FREETHORPE U12A GIRLS

FREETHORPE FC U12A GIRLS TRAVELLED TO LODDON LOOKING FOR A CHANGE IN LUCK AND A WIN TO RESTORE THEIR CONFIDENCE AFTER SOME DISAPPOINTING RESULTS .

FREETHORPE STARTED WELL WITH ELLAN P,ELIZABETH G AND REBEKAH G GIVING THE TEAM A SOLID BASE ON WHICH TO BUILD THEIR GAME.JESSICA H AND EMMA P BOTH LOOKED LIVELY IN MIDFIELD AND CAUSED LODDON PROBLEMS WITH THEIR DIRECT RUNNING AND HARD TACKLES.LIBBY B IN GOAL HAD LITTLE TO DO BUT KICKED WELL AND LOOKED ASSURED THROUGHOUT.FREETHORPE TOOK THE LEAD WHEN THE BALL WAS WORKED DOWN THE RIGHT ,JESSICA H COLLECTED THE BALL, LOOKED UP AND PASSED TO ERIN K WHO TURNED SMARTLY AND PASSED THE BALL INTO THE GOAL TO THE DELIGHT OF THE GIRLS AND THE FREETHORPE SUPPORTERS.

FREETHORPE WERE WELL IN CONTROL OF THE GAME AND HAD SEVERAL CHANCES TO INCREASE THEIR LEAD BUT WERE DENIED BY SOME GREAT GOALKEEPING AND LADY LUCK DESERTING FREETHORPE AGAIN.ERIN K TRIED SO HARD BUT COULD NOT BEAT THE KEEPER.SAM S WAS INTRODUCED FOR HER DEBUT AND PLAYED WELL IN MIDFIELD GIVING JESS A REST.

AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY LODDON SCORED WITH THEIR FIRST SHOT ON GOAL A SPECULATIVE PUNT SOMEHOW FOUND IT WAY OVER LIBBY IN GOAL AND INTO THE NET JUST BEFORE THE BREAK.

THE SECOND HALF SAW FREETHORPE CONTINUE TO PRESS FOR THE WINNER WITH ELLAN P S LONG THROWS INTO THE BOX CAUSING LODDON MUCH CONCERN.AT TIMES FREETHORPE HAD ALL BUT ELIZABETH UP FRONT WHICH LEFT THE TEAM EXPOSED TO THE COUNTER ATTACK.BOTH TEAM HAD THERE CHANCES TO SCORE THE WINNER AND THE GAME WAS GREAT ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE LARGE CROWD.ALAS NO MORE GOALS WERE SCORED AND THE GAME FINISHED 1-1 A FAIR RESULT AGAINST A SPORTING AND WELL BEHAVED TEAM.

JANE'S G.O.M. EMMA P

FREETHORPE FC U9S

This week Freethorpe travelled to an on form Swindell B team, with the match played in front of a big crowd. On an excellent day for football, Freethorpe started slowly and never got into the game during the first half. Swindell B played some excellent football, breaking quickly throughout the 1st half, creating numerous problems for the Freethorpe defence. Swindell scored 3 good goals during the 1st period and well deserved their 3v0 half time lead. As a team, Freethorpe must learn to defend much better, on too many occasions the boys were found ball watching, leaving a helpless Ben in goal to pick the ball out of the net. There was also a severe lack of the good passing football seen from the team throughoput the season. After a strong half time talk, the boys came out and performed much better, finally making it a competetive game of football. With Tyler working hard in midfield, tackling hard and moving the ball well, the boys looked much more of a threat, with Lee coming close in a goal line scramble. Another defensive slip up midway through the 2nd half meant another goal conceded, with four players guilty of chasing the same ball from a corner and leaving an opposition attacker free in the box to slot past Ben in the Freethorpe goal. Despite this, the team kept working hard and soon earnt a just reward, with Jordan-Lee fouled in the Swindell box and the referree giving a penalty. Jordan-Lee stepped up for the penalty, however blasted the ball wide. Freethorpe continued to press and a driving run and excellent finish from Tyler finally gave Freethorpe the goal they deserved for their 2nd half efforts. Shortly afterwards a long ball from Swindell was cleared by Ashley, however his clearence hit Matthew, with the ball falling straight to a Swindell striker, a long range shot went under the diving Ben into the corner of net. The game finished 5v1 with Swindell deserving their win, Freethorpe must learn from this defeat, every player needs to be more aware of their positions and responsibilities and must start playing the passing football we are trying to encourage in training. MoM Matthew, for an excellent 2nd half performance. Next match home V Hempnall B, kick off time to be arranged.

FREETHORPE U9S

Freethorpe U9 Match report

Freethorpe played their 1st game of the new year, at home to a strong Pakefield E team. The 1st half started poorly with Pakefield scoring an excellent goal after some sleepy defending by the Freethorpe defence. The xmas break and lack of matches in recent weeks, was very much evident, with things made even harder with our midfield talisman Tyler missing most of the 1st half. Freethorpe did threaten a couple of times as the half went on, however too many anxious passes and slack finishing meant they went into the break 0v1 down, with Pakefield deserving their lead. The score could have been worse but for some excellent goal keeping by Ben. With the team receiving some harsh words at half time, the boys came out much more purpose, putting pressure on the Pakefield defence and finally starting to play the football that has put them in 2nd place in the league table. A long range lob from Ashley brought Freethorpe back into the game, his 2nd goal of the season and an important goal for the team which made the score 1v1. As the 2nd half went on Pakefield continued to threaten and Ben had to be at his best to keep out the Pakefield attackers. With about 10 minutes to go, Henry slotted a through ball to the lighting quick Liam, who promptly slid a ball under the advancing keeper to make the score 2v1, giving the Freethorpe supporters something to cheer about. Both teams battled hard in a sporting game, however there was to be no further goals in this closely contested game of football. MoM Ben, some excellent keeping by the Freethorpe star stopper. Next match away at Swindell B, details to be confirmed.

FREETHORPE U12S A GIRLS

FREETHORPE U12 A GIRLS PLAYED IN THE ROUND ROBIN CUP FIRST ROUND AGAINST FREETHORPE U12B AND ORMESBY AT FREETHORPE.

THE FIRST GAME SAW ORMESBY BEAT FREETHORPE B 5-O.THEN IT WAS THE A TEAMS TURN TO PLAY ORMESBY.THIS GAME WAS A VERY EVEN AFFAIR WITH BOTH TEAMS PLAYING WELL.FREETHORPE DEFENDED WELL WITH ELIZABETH G AND ELLAN P COPING WITH THE ORMESBY ATTACKS WELL HELPED BY THE EVER IMPROVING REBEKAH G WHO WORKED WELL ALL OVER THE PITCH.JESSICA H HAD ANOTHER GREAT GAME PROVING A HANDFUL WITH SOME STRONG RUNNING AND DIRECT PLAY.LIBBY B WAS STRONG AND POSITIVE IN GOAL AND KICKED LONG THROUGHOUT THE GAME PUTTING ORMESBY UNDER PRESSURE.EMMA P WAS LIVELY AND PLAYED CLEVERLY SUPPORTING ERIN K UP FRONT WHO HAD A BIG DEFENDER TO COPE WITH ALL MATCH.OLIVIA S AND MISSY H BOTH CAME ON IN MIDFIELD AND CONTRIBUTED TO A GREAT TEAM DISPLAY DRAWING 0-0 WITH ORMESBY.

THE LAST GAME WAS THE ALL FREETHORPE MATCH THE A'S V B'S.THIS WAS ANOTHER EVEN MATCH WITH BOTH TEAMS TRYING HARD TO WIN.THE MATCH WAS END TO END AND VERY EXCITING AS THE GIRLS VIED FOR CLUB AS WELL AS CUP HONOURS.CLAIRE A WAS INTRODUCED AND PLAYED WELL GOING CLOSE TO SCORING ONCE.ERIN K LOOKED LIVELY AND HAD A GOOD FREE KICKED BRAVELY BLOCKED. THE A TEAM TOOK THE LEAD WITH A WELL HIT SHOT FROM ERIN K.DESPITE SOME GREAT GOALKEEPING FROM LIBBY B THE B TEAM SCORED TWICE TO LEAD 2-1 AT HALF TIME.THE SECOND HALF CONTINUED TO BE A GREAT GAME WITH ORMESBY FEELING QUITE HAPPY THAT THE FREETHORPE TEAMS WERE BOTH INTENT ON GETTING A WINING RESULT THAT WOULD MEAN THAT ORMESBY PROGRESSED TO THE SEMI FINAL. THE GAME FINISHED 2-1 A VICTORY FOR THE B TEAM.

THE CLUB SECRETARY WAS VERY PROUD OF BOTH TEAMS AND IMPRESSED WITH THE RAPID PROGRESS OF BOTH TEAMS.THANKS TO ORMESBY FOR THEIR SPORTING AND WELL BEHAVED TEAM THAT CONTRIBUTED TO AN EXCELLENT MORNINGS FOOTBALL.

MANY THANKS TO GARY FOR REFEREEING ALL THREE GAMES EXCELLENTLY

JANE AND SHARONS G.O.M. ELIZABETH GOTTE.

Freethorpe FC U10B New Kit.

Freethorpe U10 B starts the New Year with a smart new kit gratefully sponsored by Beckhithe Farms Ltd & The families of the team. Money was also left over from the fund raising to equip the team with wet weather gear. Many thanks to you all, the team is pictured with Gary Gray from Beckhithe Farms.
 

FREETHORPE FC U12

Freethorpe U12's were away to Sole Bay Hunters. Freethorpe were slow to get started and while they looked good going forward they looked vunerable when under attack and Hunters drew frist blood and went 1 up, then Freethorpe switched on and were soon level with Luke netting a fine individual goal, they then piled on the pressure and soon took the lead with a goal from Danny but the hunters soon got back onto level terms. Freethorpe got to grips with the game and with goals coming from luke 3, Danny 2, Tom N 1 and Kieran 1, the game finished 7-4 to Freethorpe. There was a great debut from George. M.O.M Jordan for his tireless work the whole game. Well done Freethorpe.