On a hot Saturday lunchtime, two teams whose years had petered out somewhat disappointingly met in a clash to try and restore some pride to their seasons.

But before Spurs met Chelsea, there was the small matter of Cambridge South vs Wisbech 3rds. A win for South would confirm 4th spot, and put them on their way to their best ever points tally. A win for Wisbech would keep them 6th, a loss would......keep them 6th.

Somehow, despite this “knife-edge” backdrop to the game, both sides started sluggishly, South so much so that you could be forgiven for thinking it was Nick Bristowe commanding things from the back and not the powerhouse that is Chris Graveling. The one player that did up his game though was Chalk, sniffing out a bobbled goal to draw level with McCulloch in the goal kings stakes.

Not to be outdone, “Wiz” meandered forward to win back a short corner. A swift routine (you could forgive us for thinking they had taken lessons off Peterborough) was despatched into the bottom left. 1-1.

At half time McCulloch tried desparately to rally the troops- and boy it worked. A goalmouth scramble was despatched by Mark Williams to draw him within 10 goals of John Greaves in the top goalscorer stakes.

And then, Average took the game by the scruff of the neck. By this I mean he hit the ball in the vague direction of the goal. The chance looked to have been snuffed out as McCulloch deflected it carelessly [some would even say selfishly] wide of the goal- however Chalk was thankfully on hand to clear up the mess and nail it into the bottom corner for 3-1.

With Hawkes having another non-event of a performance in midfield, it was left to Bhav “good game” Virdi to put the final gloss on the game for 4-1. To be honest, by this point I was more worried about not getting sunstroke, but I’m sure it was a great goal- his strikes are normally worth waiting for! A final win against Rutland would put South on 46 points, a best ever total, which sadly would have been good enough for promotion in most NW leagues, but not this one.