After their highest league finish Cambridge South, sponsored by PwC, were optimistic as they travelled away to face a Peterborough team who finished mid-table in the league above. Hopefully this would be a good test of how South would fair should promotion be granted.

South also took advantage of the friendly game to experiment with a 4-4-2 formation. The ever solid back was made up of Bek, Becca, Ellie and Julie, while the experimental midfield consisted of Sarah on the left, Liles and Gemma in the middle and Jo out on the right, this left Emma (who had turned up to umpire but due to sickness and injury was required to play) and Louise up front.

For the first time in a long time South had push back and stared brightly, attacking from the first minute of the game, but it took until midway through the first half for South to take the lead. A through ball was picked up by Emma who ran at the goal and rounded the keeper passed to Louise, who tucked it home. South maintained the pressure, with Peterborough rarely entering the South half of the pitch, let alone the D, but when they did the defence cleared the ball leaving the Loopy lemon with little to do.

South extended the lead during the second half when the ball was cleared to Liles, who picked it up on the halfway line, looked up and saw a couple of defenders between her and the goal. Liles ran round these players to set up a one-on-one with the keeper. As the keeper came out, Liles tucked the ball underneath her and at the same time flew over the top over her: as Liles hit the ground, the ball hit the back of the goal; a spectacular solo effort for which she was awarded MoM.

All in all a great team performance demonstrated that South would do well in the league above and that the 4-4-2 formation worked well for them.