FREETHORPE FC U9s

Freethorpe travelled away to Waveney E on a cold December afternoon with a slightly depleted squad, with Joseph unfortuantly fallling unwell prior to kick off and Natty having departed to Kuwait. The game started well for Freethorpe, with Tyler bossing the midfield, and Ashley & Matthew keeping things tight at the back. Early pressure, saw Freethorpe going close on a number of occasions, however a heavy pitch hampered the boys attempts to pass the ball as well as they have done in recent weeks. It wasn't long before the deadlock was broken, with Henry, slipping a ball into the net from 2-3 yards, to make the score 1v0. This was Henry's sixth goal of the season and capped another impressive performance from our striker. Despite piling on the pressure, a mixture of selfish play and sloppy finishing, meant Freethorpe were unable to add any more goals before the break. After the half time team talk, the boys came out and continued to pile on the pressure, however the woodwork and an some excellent goalkeeping, prevented Freethorpe from extending their lead. Matthew, Lee & Ashley all did well, when called upon in defence, with Waveney breaking quickly when Freethorpe attacking moves broke down. Jordan-Lee was a constant threat in the 2nd half, working hard down the left wing and he was unlucky to not find himself on the scoresheet despite a couple of really long range efforts which went close. The game finished 1v0 which was a pleasing result, with Ben having another quiet game in goal, but another clean sheet is something for our keeper to be happy with. The boys will need to sharpen their shooting skills and learn to finish off games much earlier if they want to continue keeping the pressure on the side(s) at top of the table. MoM this week, Matthew, with the strikers failing to capitlise on their chances this week, a strong performance from our tough tackling defender was needed and he impressed throughout the game. Next Match versus Marsh Harriers at home, kick off @ 2pm, meet the village hall @1:30pm.