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.