MATCH REPORT 6/10/07

FREETHORPE FIRST V THORPE ROVERS CYRIL BALWYN CUP HOME

Freethorpe FCFreethorpe played hosts to Thetford Rovers in the cyril balwyn cup who are flying high in the third division. Freethorpe knew it was important to get off to a positive start and went straight on the attack. The game was surprisingly open with both teams creating chances early on. Freethorpe had the first real goalscoring opportunity and were to rue the missed chance when Thetford cleared the ball and from a backpass Freethorpe keeper Pentney dwelled on the ball and allowed the alert Thetford striker to nip in and open the scoring. Freethorpe remained composed and opend up the Thetford defence on a number of occasions. Freethorpe deservedly got on level terms when the impressive Garside was felled inside the box. Rix dispatched the resulting penalty with confidence. Freethorpe were enjoying good spells of possesion and took the lead when skipper Whitefoot excellenty executed a free kick following a foul on Garside. Thetford changed their shape at half time and had more possesion as a result. However, it was Freethorpe who extended their lead when Barber latched onto a loose ball 25 yards from goal and unleashed an unstoppable drive. Thetford drove on looking for a way back into the game and got their second goal of the game from a free kick on the left. Although the remaining 15 minutes were played out mainly in the Freethorpe half the defence looked solid and handled the situation admirably. A good teaam performace and excellent result against a team two divisions higher. No match this week.