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NORFOLK LEAGUE CUP FINAL:
White Riot v toon rejects,
Wednesday 20th May 2009, Kick off: 19:00 CET,
at the Xpert Arena.
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On Wednesday night at the Norfolk Arena, a new name will be added to the Roll of Honour for the Norfolk League Cup as two sides look to put past final defeats behind them to secure signficant moments in their respective clubs history. For White Riot, giants of the Norfolk League with 6 majour honours behind them, this is their chance to win the one competition that has so far eluded them. Twice they have reached the final, in seasons 4 and 7, but twice they have been denied in close matches. This season they have performed well in the competition and remained unbeated. Their highlights include defeating current holders Shawfield Reborn in a tight semi-final and a crushing 8-2 aggregate win over Rubber Dubbers in the Quarters. For toon rejects, a first major trophy is up for grabs. They came so close in Season 6, leading the final 2-0 against the Samba Boyz with just 10 minutes remaining, before a thrilling comeback saw them defeated in extra time. Their history in this competition has been very good - they have reached the final twice, and been defeated semi-finalists once in their 6 seasons of trying. Although this season they have suffered the heartbrake of relegation from the Norfolk League, they have had a memorable cup win, including a stunning 4-1 aggregate win over 3 times winners Dutch Warriors, revenge over the Ash Samba Boyz and even victory over Murray's brothers side, chertseychoppers in the opening round. They have also come from 2 goals down in 3 of theif 4 ties to progress this season. ROAD TO THE FINAL-------------------------------------------
WHITE RIOT: ROUND 1:
1st leg, NO SURRENDER GERS (H) W 3-1 Paulrud 11, Noble 65, Swales 90.
2nd leg, No Surrender Gers (A) W 1-0 Tarrant 89. ROUND 2:
1st leg, Norfolk And Chance (A) D 2-2 Kit 12pen, Noble 64.
2nd leg, NORFOLK AND CHANCE (H) D 1-1 O'Connor 6. QUARTER FINAL:
1st leg, Rubber Dubbers (A) W 3-1 Eskelinen 34, Barto 74, Mills 87.
2nd leg, RUBBER DUBBERS (H) W 5-1 Swales 26, 67, Mills 32, Caldwell 46, Persbrant 48. SEMI FINALS:
1st leg, SHAWFIELD REBORN (H) W 1-0 Kit 66pen.
2nd leg, Shawfield Reborn (A) D 0-0 TOON REJECTS: ROUND 1:
1st leg, chertseychoppers (A) L 2-3 Gibbens 81, 85.
2nd leg, CHERTSEYCHOPPERS (H) W 3-1 Ayinla 7, Burton 56, Gibbens 90. ROUND 2:
1st leg, ASH SAMBA BOYZ (H) W 2-1 Hassell 54, Eaves 90.
2nd leg, Ash Samba Bouz (A) D 2-2 O'Brien 54, Fletcher 69. QUARTER FINAL:
1st leg, EDINBURGH WOLVES (H) W 3-2 O'Brien 82, Fletcher 84, Gibbens 88.
2nd leg, Edinburgh Wolves (A) W 1-0 O'Brien 50. SEMI FINALS:
1st leg, DUTCH WARRIORS (H) W 2-1 Meerdink 32 og, Burton 53.
2nd leg, Dutch Warriors (A) W 2-0 Gibbens 5, Burton 87.
CURRENT FORM (league & Cup)---------------------------------
Team------------P-W-L-D-GF-GA-PTS
White Riot..........6..4..1..1..11...3...13
toon rejects........6..3..1..2....9...7...11
SEQUENCES---------------------------------------------------
White Riot:
- Unbeaten in their last 8 games in the Norfolk League Cup.
- Have kept 4 clean sheets in a row.
- Have only lost 1 of their last 16 matches.
- Have won 12 of their last 16 games.
- Stevie Rivers has scored 9 times in his last 10 league cup ties. toon rejects:
- Have won 6 of their last 7 league cup ties.
- Have only lost once in their last 6 games.
- Have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 13 games.
- Seth Burton has scored 7 goals in his last 9 matches.
- Cameron Gibbens has scored 5 times in his 8 league cup ties. HEAD-TO-HEAD------------------------------------------------
Overall:
Played 7: 4 White Riot wins, 1 toon reject win, 2 draws. In the cup:
Played 1: 1 toon rejects win. Andrew Saudners v Murray Parsons:
Played 7: 4 Andrew Saunders wins, 1 Murray Parsons win, 2 draws. Last Meeting: 09/05/2009 Norfolk League:
WHITE RIOT 2 (Rivers 61, Barto 89
TOON REJECTS 0. TEAM NEWS---------------------------------------------------
White Riot are without experienced defender Ron O´Connor who is suspended. Midfielder Emile Tarrant returns from suspension. The rejects are without in form striker Seth Burton who is suspended. Veteran midfielder Archibald Fletcher is a major doubt through injury. PLAYERS TO WATCH--------------------------------------------
CARL KIT, Defender, White Riot.
Kit has won the most valuable player of the year award in the Norfolk League for the last 4 seasons and looks set to win this seasons award too. He is the main man in the Riot defence and has also scored 2 crucial penalties in this seasons cup run. CAMERON GIBBENS, Midfielder, toon rejects.
The 21-year-old has proved again this season that he is a real talent and has a great future for the rejects. Last season he won the award for mosts assists in the Norfolk League and this season he has already bagged 6 goals from midfield. PREVIOUS FINALS---------------------------------------------
Season 8: Shawfield Reborn 1-0 Dutch Warriors
Season 7: Dutch Warriors 2-1 White Riot
Season 6: Ash Samba Boyz 3-2 toon rejects
Season 5: Edinburgh Wolves 1-0 Ash Samba Boyz
Season 4: Highland Select 1-0 White Riot (0-0 Away, 1-0 Home)
Season 3: Dutch Warriors 2-0 Britannia City (1-0 Home, 1-0 Away)
Season 2: Dutch Warriors 3-2 Norfolk Enchants (2-2 Away, 1-0 Home)
Season 1: Britannia City 3-2 Highland Select (2-2 Away, 1-0 Home) The finals in seasons 1-4 were played over 2 legs. PREDICTION--------------------------------------------------
Both sides will be desperate to make history but both will cruely be without key players due to suspensions. The Riot have had the better in the two sides previous meetings will surely begin as the favourites. The rejects though enjoy being the under dog and have recorded a number of impressive wins over the most successful sides. They will probably need to score first if they are to upset the odds though!
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