The first league match after Christmas saw Cambridge South play host to near neighbours Cambridge Ladies. Their previous meeting had resulted in a 1-0 win for Ladies and South were looking for revenge as they felt that this had been an unlucky loss.

South took the first push back and after centre half Gemma Thomas had surprised captain Rachel Moyes with a square pass, South got themselves together and began to play some good hockey. They had several chances early on and only excellent saves by the Ladies goalkeeper prevented centre forward Tash Cox and right wing Rosie Dias from scoring. Ladies were solid in defence and kept on frustrating the South forwards. They made several breaks themselves which were dealt with expertly by the South defence and meant that goalkeeper Cassie Woodfin was rarely troubled.

After half time, South were looking to get the win and began to put some good passing movements together. However, time and again the ranks of Ladies defenders managed to keep South at bay, with their tactic of stacking several defenders one behind the other proving quite effective. South also had a number of short corners, including one great strike from Gemma Thomas that was turned away on the line by the Ladies' central defender.

Finally, five minutes before the end, the deadlock was broken. Gemma Thomas took a free hit from outside the D and drove a hard shot straight at goal which was turned in first time by left wing Emma Clarke. South then comfortably held out for the remaining time and were thrilled to gain a well deserved win.

This was a good start to the second half of the season and South will be looking to maintain this level of form for their remaining matches.