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NORFOLK LEAGUE CUP FINAL:
Ash Samba Boyz v Dutch Warriors,
Wednesday 21st April 2010, kick off: 19:00 CET,
at the Xpert Arena

On Wednesday night the two most successfull sides in the history of the Norfolk League Cup go head-to-head in a bid to win their first trophy of the season. Ash Samba Boyz have triumphed in this competiton twice, in seasons 6 and 10 whilst Braindead's Dutch Warriors are the only side to have won the competition three times - winning in seasons 2, 3 and 7.

Ash Samba Boyz have had a strange season. Their run of three consecutive league titles has come to an end after losing their opening 4 away league games. A late rally has put them in pole position to claim second place though. Their form has been excellent in the cups though. They reached the final of the Norfolk Trophy before being edged out in extra time by Hotshots whilst they have won 7 of their 8 league cup games this season. Their recent history in the cups is impressive. They have won the league cup twice and been beaten finalists once, whilst they have reached the last 3 finals of the Trophy, winning one and losing the other 2.

Dutch Warriors are also ending the season in good form and secured their top flight status on Saturday. They lie 5th in the Norfolk League, just 2 points adrift of the 2nd placed Samba Boyz. They too had a good run in the Norfolk Trophy reaching the semi finals before being endged out on penalties to Hotshots. In the league cup, they have defeated opposition from all four divisions en route to the final. The Warriors were victorious in their first two league cup campaigns, but this is their first final appearance since Season 8 when they were defeated by Shawfield Reborn. They have also reached the final of the Trophy twice, defeating Shawfield in season 8 and losing to City of Uhra in season 7.

ROAD TO THE FINAL

Ash Samba Boyz:

Round	Opposition	Res	Score	Scorers
R1, 1st Leg R1, 2nd Leg	The Barbican (A) The Barbican (H)	Won Won	2-1 3-2	Makanaki 46, 81 Kelly 14, 67, Quintino 58
R2, 1st Leg R2, 2nd Leg	Smallville FC (H) Smallville FC (A)	Won Won	5-1 2-0	Espeseth 14, Brightwell 26, 64, Ingleby 43, Kelly 90 Reimarmuller 17, Hayward 50
QF, 1st Leg QF, 2nd Leg	Amazingstoke Gooners (A) Amazingstoke Gooners (H)	Drew Won	1-1 2-0	Makanaki 51 Brightwell 18, 50
SF, 1st Leg SF, 2nd Leg	Blackhawk Rangers (A) Blackhawk Rangers (H)	Won Won	6-3 3-0	Hayward 16, Rush 47, 49, Makanaki 56, Brightwell 69, Quintino 87 Reimarmuller 19, Brightwell 25, Albertino 86

Dutch Warriors:

Round	Opposition	Result	Score	Scorers
R1, 1st Leg R1, 2nd Leg	Athletico Redhill (H) Athletico Redhill (A)	Won Lost	2-0 1-2	Goossen 9, Burg 72 Nok 42
R2, 1st Leg R2, 2nd Leg	Blyth Spartans A.F.C (A) Blyth Spartans A.F.C (H)	Won Won	3-0 3-0	Seabury 18, Goossen 22, 29 Gronslatt 29, Tammer 47, Sabander 75
QF, 1st Leg QF, 2nd Leg	Ross County Reserves (A) Ross County Reserves (H)	Drew Won	2-2 1-0	Seabury 19, Goossen 46 (pen) Tammer 8
SF, 1st Leg SF, 2nd Leg	Toft Monks Athletic (A) Toft Monks Athletic (H)	Won Won	2-1 1-0	Goossen 29, Totaki 76 Goossen 65

CURRENT FORM

All Competitions:

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drn	GF	GA	Pts
Ash Samba Boyz	6	4	0	2	15	4	14
Dutch Warriors	6	3	0	3	6	3	12

Norfolk League Cup:

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drn	GF	GA	Pts
Ash Samba Boyz	6	5	0	1	19	5	16
Dutch Warriors	6	5	0	1	12	3	16

SEQUENCES

Ash Samba Boyz:
- Unbeaten in their last 8 games.
- Have won 4 of their last 6 matches.
- Have kept 4 clean sheets in their last 6 games.
- Have scored in 15 of their last 16 matches.
- Have won 20 of their last 23 league cup matches.
- Have only lost 1 of their last 25 league cup games.

Dutch Warriors:
- Unbeaten in their last 10 matches.
- Have won 6 of their last 10 games.
- Have gone 237 minutes without conceding a goal.
- Have kept 4 clean sheets in their last 6 league cup games.
- Have won 5 of their last 6 games in the league cup.
- have won 9 of their 12 cup matches this season.

HOTSHOTS

Ash Samba Boyz:
- Aaron Brightwell has scored 6 goals in his last 6 league cup matches.
- Didier Makanaki has scored 9 goals in his last 12 league cup games.

Dutch Warriors:
- Remco Goossen has scored 12 goals in his last 13 league cup matches.

IT'S A STAT

Ash Samba Boyz:
- This is their 250th game in all competitions.
- Manager William Young takes charge of his 250th game in charge.
- Have not been beaten in 90 minutes in any of their last 14 cup matches.
- Aaron Brightwell is the joint-highest goalscorer in league cup history with 19 goals
- Brightwell just needs 2 more goals to reach the 50 goal landmark.

Dutch Warriors:
- Have only conceded more than 1 goal in a game once in their last 10 matches.
- Need just 3 goals to have scored 450 goals in all competitions.
- Remco Goossen is the joint leading goal scorer in league cup history with 19 goals.

PAST MEETINGS

	Played	Ash Samba Boyz	Dutch Warriors	Draws
All Competitions	23	7	8	8
Between the managers	23	7	8	8
Norfolk League Cup	4	2	2	0
At the Xpert Arena	1	0	1	0
In Cup Finals	0	0	0	0

LAST MEETING

10/04/2010: Norfolk League

Ash Samba Boyz	1	Dutch Warriors	1
Rush	33	Totaki	45

THE KEEPERS

Name	Darius Laidlow	Donnie MacKintosh	Tom von Basterburg	Danilo Bertone
Team	Ash Samba Boyz	Ash Samba Boyz	Dutch Warriors	Dutch Warriors
Appearances	151	23	83	8
Clean Sheets	53	12	28	2
Save %	71%	77%	69%	67%
Penalty Save %	20%	57%	31%	0%

PLAYERS TO WATCH

AARON BRIGHTWELL, Midfielder, Ash Samba Boyz
The 31-year-old is the only survivor from the Samba Boyz first ever match back in season 1. He has ammassed a record 231 appearances, scoring 48 goals and creating 59 assists. This season has been one of his best ever, contributing 12 goals.

REMCO GOOSSEN, Midfielder, Dutch Warriors
Goossen has become the heart beat of the Warriors side. He is once of the best free kick takers around and is the Warriors all time leading goal scorer with 58 goals from his 151 appearances. He was the top scorer in the Norfolk League last season and already has 11 this term.

TEAM NEWS

Ash Samba Boyz:
- Midfielder Aleksi Vuoriainen has been ruled out through injury.

Dutch Warriors:
- The Warriors have a fully fit squad to chose from.

THE REF

AL REDDY, Skill 7, Hard 7
Games: 63
Penalties awarded: 14
Yellows per game: 2.97
Reds per game: 0.22

PAST FINALS

Season 11: Amazingstoke Gooners 3-0 Smallville FC
Season 10: Ash Samba Boyz 5-3 Hotshots
Season 9: City of Uhra 2-1 Blyth Spartans A.F.C
Season 8: Shawfield Reborn 1-0 Dutch Warriors
Season 7: Dutch Warriors 2-1 City of Uhra
Season 6: Ash Samba Boyz 3-2 toon rejects
Season 5: Bangor Bucks 1-0 Ash Samba Boyz
Season 4: Highland Select 1-0 City of Uhra*
Season 3: Dutch Warriors 2-0 Toft Monks Athletic*
Season 2: Dutch Warriors 3-2 Aldershot Enchants*
Season 1: Toft Monks Athletic 3-2 Highland Select*

*= Final played over 2 legs.

PREDICTION

On paper this game has all the makings of a classic. We have the two most successful sides in the competitons history. We have two sides on good unbeaten runs. The previous meetings between the two sides are well balanced and we have two of the best free kick takers around in the shape of Remco Goossen and Antonio Quintino. We also have two of the most successfull managers of the Norfolk League era. The last time these two met they couldn't be separated and that could be the case again. Expect a tight game with perhaps a late goal proving decisive but both sides will enter this one feeling they have a real chance to finish off the season with some silverware.

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