YOUTH FOOTBALL REPORT

FREETHORPE U9S. THIS WEEK PLAYED GORLESTON RANGERS B IN THE QUARTER FINAL OF THE SHIELD.FREETHORPE QUICKLY FOUND THEMSELVES ONE DOWN AS RANGERS STARTED THE BRIGHTER TEAM.FREETHORPE SETTLED DOWN AND QUICKLY EQUALISED THROUGH REECE.THE REST OF THE FIRST HALF WAS A FRANTIC AFFAIR WITH GOALS GOING IN AT REGULAR INTERVALS AT BOTH ENDS.ALEX WAS AN IMPOSING PRESENCE THROUGHOUT THE GAME,AARON WORKED HARD AND TACKLED STRONGLY,PERRY AND LIAM S DEFENDED WELL AND LUKE MADE SEVERAL GOOD SAVES FROM STRONG SHOTS.THE FIRST HALF ENDED WITH RANGERS SCORING WITH THE LAST KICK OF THE HALF TO LEAD 4-3.

FREETHORPE CAME OUT THE MORE DETERMINED IN THE SECOND HALF KICKING UPHILL.THE DEFENCE TIGHTENED UP WITH OLLIE PLAYING WELL AND LUKE STRONG BETWEEN THE STICKS.REECE,THOMAS AND LIAM D THEN TOOK CONTROL OF THE GAME WITH SOME EXCELLENT FORWARD PLAY.MOM REECE FINISHED WITH A HAT-TRICK,THOMAS A BRACE AND LIAM D GRABBED ONE FOR FREETHORPE TO WIN 6-4 A GREAT RESULT.