U18 Report: Norwich 5-0 Saints

By SFC Media time Sat 17 Apr Norwich City vs Saints
Photo by Isabelle Field | Josh Lett
Sat 17 Apr 11AM
U18 Premier League
Norwich City
5
Southampton
0
Tizzard OG [4'] Aboh [7'] Thorn [45+1'] Matos [49'] Duffy [68']
goal
Venue: The Lotus Training Centre | Attendance: 0

Southampton's youngsters suffered defeat on the road to Norwich City on Saturday.

The first goal of the game came after just four minutes, Oscar Thorn's square ball set for Alex Matos deflected into his own net by Saints' WIll Tizzard.

It didn't take long for the Canaries to double their lead either; just four minutes later Ken Aboh held off his markers with a direct run into the box, before finishing past Matt Hall to ensure of a dominant start to proceedings for the hosts.

Saints looked to respond as the half grew on, Fedel Ross-Lang trying a speculative effort from range which fell just wide.

But the half finished just as it started, Thorn involved once again in stoppage time by this time getting a goal of his own which gave Norwich a comfortable three-goal advantage going into the break.

It was a similarly quick start to the second 45 for Saturday's hosts, as Aboh turned provider for Matos in the 49th minute.

The game then died down for the first time during a hectic afternoon; the next chance not appearing until gone the hour mark as Lewis Payne's seemingly goal-bound shot deflected behind for a corner.

But it was from this very corner that Norwich's fifth and final goal arose as Joe Duffy was fouled following a rapid counter-attack.

Up stepped Duffy to take the penalty he earned, sending Hall the wrong way to cement an impressive afternoon for the Canaries.

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Norwich City

1
Jayden St Paul (GK)
2
Solomon Alidor-Hamilton
3
Ola Okeowo
4
Brad Hills
5
Lewis Shipley
6
Saxon Earley
7
Oscar Thorn goal
replace Finley Welch (50′)
8
Harry Brooke
9
Ken Aboh goal
10
Alex Matos goal
replace Michael Reindorf (80′)
11
Joe Duffy goal
13
Reece Trueman
12
Finley Welch
14
Michael Reindorf
15
Osman Foyo

Southampton

1
Matt Hall (GK)
2
Sonnie Davis
3
Jeremi Rodrigues
replace Matt Carson (46′)
4
Josh Squires
5
Will Tizzard
replace Jem Hewlett (59′)
6
Leon Pambou
replace Tyler Dibling (73′)
7
Riley Wright
8
Lewis Payne
9
Luke Pearce
10
Fedel Ross-Lang
11
Josh Lett
13
Gustav Lillenberg
12
Matt Carson
14
Tyler Dibling
15
Jem Hewlett
16
Dominic Ballard
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