Men's 3rds draw a high-scoring 4-4 match with St Neots 3

A great start from CSouth saw a plethora of chances, one of a number of James Hodge efforts shot hitting a post, one from John Greaves disallowed, but only one score, as Rupert Espley pounced to flick the ball nonchalantly in from distance. St Neots equalised as an unmarked attacker had time to score easily with an unstoppable shot. The away team went ahead before half time, with another free man lurking at the post nudging the ball in to the net.

A simple short corner move gave St Neots a 3 - 1 lead, as they enjoyed a period of dominance gifted to them by some passive tackling, CSouth giving the ball away too easily, and general sloppiness. Luckily CSouth, egged on by an increasingly voluble crowd, fought back wiht Rupert Espley's second goal from close range, followed by a sweet GreavesSouth short corner routine with Paul South shooting confidently in from the edge of the D. Stu Creed had the ball in the net soon afterwards from a short corner, but this too was disallowed having not apparently left the D before the shot

The best move of the game gave CSouth the lead with a rapid passing move ending with Stu Creed slotting the ball into the net. Unfortunately St Neots grabbed the final goal to seal the draw from a P flick after some fine footwork on the home goal line

This was a game that CSouth should have won, with numerical superiority ... except for a short period after some "helpful" advice to the umpire was taken badly resulting in a yellow card. Scoring 4 goals and not getting 3 points is a shame. The fitness and basic skills are fine for this league, but tighter marking, quicker thinking when on the ball, and less panicking are needed to turn these draws into the wins needed to maintain the promotion push

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Leo Tomita
Player of the Match

...demonstrated how to get the ball, pass it, and stick to his position. Simple really.