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.