Cambridge South, proudly sponsored by PwC, were made to dig deep for victory over fellow mid-table side Bourne 2nds on Saturday. Bourne started the season poorly, picking up only one point in their first eight games, but have since then been one of the form teams in the division. They'd won seven of their last nine games and lost only once, so although Cambridge won the reverse fixture comfortably a repeat was far from a foregone conclusion.

The away side started brightly and with intent, causing the Bourne defence problems with some incisive running and passing and it wasn't long before they took the lead through Lukas Snetler, tidying up the mess after the Bourne keeper saved the initial shot from Eliot Read. After this, however, Bourne gradually got back into the game and found an equaliser right on the stoke of half time courtesy of their first short corner of the game.

Bourne started the second half strongly too and the away side were indebted to keeper Pasqualino Di Lorenzo for an outstanding save at the feet of a Bourne attacker, before Cambridge managed to exert their authority on the match. A Mike Thorogood goal settled the away team's nerves and Bourne struggled to create any further clear-cut opportunities. A missed flick from skipper Chris Baker ensured a frantic final few minutes to the game but it was the away side that scored again with Lukas Snetler benefiting from a rebound after Tim Clapp's shot was saved.

This win puts Cambridge South comfortably in mid-table; can they continue this run in the final few games and reach the top five?