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WOMENS 3RD XI - 10/02/2024 VS WATTON 1 (H) 
 
TEAM: Womens 3rd XI 
DATE: 10/02/2024 
FIXTURE: Womens 3rd XI VS 10/02/2024 
HEADLINE: Eager for Revenge  
LEAGUE: EAST DIVISION 2 NORTH EAST 
VENUE: TRF 
RESULT: 0-4 LOSS 
 
REPORT: 
We went into the match eager to make up for our disappointing previous match against Watton. We started off strong, but unfortunately Watton got an early goal. Despite our continued efforts at their goal from helen and Sophia, along with strong defence from Bambi, Longy, Kate, Niamh and Jess, we went into the second half 3-0 down. We started the second half positively, with support from Claire on the side, and continued to fight for a goal. Despite excellent efforts from Kim and Hollie to get the ball up the pitch, and a few hopeful short corners, we ended the match 4-0 down, but in good spirits because of our improvement from the previous match against Watton and Amber's hilarious appetite. 

MENS 1ST XI - 10/02/2024 VS STOURPORT 1 (H) 
 
TEAM: Mens 1st XI 
DATE: 10/02/2024 
FIXTURE: Mens 1st XI VS 10/02/2024 
HEADLINE: 2nd vs 3rd Lives Up To The Hype In An End To End Clash 
LEAGUE: CONFERENCE MIDLANDS 
VENUE: TRF 
RESULT: 1-1 draw 
 
REPORT: Norwich welcomed stourport to Taverham last week, the conference Midlands newcomers have had a stormer of a debut season, clear in 2nd place and pushing for 1st. We were the only team to have beaten them so far, which meant they arrived to Taverham with revenge definitely on the agenda.  
Norwich City took the opening pushback and made a confident start to the game, holding possession well and created a few chances with that. It was an equally calm and measured start for stourport. Stourport who won a pair of short corners with a drag low right being saved by Tom Harris and drag low left being saved by Harry Brown. The quality defending from both sides meant neither side troubled the scoreboard and it remained 0-0.  
2nd quarter opened up far more, both sides started to press higher and tighter, end to end hockey with both sides threatening more and more as the game went on. Stourport went on to win their third corner of the game and with an expert drag high into the roof of the net they had taken the lead. Unfortunately the Stourport captain took a goalwards bound deflection to the jaw and had to leave for A&E, we have since heard he has multiple fractures and has had surgery to hold his jaw in place and wish him a swift recovery. 0-1 HT. 
The 3rd quarter was led by Norwich, dominating possession and territory, leading to stourport making some less than savoury challenges to keep us from their D and paying the price with a pair of green cards and a yellow throughout the quarter. Norwich City won a pair of corners of their own, but one went wide and one was saved. The dominance of both possession and territory continued but lots of chances going wide or passes falling just short of their intended recipient and Stourport kept the lead they came into the quarter with, despite the Norwich City threat.  
4th quarter was more of the same, more Norwich Territory and another yellow for Stourport. Although Norwich had a pair of greens which removed any chance of an advantage there. Norwich kept pressing for an equaliser and after another Short corner from the Stourport keeper and a goal line clearance from a player after David Gilbert rounded the keeper it was looking like it would be Stourport's day to hold on. However as time expired a short corner was won and Elliot Hibell cooly slotted it away beneath the keeper and after some complaints over whether it left the D or not the goal stood and a fantastic game of hockey came to a close with a 1-1 scoreline. Both sides happy but both knew they could've won it on another day. The draw, despite being an excellent result, does see Norwich City drop to 4th but with a game against 3rd place Barford in 2 weeks time it is entirely within our control to correct that.