A late pushback for the 2s at 3:30 giving time for Spalding to make the trek down on a Saturday afternoon with perfect hockey weather - clear and cool but not cold!

Spalding had first pushback and surged forward but the defence held and the ball was cleared up to the other end ending Ash making a fantastic run in on goal. Ley was perfectly positioned on the opposite post and tapped in Ash’s shot. 1-0 South. Spalding regrouped and started to pass the ball around well and showed some good individual skill. However, our defence and midfield held up with some good tackles. Then the attack of the shorts began. I’m not entirely sure how many short corners Spalding had in the entire game as I lost count after the first 5! The short corner defensive line of Lou G, Pip, Lydia, Lyn and of course Ali G in goal held firm and continued to clear our lines. We continued to look dangerous on the break with all the forwards making surging runs. Half time and a breather. Then onto the second half and it was more of the same. An evenly contested bout with telling tackles on both sides, then a break from Spalding found their centre forward at the top of the D who timed the hit perfectly (unfortunately) and the ball raced into the bottom right corner of Ali’s goal just high enough to get over Ali’s foot. 1-1. Further opportunities then fell to both sides but to no avail. Final score 1-1. Well played everyone!