Boston is a long way away, and not exactly welcoming when you get there. It rained, and in almost every department of the game the home team were superior. That's why Boston have already secured promotion, so the 3rds wont have to go there for at least a whole season.

CSouth battled away for the whole game with an unfamiliar team trying to play good sensible hockey. Boston got two first half goals, the first with the aid of a fine deflection off a defender wrongfooting the keeper, and the second from a rebound after the initial shot off a short corner was saved. These were both unlucky, particularly for Shabhaz Ali, who produced his usual quota of dazzling saves, and the defence of BenedikzAgarwalaGloverEvans who were constantly trying to switch play with calm and skillful play across the back to change the point of attack. This initiated many good passing moves as everyone got the hang of passing and moving into space.

Unfortunately Boston normally got to the ball first, and their combination of speed , nous, and skill made real chances rare for CSouth. Those that Messrs Lewis, Greaves, and South particularly managed to prise out were saved by the excellent Boston goalkeeper and his beefy but grumpy defenders, who were equally effective in open play and from the many CSouth short corners. It was really good to win more short corners than in earlier games, through good incisive moves into the D, but sadly none were converted .

CSouth as usual didn't give up, with Hodge and newcomer JJ Clarke showing the way to the end, with Paul South and Wilco Dijkstra always making themselves available for the ball.

This was a game where CSouth probably played as well as they were allowed to, with nothing to be ashamed of. We go into the last weekend of the season needing, and expecting, good results in the final two games.

Special thanks must go to Muriel in the Boston clubhouse kitchen, for producing a fine combination of stew and dumplings with fabulous chips. There is one thing we will miss about Boston after all.