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WOMENS 2ND XI - 24/02/2024 VS KETTERING 1 (H) 
 
TEAM: Womens 2nd XI 
DATE: 24/02/2024 
FIXTURE: Womens 2nd XI VS 24/02/2024 
HEADLINE: A long awaited victory  
LEAGUE: EAST DIVISION 1 NORTH 
VENUE: TRF  
RESULT: 4-0  
 
REPORT: 
As with the spring sun giving signs of the seasons changing, city wanted to bring about their own change at taverham and finish with a win. Though even the team didn't know how absolute the win was going to be.  
 
It took a while for either team to get some shots on goal and retain possession but city slowly started applying pressure and using the sun in opponents eyes as an advantage. It wasn't until over half way through that we utilised Niamh’s superb space finding to allow her to feed up the pitch to the waiting mids. Winnie drove it down and fed through to Evie who showed pure skill with a top corner reverse stick shot.  
 
Morale up, city pressed on with Helen attacking every ball and generating plenty of turnovers mid pitch. Another goal game from a short corner for city, which Lucy worked hard to slip past the goalie on the floor and several defenders.  
 
Second half was much of the same, Milly had numerous runs on the edge and was fed plenty of balls from defence, all of which were a brick wall Kettering couldn't get past. Another run from mid and fed to Evie, who located herself tactically ahead of winnie, because although city players were free top d, Winnie still has yet to master a pass to the right. This was goal number 3.  
 
The last one started with great composure from Sophie who brought it forward, fed to Emma who sent it straight across the d to Evie on post, almost an exact replica of training... 
 
Onwards and upwards for the next few matches, but in the meantime 2s will be enjoying telling everyone that they did in fact win a game, and it was a beautiful win at that.  

WOMENS 5TH XI - 24/02/2024 VS DISS 1 (A) 
 
TEAM: Womens 5th XI 
DATE: 24/02/2024 
FIXTURE: Womens 5th XI VS 24/02/2024 
HEADLINE: Defeat at Diss 
LEAGUE: EAST DIVISION 3 NORTH EAST (NORTH) 
VENUE: Hartismere School 
RESULT: 4-0 Loss 
 
REPORT: 
Despite the mist, we emerged at Diss sporting the away kit and ready to give it our all.. 
 
Diss started fast and powerful, with hard direct hits and the sense we were soon going to be run ragged; but we settled in well as a team, gained composure, good communication and we started our attack. We moved it well between us, kept the movement fast and really used our width. We looked like the better team and we fancied this for the win, but It was unfortunate that Diss found our goal not long before the end of the first half.  
 
The team talk saw input from nearly everyone in the team, with little tweaks we could go out and do and overall we were positive; we didn't look like a bottom league team.  
 
Diss found our goal again shortly in to the second half but we didn't let it get our heads down. We passed, we talked, we attacked them again and again, we just couldn't quote convert it.  
 
FInal minutes of the game and Diss found our goal for the 3rd time, but unfortunately not the last time. One more later, the game was over 4-0.  
 
Despite the score line, we had played well - kept our heads in the game to the very end and just suffered with converting those opportunities.  

MENS 1ST XI - 25/02/2024 VS BARFORD TIGERS 1 (A) 
 
TEAM: Mens 1st XI 
DATE: 25/02/2024 
FIXTURE: Mens 1st XI VS 25/02/2024 
HEADLINE: 3rd Vs 4th battle doesn't dissapoint 
LEAGUE: CONFERENCE MIDLANDS 
VENUE: Hamstead Hall Academy 
RESULT: 1-1  
 
REPORT: An important game in the closing weeks of the season and it had a feisty start to match, end to end from the off. Alastair Cooke pulled off a great 1-2 set of back to back saves to keep his net empty. Barford after pushing hard early on soon moved to half court, this gave Harry brown, Alex Scott & Tom Harris all the time and space they needed to pick out Elliot Hibell, Gabriel Marchant & Thomas Cooke inside midfield and we slowly moved forward winning a pair of short corners but the Barford keeper was equal to both of them. Q1 ended 0-0. 
 
Q2 continued with more of the same with Barford sitting off and playing for the counter but Elliot, Gabriel & Thomas still finding pockets and seams to progress through. Alastair Cooke continued to marshall the defensive D and keep Barford out, meanwhile Michael Thompson won Norwich Citys 3rd short corner of the match and Cameron Cooke made this one count HT: 1-0. 
 
In quarter 3 Norwich continued their offensive threat with a pair of saves in open play from the Barford keeper and won another Short corner. The corner was blocked and cleared by a Barford defender and it found their central midfielder who quickly countered and found himself 1v1 against our defence and pulled off a great Back space hit into the opposite bottom cornerto level the scorelines, very much against the run of play but Barford had still threatened.  
 
Quarter 4 Started even, both teams pushing for the win, but both teams also showing stout defense and nothing happened to the scoreline. The last 5 was all Barford and all short corners. But between Elliot Hibell running 1 and Alastair Cooke in goal the Barford routines were seen through and city were made to earn a deserved point and no movement between 3rd and 4th.