Cambridge South Ladies, sponsored by PwC, concluded their season in the upbeat manner of much of the campaign with a friendly victory over Sawtry. The win meant South have finished on a run of eight straight wins.

South began the match as the dominant team, penning Sawtry back into their own half for most of the opening twenty minutes. The ball was being moved around nicely, but the final touch and pass was just missing. This changed midway through the half, when Gemma went on a long run from her own half to the Sawtry circle. The visitors keeper blocked Gemma's shot, only for Hayley to clean up with a reverse stick finish from close range.

Sawtry launched a rare break soon after the goal, and won a short; their first of the half, and possibly the only one they forced all match. But their conversion ratio was good as they forced the ball home, aided by South spurning a couple of opportunities to clear. Buoyed by this shock goal, Sawtry had their most productive period of the match, only for South to retake the lead in the dying stages of the half. A similar goal to the equaliser, a short not cleared, and Tash Cox was on hand to force home.

The second half followed a similar pattern to the majority of the first. Sawtry pulled eight players behind the ball, sat deep and invited South to try and pass their way through the crowd. This proved difficult, but with Sawtry offering very little threat, South's win was never in jeopardy, and it was secured near the end when Jo Read was the first to react to a save by the visitor's keeper, knocking the ball home whilst it was airborne near the line.

The match had been set-up at the behest of Sawtry, who have a cup final next Saturday. This could end in a penalty flick competition, so the final action of South Ladies season was a dry run of this for their visitor's benefit. Um, I didn’t count, but Gemma and Hayley both scored some, and Lou saved some…

Thanks to Emma for umpiring the match, her first full game after having completed the theory course. She did well.