In changed black shirts South went 1-0 up in the late start at St Ives after 10 minutes through perseverance and a telling defence splitting ball which found Rob in the D. Rob turned one way then the other before a steady strike put the ball past the keeper. Although the home defence kept chances to a minimum, South were on top at this early stage and it was no surprise when the visitors went 2-0 up. The second goal was the end of a string of good passes which culminated in Stuart dribbling past the final two defenders to make space for a shot. His efforts to score were twice thwarted by the goalkeeper only for Rob to strike the rebound firmly in at the third attempt. By this time, the South defence were pushing up effectively to maintain the pressure, with John Sharp and David in particular finding themselves in advanced territory. Tim Dean was not troubled much in the first half, mostly due to strong midfield and defensive play, with Ian, Nick and Jack sustaining the core. Just before the break, South were unfortunate not to be awarded a penalty stroke when a strike from a penalty corner, which hit a foot on it's way past the keeper, was deemed by the umpires to be just missing the target. From the repeated corner, another shot found a defensive foot on the line and this time a stroke was awarded. Unfortunately, to his dismay, Tristen's raised flick struck the corner of left hand post and crossbar with the resulting dong resonating into half time.

In the second half St Ives realised they had to compete more to stand a chance of earning anything from this match and stepped up their efforts bringing the game to the visitors. For much of the next period, a more even contest was found and at times South struggled to keep on top seeming to drift in and out of the play. Renewed pressure on the South defence told and a home forward was able to squeeze the ball past Tim in the South goal from a tight angle. So 2-1 it stood with little over 20 minutes to go, leading potentially to an anxious climax. Fortunately, this wake-up call kick started South again who, like the proverbial phoenix, came bounding back with style. The final quarter of the match saw a series of waves of attacking play foraging deep into the Saints' 25 metre zone mostly through South's wide men of John and Boris, both of whom were having strong games. The final goal game from a penalty corner when the ball was slipped left to Rob who had time to pick his spot against a stranded keeper. There was a collective sigh of relief as the ball hit the backboard and South knew the game was won. The final few minutes of this good natured but competitive match were played out without much incident before the final whistle drew the end to an encouraging away display in which many of the regulars put in strong, solid performances.