It was all going so well in this must-win game. Early dominance and fluent attacking play from all angles, with Lewis and Reilly running the home defence ragged. The reshaped back line not giving the ball away, and turning defence into attack with good hitting out from set and open play. Two first half goals came from straightforward short corner routines, first from Andy Lewis, and shortly after from Raphael Mis, both with unstoppable efforts from distance.

Further South chances followed in the second half, but were sadly unconverted. Spalding snatched a goal back, and as CSHC tired and suffered some unfortunate injuries which slowed down the players concerned, turned the game, mainly through their playmaker in central midfield. They got the equaliser through sheer persistance and ability to get numbers into the D. Goalkeeper Jon Bartram was called upon more and more to repel shots, and sweeper Steve Riches tried manfully to shore up the defence.

The last hit of the game gave the home side victory from a short corner, with the final whistle already blown and all ten Spalding outfield players ready to pounce. This was a cruel ending to a competitive game which leaves South in the lower reaches of 5NW.