Tuesday 17^th March 2009

Ridgeons League Division One

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Diss Town put the disappointment of their terrible display on Saturday behind them as they scored four times and missed many more chances to run out convincing winners against Swaffham at Shoemakers Lane on Tuesday. The injured George Wilson was replaced by Danny Jones and the unavailable Jake Berry by Stuart Jenkinson with Andy Moody returning in place of Steve Wright. However, that switch only lasted 22 minutes due to Moody picking up a back muscle injury.

An entertaining start to the game saw Diss go close with a shot from Danny Partridge only just going too high and Lee Brookes turning a Stuart Jenkinson shot away for a corner. Ex-Tangerine Gavin Norman had a shot well blocked at the expense of a corner and Stuart Seales should have done better than shoot wide after breaking away for Swaffham.

Diss took the lead in the 20^th minute when an Ed Cussons corner was powerfully headed into the top corner of the net by James Wilson from eight yards out. Four minutes later Jenkinson had a shot deflected for a counter. From it Ben Soanes should have done better than shoot wide after a poor punch away by Brookes. Brookes used his feet to deny Jenkinson in the 28^th minute after Steve Wright and Soanes exchanged passes down the left. Soanes missed another fine chance, two minutes later he shot over after a defensive mistake to a Cussons corner.

Wright headed over from three yards out when unmarked at a corner. Matty Hill made a superb save to deny Rob Howling directly from a 60^th minute free kick. The save of the night came from Brookes in the 68^th minute when he dived low to keep out a Steve Best close range header at a corner. From their next corner Diss went 2-0 ahead when Steve Best headed the kick from Cussons on for Danny Partridge to guide in from a yard out. By now Diss were in charge of the attacking play and Brookes used his feet to keep out a shot from Partridge, who had run clear of the defence.

In the 75^th minute Partridge collected a long ball and passed it for Ben Soanes to take on and shoot across the face of the goalkeeper and in via the inside of the post. A minute later Diss made it 4-0 as Partridge released Jones to run and cross low for Luke Catchpole to shoot in from close range.

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Diss team: Matty Hill, Mark Shadrack, Ed Cussons, James Wilson, Steve Best, Danny Jones, Luke Catchpole, Danny Partridge, Ben Soanes, Andy Moody.

Diss subs:  Steve Wright (for 22 mins due to a back injury), Terry Minshull (for Jenkinson 79 mins), Matty Garnham (for Jones 79 mins) and Scott Thaxton.

Attendance: 60.