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WOMENS 2ND XI - 04/12/2021 VS HARLESTON MAGPIES 4 (A) 
 
TEAM: Womens 2nd XI 
DATE: 04/12/2021 
FIXTURE: Womens 2nd XI VS 04/12/2021 
HEADLINE: Scoring 11 to make 11 wins from 11!  
LEAGUE: EAST DIVISION 2 NORTH EAST 
VENUE:Harleston Magpies 
RESULT:11-1 
 
REPORT: 
Norwich City Womens 2s set off down to Harleston searching for another win to complete a perfect start to the season. 
 
Never under estimating Magpies as their reputation precedes them Norwich City set straight to work. A beautiful one two down the line saw Hanna Hall slide the ball past the keeper within 35 seconds, 1-0. Little did we know this would open the flood gates. A second came from current top goal scorer Emily Francis whose straight strike from a short corner was deflected in making it 2-0. Emma Hewitt then decided she wanted to join in with some beautiful stick skills at the top of the D and a sliding reverse which saw the ball lift over the keeper, 3-0. Then again a little later she deflected in her second in to make it 4-0. Following more pressure from Norwich city Mia Moore made it 5-0. A well timed solo run from magpies saw a goal sneak past a very cold spectating GK Georgina Barrett, 5-1. One final goal in the first half came from Captain Georgia Cleveland who dragged the ball from the top right through the keepers legs making it 6-1 at half time.  
After a quick half time team talk Norwich City were quickly back at it. Shortly into the second half Rosie Humphrey (another top goal scorer of the season) ensured a very carefully placed push at a tight angle hit the back of the goal, 7-1. City kept pushing for more and Moore came in the way of a short corner, she was placed in the perfect position to mop it up on the post, 8-1. A well timed run from Hanna Hall who hit the baseline and pulled it back to P spot for Emily Francis to sweep in (a manoeuvre that would have even made coach Chris Wardale smile), 9-1.  
The very solid defensive line of Leigh-Ann Worrall, Ella Gill, Sally Rose and Lucy Walton saw that no more goals were scored in the second half by Magpies. 
 
City continued to with their ruthless attack with Emily Leeming making some lovely leading runs and Lauren Lawrie linking the play between midfield and forwards. Emma Hewitt then got her hero hatrick from a lovely hit in her back foot space making it 10-1. And last but not least a final short corner where captain Georgia Cleveland pushed in a goal bound drag flick which was guided in by Lauren Lawrie meant the game finished on 11-1. 
 
A valiant team effort which saw 7 different goals scorers get themselves on the score sheet, and Norwich City 2s solidify themselves at the top of the league at the half way point. 

WOMENS 3RD XI - 04/12/2021 VS EVERGREENS 1 (A) 
 
TEAM: Womens 3rd XI 
DATE: 04/12/2021 
FIXTURE: Womens 3rd XI VS 04/12/2021 
HEADLINE: The womens threes had a bit of a road trip to Kings Lynn to play evergreens… 
LEAGUE: EAST DIVISION 3 NORTH EAST NORTH 
VENUE: Evergreens 
RESULT: Won 3-0 
 
REPORT: 
The womens threes had a bit of a road trip to Kings Lynn to play evergreens at Lynnsport. L3’s pressurised Evergreens from the start distributing the ball with slick passing and great communication. Evergreens rarely put pressure on City, but when it did happen, they were skilfully relieved of possession by an exceptional city defensive line up. Short corners taken by city were crisp and well drilled, however the goals came from a fantastic deflection from Gabby Sharp, a strong attacking play resulting in new captain Claire Snelling putting the ball past the keeper, and finally Hannah Sangar deftly placing the ball in the bottom left hand corner. 
A great team effort from everyone resulting in a 3-0 win for city. 
 

WOMENS 5TH XI - 04/12/2021 VS BECCLES 1 (A) 
 
TEAM: Womens 5th XI 
DATE: 04/12/2021 
FIXTURE: Womens 5th XI VS 04/12/2021 
HEADLINE: A well deserved victory  
LEAGUE: EAST DIVISION 4 NORTH EAST NORTH 
VENUE: Langley  
RESULT: Win 
 
REPORT: City dominated possession throughout the game with contributions from everyone who played. From the start the team showed the opposition their desire to win. They passed the ball accurately to one another meaning there was no loose balls for the opposition to chase down. The press was set quickly before Beccles had a chance to clear their line and City covered the gaps well and intercepted the ball more often than not. However, goals were proving hard to score with the Beccles defence stopping most attacks and shots that did get through narrowly missing the post. 
 
 
 
However ,the breakthrough came when the ball fell to Ellis Couzins on the edge of the D and her clean strike put City ahead before half time. 
 
 
 
In the second half the possession stayed with City and they continued to press forward with many more missed chances on goal. The second goal was eventually scored by Millie Wimhurst after strikes from Amy Hinchliffe, Susan Matthews and Liz Hollis had all been cleared as the ball bounced around the D. 
 
 
 
The ball rarely crossed the half way line however when it did it was dealt with efficiently by the defensive team of Jo Di-Corpo, Allison McLellan, Niamh Rushton, Chloe Green and Emma Guyton. The ball was passed quickly and play was switched across the pitch with the midfield of Esme Abbott, Emily Winter and Sofia Hancy dominating play. A great result and a good team performance. 
 
 
 

WOMENS 6TH XI - 04/12/2021 VS NORWICH DRAGONS 8 (A) 
 
TEAM: Womens 6th XI 
DATE: 04/12/2021 
FIXTURE: Womens 6th XI VS 04/12/2021 
HEADLINE: A Solid Game For The Womens 6s  
LEAGUE: EAST DIVISION 5 NORTH EAST NORTH 
VENUE: Dragons  
RESULT: 5-0 
 
REPORT: 
 
It was a cold early morning start who were playing against Dragons 8s at Dragons. From the beginning of the game, City played well making good strong passes throughout the midfield. Some excellent runs from Esther Hamilton, Ella Kussulke and Samantha Harvey meant that the ball was mainly in the Dragons half. City had a few short corners at the beginning of the game but these chances were denied by some excellent defending from Dragons. 
 
Midway through the first half an excellent run by Mirha Kashif, who took the ball into the Dragons D and managed to slide it just beyond the Dragons GK making the score 1-0 to City. Following on from this success City has another couple of chances at the Dragons goal which saw both Mirha Kashif and Julia Marchant score. Just before the end of the first half, City had one more attack at the Dragons goal with Helen McCall making an amazing run and shot. Unfortunately for City the whistle went just before the ball entered the goal. The score at halftime was 3-0. 
 
Dragons came back stronger in the 2nd half and has a few chances in the City half of the pitch. However, these were well defended by Sarah Sandell, Alice Petch, Millie Brown and Rosie Crane. City managed to get an additional 2 goals in the 2nd half, one by Mirha Kashif and the other by Helen McCall. By the end of the game, City was happy with their 5-0 win. 
 
Additional praise to Ella Kassulke for her first game for L6s. She did amazingly in both defence and attacking short corners. Esther Hamilton was awarded POTM for some incredible midfield runs and excellent crosses into the D.  
 
 
 
 
 

WOMENS DEVELOPMENT XI - 04/12/2021 VS HARLESTON MAGPIES (A) 
 
TEAM: Womens Development XI 
DATE: 04/12/2021 
FIXTURE: Womens Development XI VS 04/12/2021 
HEADLINE: A solid win for City against Magpies 
LEAGUE: NORFOLK DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 
LEAGUE SPONSORS: EMPRESA LIMITED 
VENUE: 
RESULT: NC: 3 
Harleston Magpies: 0 
 
REPORT: 
This weekend's fixture saw Norwich City Devs away at Harleston Magpies. 
With no substitutes to play this weekend and against a strong team Norwich City was dominant from the start with most of the play being in City's half for the first 30 minutes, however, Norwich City were unable to put a score past Magpies goalie. 
In the second half, City retained the dominance of the first half, passing the ball well and with accuracy. 
Amber. S managed to nip one passed Magpies goalkeeper in the second half with another 2 confident scores added to the board by Lottie Hood, leaving Magpies trailing behind by a 3-0 lead until the final blow of the whistle. 
Another good win.... well-done team and team coach, Ali!! 
 
 

MENS 1ST XI - 04/12/2021 VS CAMBRIDGE CITY 2 (A) 
 
TEAM: Mens 1st XI 
DATE: 04/12/2021 
FIXTURE: Mens 1st XI VS 04/12/2021 
HEADLINE: Men's 1s complete unbeaten half-season! 
LEAGUE: EAST PREMIER DIVISION 
VENUE: Wilberforce Rd Ground  
RESULT: 5-2 W 
 
REPORT: 
We started poorly, struggling to find our footing on the slick pitch. It took a while for us to settle and to get the ball moving but once we did the hockey flowed from there. 
With our first short corner of the day Cameron Cooke dragged down the middle but it was saved, although straight back to him at the p-spot and with a half volley he almost took the keeper in with the shot and we were away. 
A few minutes later Cambridge pegged us back with a hopeful hit in that found its way after a deflection to an unmarked forward for a finish past Russ. We continued to play well and were back in front a few minutes later. Jonty Black found Ben Chapman on the baseline who beat one and passed passed to Harry Gill at the P-Spot who deflected towards the bottom corner (open debate if it was going in) but Chris Wardale made sure for 2-1. 
Out third goal was instantly after and was the single sexiest goal we may ever witness. 60 seconds of passing round the back tiring their fwd press and then defence to attack in the blink of an eye. Ball up the right to Gilly who played it back inside to Pete who found Jeremy and with a one touch deflection sent Ben Chapman through on the left before he softly played the ball round the GK to Cameron for an easy finish into an empty net. Cambridge were unfortunate to come up against a prime passing and moving display, very unlike us but was massively appreciated from all who witnessed. 
Some lazy defence before halftime led to a hit into our D that was deflected and save by Alastair but fell to their unmarked forward for an easy finish of their own. 3-2 HT. 
 
2nd half saw Cambridge be more direct with some attempted runs through the middle channel but MOTM Thomas Cooke was on hand to not let them through.  
A few counters from Thomas' turnovers and Short Corners won later and Cameron dragged a beautiful flick into the top left for 4-2. We knew our work wasn't done and kept pushing for a bigger lead with Chris Wardale doing some outrageous forward press work to singlehandedly cause turnover after turnover and after 5/6minutes of tormenting their backing he managed to recover the ball, quickly find Ben Chapman who ran around their last defender and baseline before passed back inside to an unmarked Cameron for a 1-on-1 with the keeper and made no mistake to put away his 4th and our 5th.  
 
Some phenomenal defensive unit play to continue to frustrate our opponents as well as Tom Harris giving Cambridge the time wasting corner flag treatment for the last 3 minutes, saw us safely home with 3 points and other results meaning we end the halfway point with a 6 point lead and unbeaten. Amazing work from the team and nothing short of what they deserve, a hard last week of work to see us through to the deserved Christmas break after Blueharts incoming! 
 

MENS 2ND XI - 04/12/2021 VS PELICANS 2 (H) 
 
TEAM: Mens 2nd XI 
DATE: 04/12/2021 
FIXTURE: Mens 2nd XI VS 04/12/2021 
HEADLINE: Hard fought victory!  
LEAGUE: EAST DIVISION 2 NORTH EAST 
VENUE: Taverham  
RESULT: 4 - 1  
 
City welcomed Pelicans 2's to Taverham knowing a win would cement their position at the top of the table. The game started with both teams fighting for possession with neither team having to many clear cut chances. 10 minutes in and City started to take the game by the scruff of the neck and started to play some really good hockey the way they knew they could. Half time 3 - 0. 
 
The second half started much the same with City dominating play with only sporadic chance from Pelicans. It was one of these sporadic chances and a sleight lapse in concentration that lead to the opposition grabbing a well worked goal. City pulled them selves together and dominated the rest of the game comfortably. 4 - 1 final score and a well deserved hard fought victory for City.  
 

MENS 3RD XI - 04/12/2021 VS BURY ST EDMUNDS 3 (A) 
 
TEAM: Mens 3rd XI 
DATE: 04/12/2021 
FIXTURE: Mens 3rd XI VS 04/12/2021 
HEADLINE: Goal Rush(ton) 
LEAGUE: EAST DIVISION 3 NORTH EAST 
VENUE: Culford School 
RESULT: City 3s 6 - 0 Bury 3s 
 
REPORT: 
After being tragically reduced to 11 players after a heroic trip to the hospital by Aaron, City started strong with good forward momentum with Ethan Rushton being able to scrounge an early goal in the 5. Bury pushed back however tight defending and pressure in the mid-field with great performances from both Max Wilson and Oli Millet as inside forwards enabled city to keep the ball firmly in their half with Ethan Rushton smashing another on in from the top of the D and a well worked short corner saw Clive Crichton put away a lovely deflection in to the bottom corner as well as Max Wilson rounding off a city dominated first half with a well worked team goal. City picked right up where they left off in the second half with some beautiful play between the mid-field and the front line creating several chances on goal and keeping the opposite firmly on the back foot. The defensive transfers enabled smooth flowing moves down the wings again creating some wonderful attempts on goal from Silvy, Oli Millet and Boycie. Even with many substitutions City’s bare 11 still kept on top of Buru wrapping up the game with two more excellently choreographed goals by the team with Ethan Rushton putting both into the back of the goal. All in all a good win and a solid performance from the whole team that they should all be proud of. 

MENS 5TH XI - 04/12/2021 VS NORWICH DRAGONS 4 (H) 
 
TEAM: Mens 5th XI 
DATE: 04/12/2021 
FIXTURE: Mens 5th XI VS 04/12/2021 
HEADLINE: A game of two halves and short corners! 
LEAGUE: EAST DIVISION 4 NORTH EAST 
VENUE: TRF 
RESULT: 3-2 
 
REPORT: 
A mid-afternoon game at Taverham saw two well matched teams go head-to-head in a well spirited, but cold game of hockey with City claiming the victory.  
 
The game started off with even amounts of pressure being applied at both ends. With each team in turn counter attacking well the first opportunity fell to Dragons winning a short corner, but the City defence held firm. 
 
City responded by winning their first short corner or the game. Good injection from Matthew Brine and stop by Tom Cooper allowed Corey Rushton the chance to drag flick, forcing the keeper to make a good save. After taking turns to attack and defend with Sam Williamson and Mark Bailey combining well for City down the left, it was Dragons that got the first goal. 
 
City responded well, with good attacks by Angus Irving and Glen Tobias, this time down the right side. A short corner won by City allowed Matthew Brine to drill the ball bottom left to level the scores. 1-1 A second short corner followed, with a carefully planned ‘alternative routine’. Injection by Tom Cooper, a firm hit from Matthew Brine to Corey Rushton, who deflected it in giving city a well-earned lead. 2-1 City! 
 
Yet another short corner, saw the team revert to short corner plan-A, with Matthew Brine picking his spot, in the bottom right hand corner taking City two goals clear. 3-1 
 
Dragons did manage a late break against the run of play to pull one back with a minute left. City however were more than strong enough to not let a spirited second half performance slip and hold out for a well-earned victory. 3-2 City!.