lead as the home defence failed to deal with a free hit into the circle, allowing a deflection to get through a crowded D. Although Cambridge South fought back with their customary resolve, with some good moves notably via Tom Moy and Andy Lewis including some excellent passing, there were few chances.

The second half was lively, too much so for Chris Clegg, whose committed defending got him an (accidental) bang on the head resulting in a 2.5 hour stay in Adenbrokes having his left temple glued back together.

Back on the pitch Boston had much of the play through their quality central midfield/forward spine with effective route one hockey. South, although defending heroically to prevent further away goals, were unable to snatch an equaliser leaving them three points behind the league leaders.

Cambridge South Men's III 1 - 4 Wisbech Town Men's V

H/T: 1 - 3

Scorers: James Bridge

Cambridge South 3rds, sponsored by PwC, were beaten at home for the first time this season by an enthusiastic young Wisbech team.

The match had started in fairly cagey fashion, with both teams probing from the midfield but not creating too many scoring chances. It then exploded it life after twenty minutes, with three goals within a five-minute spell.

First Wisbech took the lead when a long pass caught the South defence square and sent the away striker through to slip the ball past South keeper Lino Di Lorenzo. South forced a short corner within a minute, and equalised from it, James Bridge flicking home a shot at the near post. Wisbech then retook the lead with a near carbon copy of their first goal, only this time the forward lifted the ball over the onrushing Di Lorenzo.

A couple of minutes before half time, Wisbech added a decisive third goal after a move down the left once again worked a player free to run at the exposed Di Lorenzo. South made a half-time tactical switch to a less gung-ho formation,and the second half proved a tighter affair, with only one further strike added, by the away side, finishing off a neat short corner move.

A thoroughly disappointing result and performance from promotion chasing South 3rds, which they will need to put right with a trip to league leaders Market Deeping 3rds next Saturday.

Peterborough Town Ladies' IV 1 - 1 Cambridge South Ladies' I

H/T: 1 - 0

Scorers: Gemma Thomas

It was a late push back for South on Saturday as they travelled to Peterborough for a friendly match. Both teams got off to a good start with plenty of end-to-end play. Peterborough took the lead first through a very well-rehearsed short corner. The rest of the first half saw both teams having good spells of possession. Lou Tonkin was in goal for South and pulled off many vital saves throughout the game.

The second half saw South draw level with Peterborough. Emma Clarke played an early ball through for Gemma Thomas, who then beat two defenders and the keeper to score. Bek Rhodes and Becky Bertozzi linked up well on the right to create chances for South. Ellie had a great game in defence intercepting many of Peterborough's attacks.

When the final whistle blew, despite South hard work and determination, there were no more goals leaving the score line 1-1.

Team played: Lou Tonkin, Ellie Raffan, Hayley Walter, Becky Bertozzi, Louise Gutteridge, Bek Rhodes, Julie Sadler, Sue Snape, Ruth Jempson, Gemma Thomas, Emma Clarke