Tuesday 14th April 2009 – Ridgeons League Division One

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Thetford Town 4 Diss Town  3

Match Report - Tony Collins

Diss had enough chances to win the game in the first half but then fell to the odd goal in seven goals scored in the last half an hour of the match. Stuart Jenkinson replaced Mark Shadrack at right back and Steve Wright came into the team as the only changes to the team that started the match against F C Clacton.

Danny Partridge was high with his header to a Jake Berry corner, Ben Soanes was high with his header to an Ed Cussons corner, partridge had a shot well saved by Matt Terry and George Wilson struck the bar with the follow up shot in a series of first half chances for The Tangerines.

Steve Best diverted a 60^th minute centre past Matty Hill for the opening goal of the match. Two minutes later George Wilson equalised with a shot from ten yards out. Soanes headed against a post moments before Thetford went 2-1 up in the 70^th minute. Callum Webb shot in from 16 yards out. Three minutes later Leon Campbell increased the lead to a Lee Brewer free kick.

Jake Berry scored his first goal since returning to Diss when he made it 3-2 in the 77^th minute directly from a free kick 30 yards out. Partridge was only just wide as he shot to a Soanes pass five minutes from time. As the game went into added time Craig Skipp hit an unstoppable 25 yard volley past Hill to make it 4-2. Stuart Jenkinson had a fine chance to reduced the arrears to a Berry centre before finally doing so three minutes into added time.

Diss team: Matty Hill, Stuart Jenkinson, Ed Cussons, James Wilson, Dave Adams, George Wilson,  Jason Hunt, Steve Wright, Danny Partridge, Jake Berry, Ben Soanes.

Diss subs: Danny Jones, Steve Best (for J Wilson 46 mins) and Rob Taylor.