Round-up: St Ives relinquish lead in Cambridge defeat

ST IVES II took the lead through a Paul Swannell strike against a Cambridge II side they had beaten away from home before the festive break, before falling away to a 3-1 defeat. Early thoughts of more easy points were quickly dispelled and a dozing defenc

ST IVES II took the lead through a Paul Swannell strike against a Cambridge II side they had beaten away from home before the festive break, before falling away to a 3-1 defeat.

Early thoughts of more easy points were quickly dispelled and a dozing defence allowed the unmarked Cambridge forward to equalize.

With Ives in some disarray the visitors seized the chance to crash in two more goals before the break, and with chances few and far between in the second period the Ives side trudged off well-beaten.

ST IVES III took a well-deserved 2-1 win against Market Deeping. Ives fell behind on eight minutes to a soft goal but levelled before the break thanks to good work by Mark Cox and Neil Tuffin, before Cox bagging the goal.

After the break it was a more open game with chances for both sides. Richard Corbett scored the decider to give Ives the three points.

ST IVES IV and Wisbech shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw after Ollie McGlashan and Brad Forsdick both hit the net for St Ives.

ST IVES V created few chances and only had a Matt Peak consolation goal to take from a 2-1 defeat by Rutland.