FREETHORPE FC U13S

FREETHORPE U13's played Caister at home and though Freethorpe won 11-3, the result was probably a bit hard on a hardworking Caister side that kept going until the end. In the first half the ball was mostly in the Caister half although Freethorpe could not score and Caister always looked dangerous on the break via their 'striker'. Freethorpe eventually opened up the scoring by Matthew Pipe and more soon followed via Dominic Smith 3, Dan 2, Tom Charles 2, Sam 2 and James 1. Caister never gave up and scored 3 of their own one of which was a cracking strike from outside the box. The game was played in the right way and credit goes to players and parents. This week we are at home to Yarmouth B kick off is at 10.30 am.

FREETHORPE FC U9S

Freethorpe this week travelled away to Hempnall B on a beautiful day for football. Freethorpe started the game very brightly and took the lead early on, with a well worked corner. Jordan-Lee followed instructions, stayed on the edge of the box and when the ball came out to him, he finished emphatically with a drive from 7-8 yards out. As the half went on, the match evened out. Freethorpe done well to keep their composure as there were a few rough tackles flying in, however this was not really a game with any great malice, more a few mistimed challenges. It took some great saves from Ben to keep the score at 1v0 coming into the break and Freethorpe must defend better against better teams otherwise they will get punished. The 2nd half started much like the 1st, with Freethorpe camped in the oppositions half, however they never really looked threatening in front of goal. Half way through the 2nd half, another well worked corner resulted with Tyler popping up at the near post to convert from 2-3 yards out, making the score 2v0. Everyone worked really hard up to this point, however fitness started to tell as the match went on and as the game drew to a close, Freethorpe started tiring and lost focus on their defence. Before long, a Hempnall throw lead to a Hempnall striker going 1 on 1 with Ben and the Hempnall player finished with a well hit shot from just outside the area. This left a nervy couple of minutes for Freethorpe supporters, all waiting for the final whistle to go. The match did eventually finish 2v1, this was another good team performance away from home, against real competitive opposition. MoM Ben, for some excellent saves throughout the game. Next Match Home against Hembsy Hornets C, 2pm kick off, meet at ground 1:30pm

FREETHORPE FC U13S

FREETHORPE U13'S played in another game the right way and with the correct attitude by both sides and came away with a comfortable win against Oulton Wanderers. Special mention goes to Sam Coleman and Elliott Matthews for playing the simple ball rather than going for glory. Freethorpe's scorers were Dominic Smith 6, Mark Robinson 4, Dan Mcgrath 3, Lewis Gallie 2, Sam Coleman 1. Well done to all. This week at home to Caister 10.30 am kick off.

FREETHORPE FC U12S

Freethorpe U12's got back to winning ways against Gorleston Rangers with some superb football being played, backed up with a solid defensive performance from Chris, Matt, Jake and Jordan. Bradley dealt well with anything that came his way and shane delivering some good balls from midfield. The game finished 11-1 to Freethorpe with the goals coming from Tom N 5, Danny 2, Will 2, Jack 1 and Kieran 1. Well done lads keep up the good work.
M.O.M The Team.

FREETHORPE U9S

Freethorpe U9

Freethorpe played Swindell B at home on Sunday and started brightly with Jordan-Lee pouncing on a long throw in from Tyler and smashing the ball into the roof of the net from a tight angle, bringing his goal total to double figures for the season so far. Shortly after taking the lead, a breakdown in communication between Ben and Joseph resulted in an own goal and a sporting Swindell B side were back into the game. As the 1st half drew to the end, Freethorpe were awarded a free kick outside the box. Tyler promptly put the ball down and blasted the ball into the top corner, this was another all action display from our midfield dynamo. The second half kicked off with the score at 2v1, within 5 minutes Ashley furthered the Freethorpe lead with a 20 yard shot which flew in under the cross bar, an excellent strike capped a pleasing display from him in both defence and midfield. Towards the end of the game Freethorpe were awarded a penalty and Liam stepped up to drill the ball home to confirm a 4v1 win. This was another pleasing Freethorpe display in which everyone played their part, with keeper Ben rarely threatened throughout the game. Henry continues to impress up front with his running and dribbling ability, whilst Lee and Matthew are both settling in well as new additions to last years squad. MoM - Ashley, for an excellent strike and flexibility playing in different positions. Next Match away from home against Hempnall B.

FREETHORPE U12S

Freethorpe U12's played a very well organised Hemsby side who were quicker out of the blocks and never let Freethorpe get back into the game. Freethorpe played well in patches but never got out of second gear. A hat trick from Tom N and a belter from Danny wasn't enough as Freethorpe lost 8-4.
M.O.M Chris B

FREETHORPE U11S

Freethorpe recorded their second win of the season beating Loddon 5-3. A thrilling match against a battling Loddon side. Freethorpe opened the scoring with a 20 yard shot from Elliot after some excellent passing football from Reece and Tom. Loddon then equalized from close range from a loose ball. Freethorpe however quickly regained the lead with Cameron getting on the score sheet again. Tom then got his first goal for the season, his continued strong presence in midfield earning him M.O.M. Freethorpe continued to play good passing football and were rewarded with their forth goal, Elliots second for the day. As the half time whistle blew it looked like Freethorpe would get a comfortable win. After the break however Loddon started the brighter pegging Freethorpe back into their own half. Defending deeper and deeper they got themselves into trouble inviting Loddon to score twice more before sorting themselves out and regaining their shape. A foul saw Reece step up to take a freekick from some 25 yards. His curling goal of the season beat the 3 man wall and the keeper to find the top corner of the net. Another chance went begging late in the game when Aaron's flick on to Cameron saw the speedy striker spoon his shot over the bar from inside the 6yd. box. Lessons to be learnt for this game, but generally a good performance and the second win on the bounce. Well done U11's.

FREETHORPE U11

Freethorpe played a battling Yarmouth Youth side in their first home game of the season. Freethorpe attacked the Yarmouth Youth defence from the off. Playing their best game so far, Freethorpe's pressure paid off when Reece scored an excellent goal on 15 mins. Shortly after another long range shot from Reece narrowly missed the target, rebounding off the crossbar,Yarmouth scored on the break after a fine diving save from Marcus. The on form Reece then scored 2 more goals in quick succession, his second hat trick in two weeks. Elliot, Tom and Aaron were dominant in midfield keeping the pressure up on Yarmouth Youth. The second half saw Freethorpe playing uphill and into the Sun, which caught out Marcus when a looping shot came in from long range. In a hard contested match with neither side giving up the win Freethorpe continued to battle hard, Ollie and Ryan covering well for the less experienced players at the back. Cameron, getting used to his upfront role beat his defender with his pace scoring Freethorpe's forth goal. After Yarmouth scored again in an end to end game Tom had a long range effort deflected by the keeper only for Cameron to pounce on the loose ball scoring his second for the day. With Yarmouth scoring their forth goal in the last few minutes of the game the win was never safe. A huge sigh of relief when the final whistle blew Freethorpe the winners 5-4. A vastly improved performance from the whole team resulted in the entire squad being named M.O.M. A well deserved result from all the hard work put in and something to build on next time.

FREETHORPE U12B GIRLS

After hearing that Bohemians A team won their last match 25-0. Freethorpe went into the match relishing the challenge. With this being their second game the girls did the club proud,by only losing 14-0. In the first half Freethorpe looked solid with Olivia and Molly outstanding at the back defending amazingly well and when Bohemians did get through the defence they found Isabel in fine form in Goal. Fiona had a good game, Becky had a good game up front along with Lauren who played great her first game for the club. Chloe had another exellent game nearly scoring twice and found herself in goal in the second half making some great saves. Mandy and Sophie gave a 100% and got stuck in and played extremely well. With every girl giving it their all up until the final whistle this is a result all the girls and parents and everyone connected to the club should be proud of. Keep up the good work. Well played to Bohemians who were outstanding and the game was well refed by Oliver

FREETHORPE U13S

FREETHORPE U13's played Yarmouth B away. The first fifteen minutes saw a very close game, until Freethorpe made the breakthrough via Dominic Smith. After this Freethorpe always looked like scoring again, although Yarmouth always kept going and their attitude and determination was a credit to the game. Freethorpe's goal scorers were Dominic Smith 5, Tom Charles 3, Sam Coleman 1, Dan Mcgrath 1 and Callum Bogggis 1. A good result but Freethorpe still need to pass the ball around a lot better. This week away to Oulton Wanderers, 12.30pm kick off.

FREETHORPE FC U9S

Freethorpe U9 Match Report

Freethorpe this week travelled to a strong Pakefield E side who were sitting one place higher in the league table at the start of the encounter. On a lovely day for football, Freethorpe started strongly and got off to a flying start with Joseph scoring a long range shot which the Pakefield keeper was unable to reach. As the half went on, Freethorpe continued to pick up momentum and Jordan-Lee pounced in the opposition box and slotted the ball home, to leave the boys 2v0 up as the half time whistle went. In the 2nd half Freethorpe continued to pile on the pressure, although at times were left open for quick counter attacks by the extremely quick Pakefield forwards. Some excellent defending by Joseph, Natty and Matthew meant Pakefield chances were kept to a minimum, although there were definitely a few nervy moments as the 2nd half went on. Before long, Jordan-Lee was again in the right place at the right time, scoring a simple tap in to take his tally to 9 for the season. Some shoddy defending at a corner, left an unmarked Pakefield player with a simple tap in to make the score 3v1. Despite losing a goal, the team kept on working forward with midfielders Tyler/Ashley working extremely hard. Soon, an excellent throw-in from Ashley found Henry in the box, who swivelled and found the net with a crisp volley. In the last 5 minutes Pakefield scored again direct from a corner leaving a final scoreline of 4v2. Although today showed a real need on some work in defending corners, this was a really good team performance, with every one giving 100% against a very sporting Pakefield side. MoM Joseph, for an excellent long range finish and some vital interceptions. Next match, Home against Swindell B - kick off time to be arranged.

FREETHORPE U14 GIRLS

FREETHORPE U14 GIRLS

PLAYED AGAINST GORLESTON FC THIS WEEK.WELL DONE TO ALL THE GIRLS FOR GIVING THE NEW FORMATION A CHANCE.MIA HAD AN OUTSTANDING GAME IN DEFENCE SHOWING HER STRENGTH AND DETERMINATION.GEORGIA, HANNAH AND EMILY ARE GROWING IN CONFIDENCE WITH EVERY GAME.

MEGAN,AMY AND LAUREN WERE STRONG AND TACKLED WELL IN MIDFIELD.ELLEN AND CHARLOTTE BOTH MADE SOME GOOD RUNS UP FRONT.FREETHORPE HAD A FEW GOOD CHANCES COME THEIR WAY BUT COULDN'T GET THE BALL IN THE BACK OF THE NET.

THE FINAL SCORE OF 0-5 DOES NOT REFLECT THE HARD WORK YOU ALL PUT IN.WELL DONE TO YOU ALL ,YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOURSELVES.

WELCOME TO CHELSEA WHO MADE HER FIRST APPEARANCE FOR THE CLUB AS SUB.THANK YOU TO PAUL FOR RUNNING THE LINE AND TO CHELSEA SUMMON FOR A WELL REFEREED GAME.IT'S GOOD TO SEE A FEMALE REFEREE REFEREEING GIRLS' FOOTBALL.

FREETHORPE U13

FREETHORPE U13's suffered their first defeat of the season to division two side Pakefield in a cup game. In a tight first half it always looked like the first goal would be all important. Ths proved the case coming from Pakefield via a nasty bounce that deceived the Freethorpe keeper. Freethorpe, starting and playing again with only ten never looked like breaking down a well organised Pakefield defence. Freethorpe to their credit battled hard with only nine players much of the second half, never gave up and kept giving their all right to the end. Result was 4-0 to Pakefield. Hopefully the boys will use this as a good learning experience and continue to build on their team work. This week away to Yarmouth Boys, kick off 10.30 am.

FREETHORPE U12

Freethorpe U12's travelled to Gorleston in the cup and looked to have settled down early with Danny scoring with a great strike. Freethorpe then struggled to contain Gorleston and Bradley was the busier of the two keepers and pulled off some wonderful saves. Freethorpe worked hard to try and get back into the game and did score a second from a Kieran strike but this proved to be too little too late with Gorleston winning 5-2. M.O.M Bradley and Shane.

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FREETHORPE U12A GIRLS

FREETHORPE U12A GIRLS

THIS WEEK PLAYED STALHAM AT HOME.THE GAME STARTED AT A QUICK PACE WITH THE TACKLES FLYING IN.FREETHORPE WITH ELLAN P AND JESSICA H IN DEFENCE WORKED HARD AS STALHAM PRESSED EARLY ON.STALHAM SCORED AFTER 5 MINUTES BEATING LIBBY B IN GOAL WITH A LOW SHOT.

FREETHORPE'S RESPONSE WAS GOOD AND THE MIDFIELD OF OLIVIA S WORKING THE WHOLE PITCH AS USUAL,MISSY H HOLDING IN CENTRAL MIDFIELD AND REBEKAH G TACKERLING AND PASSING WELL GRADUALLY GOT FREETHORPE BACK INTO THE GAME.
ERIN K WAS SOMEWHAT ISOLATED UP FRONT BUT WORKED HARD AGAINST SOME STOUT DEFENDING.

ELLAN P THEN TOOK A KNOCK AND WAS REPLACED BY CLAIRE A WHO SLOTTED INTO MIDFIELD WELL WITH REBEKAH G DROPPING BACK INTO DEFENCE.DESPITE SOME GREAT DEFENDING ESPECIALLY FROM REBEKAH G AND THE BRAVE LIBBY B IN GOAL STALHAM DID SCORE AGAIN TO LEAD 2-0 AT THE BREAK.

THE SECOND HALF SAW MUCH THE SAME PATTERN OF PLAY.FREETHORPE NEVER GAVE UP AND CONTINUED TO BELIEVE IN THEIR ABILITY.FREETHORPE DID PUSH STALHAM HARD AT TIMES AND PRESSURISED THEM WELL WITH SEVERAL CORNERS AND SOME SHARP BREAKAWAYS.

OLIVIA S CONTINUED TO RUN ALL GAME COVERING EVERY BLADE OF GRASS ON THE PITCH AND REBEKAH G WAS OUTSTANDING IN DEFENCE WITH ELLAN P AGAIN LOOKING ASSURED WHEN SHE RETURNED TO THE FRAY.ERIN K NEVER HAD MORE THAN A HALF CHANCE UP FRONT BUT CONTINUED TRYING THROUGHOUT.

STALHAM SCORED TWICE MORE WITH LOW SHOTS PAST LIBBY B TO WIN 4-0.

THIS WAS A GREAT DISPLAY BY THE TEAM WITH ALL THE GIRLS WORKING TOGETHER AND FOR EACH OTHER AND SHOWS HOW MUCH THEY HAVE IMPROVED THIS SEASON.TO COMPETE AND NOT BE OVERRUN BY A SKILFUL AND VERY PHYSICALLY STRONG STALHAM TEAM WAS A TESTAMENT TO THEIR CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AS FOOTBALLERS.

JANE AND SHARON'S G.O.M. WAS OLIVIA S.

FREETHORPE U9S

Match report for Freethorpe U9s

Freethorpe this week played their first ever game in a cup competition against an excellent Mutford side from Division 1. Despite going down early in the 1st half, Freethorpe worked hard as a team and managed to keep the score down to 0v3 at half time. After the break, the match became a little more competitive and for a time it looked that Freethorpe might prevent any further goals being scored against. As the 2nd half went on, the superior passing football played by Mutford side soon began to tell and in the last 10 minutes the away side created a number of good goal scoring opportunities, as well as scoring a further 3 goals. At the end of the game final score finished 0v6, however Freethorpe can hold their heads high for giving 100% effort throughout the match, the score may have also been closer but for some soft defending by the team. This was always going to be a tough fixture for the lads, against a side who clearly deserve their Division 1 status. The passing football played by Mutford was a pleasure to watch at times and this defeat will hopefully help the lads in their ongoing development. MoM Joseph D, who made many vital interceptions at the heart of Freethorpe defence. Next week we are back in League action, playing another difficult game away from home, this time against a Pakefield side who have won all their 3 games played so far this season. A good team performance will be required to give our season the kick start it needs, after a couple of recent defeats.

FREETHORPE FC U13S

FREETHORPE U13's were at home Sunday to St Benets B. After a close first ten minutes Freethorpe opened the scoring via Sam Coleman and after this the result was never in doubt. More goals then followed another one from Sam and two from Lewis Gallie plaing his first game for the club. Two more then came from Tom Charles and one each from Dominic Smith, Mark Robinson and James Dowsett plus an own goal. St Benets to their credit never gave up and scored two in the second half. For the first time this season Freethorpe had eleven players even with regular goalkeeper Ben on holiday. Well done to Dan Mcgrath for stepping into goal and to Matthew Pipe for goal duties ten minutes into the second half. This week we play Pakefield B in the cup who are a second division side, this should be a very interesting game. Kick off at Freethorpe 10.30 am.

FREETHORPE U9S

Match Report for Freethorpe u9's

Freethorpe started this weeks game top of the league, facing Sole Bay Hunters sitting 2nd in the league. A highly competitive game started with an early goal against, with a long range freekick going in low by the post. Despite going one down early, Freethorpe battled hard and in a half of few chances, were unlucky to go in at the break 0v1 down. In the 2nd half, Freethorpe pressed against an excellent Sole Bay defence and created a number of chances. In a 10 minute spell, the introduction of Liam as a sub proved a master stoke, as he latched onto a loose ball in the box and calmy stoked the ball past the Sole Bay keeper. All was looking good for a 1v1 draw, but a mixture of slack defending and some horrendous playing conditions led to some excellent counter attacks from Sole Bay and 5 minutes before the end they scored the winning goal. MoM Liam Browne, for some determined running up front. Training now started on Monday Nights 6-7pm, next Match at home to Gunton (cup), 2pm kick off, meet at ground at 1:30pm