The Cambridge South ladies 1s travelled to Suffolk this week, but it was a journey worth the effort for a 7-0 victory over the Newmarket 2nd team. South dominated from the outset with smart, passing hockey. Georgie's natty dribbling made space for a smooth lay off to Alice who nailed her first goal without delay. More pressure followed and the same double act came good again with Georgie sharp on the rebound of Alice's strike and getting number two for the day. Newmarket rallied a little in the second quarter and spent some time in the Cambridge half, but their efforts were dealt with promptly by defence and midfield with Hayley, Liles and AI linking beautifully with the forward line and even passing the ball around the back from time to time! Back in the opposition half, there were plenty of chances for Cambridge who found depth with Kendra on the left Tash on the right, including some agonising near misses for Alice, lurking on the penalty spot and whizzing ball after ball millimetres wide of the right post. One of the smoothest goals of the match came from a super-hard strike from Alice, sneakily deflected behind the keeper by Tash on the right post. Three - nil to South at half time.

Newmarket came back with renewed vigour (and sharpened elbows on their defenders!) but Cambridge had more. Alice broke her duck and swept a lovely goal in from the penalty spot within the first minute of the half. Newmarket's hard through balls consistently failed to find a player to recieve them and, again, most of the play was in their half. New to the 1s, Lottie played strongly on the left, linking with Julie and AI who formed a great partnership, best demonstrated by a deadly accurate pass from Julie across the D, through the defenders' legs to AI who hammered it home. Having got a taste for scoring, AI got the next one too, a product of sharp reflexes on the near post. Newmarket gave the defenders some work to do, but Rhi did a great job to keep the Cambridge half safe. More pressure in the D, including a slightly disappointing set of unconverted short corners, led to the flashiest goal of the match: Alice's tight-angled uppercut ball was further deflected and whizzed into the top corner of the net. For all the impressive work in the opposition D, however, perhaps the most glorious play of the match came right at the end when a rare Newmarket break left keeper Lou down at full stretch having saved a 1-on-1 and Vicky swept the ball off the line in a heroic move that kept a clean sheet for Cambridge. The strength of the midfield and passing play with the forwards was what won the match and this was reflected in votes for Hayley and Tash and eventual crowning of Alice and Georgie as joint players of the match for this week.