Men's 2nds draw with Boston 2

A clean sheet and a good away point against mid-table Boston. Cambridge South were the better team for most of the match, and were unlucky not to snatch a win. The away team had chances, with efforts from John Greaves and Rob Barton disallowed, the latter particularly unluckily as a defensive infringement was spotted as the ball was travelling rapidly towards the net. Both had other attempts, mostly thwarted by the excellent Boston keeper, and in the best defence splitting move of the match, a Suk Pannu cross/shot was narrowly missed by skipper Greaves ghosting in at the far post; his excuse was "It came to my wrong foot".

South used the width of the pitch with wing halves Andy Lewis, Samin Ishtiaq, and Phil Harvey frequently making inroads, and the Suk Pannu / Russell Johnson / Gareth Hebbron central midfield partnership was at the heart of many good moves. A good number of crosses were made - sadly unconverted, and short corners won.

The defence were also composed, with keeper Jon Price and defenders John Benedikz and Andy Bleach pouncing on anything in the D and dispatching the ball with no ceremony while Jan Brynolfsen frequently set up moves on the left wing; everyone played his part, although Gareth Hebbron managed to get injured simultaneously on his head and knee at one stage, returning bravely to the fray within minutes.

The last four or five league games have shown that Cambridge South can match any team in the division, helped by a settled core to the team, and an increasingly familiar formation and roles. We now need to build on this confidence and convert it into convincing results in our favour.

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