MATCH REPORT 8.3.08 FIRST TEAM

Norwich CEYMS Res v Freethorpe

Freethorpe travelled to Swardeston expecting another tough encounter after narrowly winning 1-0 against the hosts just two weeks ago. The wind was extremely strong and straight down the pitch which made for difficult conditions. However, credit must go to both sides for getting the ball down and playing some neat football and trying to play in a positive manner. Freethorpe were playing into a very strong head wind in the first half and could have opened the scoring after just a few minutes but found the home keeper in terrific form once again. Soon after, the keeper denied the prolific Rix from close range. The Freethorpe defence remained firm against the wind and gave a solid base for the rest of the team. On 13 minutes Freethorpe took the lead when Ward pounced on a loose ball following yet another good save from the keeper. The second half saw Freethorpe get an early goal to extend their lead when Rix struck home convincingly from the penalty spot after Lawton was felled in the box. CEYMS then had a good spell of play but could not find a way through the Freethorpe defence. The CEYMS keeper made another terrific save from point blank range from a powerful Hurley header before substitute Read made the game safe on 75 minutes and final score was 3-0. A good team performance with Rix exceptional yet again in attack.Next Game: Away to Attleborough Res - 2.30pm KO.