Men's 3rds lose to Ely City 3

CSouth were unlucky to lose a closely fought game against a skillful and assertive Ely. The match was decided by a deflected shot into the top corner midway through the first half. Other than this, the home defence snuffed out the attacking threat and few other chances were created by Ely. Although Ely had a couple of dominant midfield players and a robust defence, CSouth carved out a number of opportunities often through intelligent moves down the wings. Glover and Espley particularly were the inspiration, with Andy Lewis and Paul South battling away in the cause to get the ball into the D. Sadly the final pass or cross into the D failed to provide a breakthrough. The excellent Ely goalkeeper made many saves from close range, often preventing a clear shot,and although the 4 CSouth short corners all produced decent shots, all were kept out.

CSouth had the ball in the net in the second half, but Matt Kern's deserved equaliser was ruled out (correctly) on the grounds of height. Everyone was fully committed until we tired right at the end, and there was more passing, and improved team play on and off the ball, with the midfield tracking back, and everyone trying to help one another. The thirds still suffer from playing with heads down..thus misplacing passes all too often, and not sticking to positions, but the impact of increased turn out at midweek training is being felt, and hopes are high for at least mid table respectability this season.

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Ian Glover
Player of the Match

...the whole defence played well, but Ian found space and made a number of telling runs up the right, and regularly provided an attacking option, without neglecting his defensive duties