FREETHORPE FC U9S

Freethorpe this week played a sporting Marsh Harriers side at home on a fresh winters afternoon. The boys started well, ensuring the opposition defense were kept on their toes and went close on a couple of occasions before taking the lead, with Tyler breaking through from midfield and finishing nicely from close range. Midway through the 1st half, Henry found himself free at the far post and a tidy finish left the boys 2v0 up. Freethorpe battled well throughout the 1st half with Ben having a relatively quiet time in goal. Just before half time, a cross into the opposition box was met by Lee and the ball found itself in the Harriers net. A 3v0 half time lead was deserved and after last weeks struggle to score goals it was nice to see the boys have a little more confidence in front of goal. The 2nd half was a much tighter affair, with the game flowing from end to end. An early goal from Liam, after an excellent shot from Jordan-Lee gave Freethorpe a 4v0 lead straight from the kick off. Within 2 minutes, the opposition had pulled one back, with the Freethorpe defence caught cold, after a long kick from the Harriers keeper found the opposition striker and a nice finish past the onrushing Ben. Jordan-Lee popped up with another goal midway through the 2nd half, finishing nicely from the edge of the box and making the score 5v1. The opposition never let their heads drop and continued to break forward with purpose, with the woodwork saving Freethorpe twice before they scored again to make the score 5v2. Henry continued to work tirelessly upfront and scored before the end of the game after bursting through and robbing the Harriers defender and slotting the ball home to score his 8th goal of the season. An entertaining game finished 6v2, with this being the last game, before a top of the table clash with Sole Bay Hunters early in the new year. MoM Henry, another excellent performance from our little striker, with another couple of goals to add to his season tally. Gareth & Neil would like to wish all our players and supporters a merry Xmas and a happy new year.