Abbey Youth 0 Suffolk Youth 5

Rural Premier League U10

Suffolk Youth U10s turned their match with Abbey Youth into a Valentine's Day massacre on Saturday, beating Abbey Youth 5-0 and sqandering many more chances.

Abbey, who were in good form of late, started well, intending to carry on their winning run -- but defenders Niall Hardiman, Kurt Crowhurst and Joe Margerisson stuck to their jobs and gave the Abbey forwards no chance to break through.

Kevin Marshall in goal showed some safe handling when the ball was played into the penalty area. Suffolk took the lead when Jamie Hazell latched on to a Mitchell Haylock through-ball to beat the offside trap and round the keeper to score.

Danny Byfield hit a cracking second, sending a volley into the top corner of the goal. Hazell again was on hand to cheekily back heel the ball home for a third. A Danny Fitzgerald, Greg Morgan move ended with Ricky Weymouth adding the finishing touch, with the Abbey defence in tatters.

Suffolk squandered more opportunities before sub Ross Hanley powered through, holding off a defender to make it five. This fine win gives Suffolk six wins out of six in the Rural Premier League, with four games to play.

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