Saturday 9th August 2008

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Match Report by Tony Collins

 Diss started the league season with a defeat against relegated Newmarket at Cricket Field Road. The Diss starting line up included just four of last season’s squad. There were returns to a tangerine shirt for Leighton Miller and Gavin Pauling.

The best chance of the opening quarter of the match fell to Diss. Ed Cussons sent a fine ball into the danger area in the 15^th minute but Danny Partridge could only put his shot wide of ex-Tangerine goalkeeper Lee Hulyer’s goal. The opening goal was scored by another former Diss player. Dale Vince latched on to a through ball and was judged to have beaten the offside trap before sliding his shot past Mark Camidge from ten yards out. A well delivered free kick from Cussons in the 36^th minute was headed narrowly wide by Steve Best.

Diss should have equalised at the start of the second half. Osiris Gomes ran down the right and pulled the ball back from the goal line for Robbie Lawrence to shoot high from six yards out less than 30 seconds after the re-start. Gomes was narrowly wide with a free kick from 23 yards out five minutes later during the best spell of the match for Diss. Andy Eady sent a disputed 70^th minute free kick from halfway towards the Diss penalty area. Camidge punched away under pressure but failed to get depth on the clearance and Tony Becks sent the ball back over his head from 25 yards out and into the roof of the net to make it 2-0. Despite making changes Diss could make no impression on the Jockey’s rear guard.

Diss team:  Mark Camidge, Gavin Pauling, Ed Cussons, Leighton Miller, Steve Best, George Wilson, Osiris Gomes, Robbie Lawrence, Danny Partridge, Luke Catchpole, Andy Moody.

Diss subs:  Mark Shadrack (for Cussons 85 mins), Josh Hull, Steve Wright (for Partridge 85 mins), Adie Hayes (for Wilson 65 mins).

Attendance: 110.