Norfolk F.A. Senior Cup

Quarter Final

Tuesday 15th February 2022

Kick Off 19.45 Actual 19.47

Norwich C.B.S. 1 Dereham Town 2, attendance 176

9’ 1-0

55’ 1-1 (pen)

90’+ 2, 1-2

@ The Nest, 3G Pitch

Holt Road

Horsford

Norwich

NR10 3AQ

£5 Admission

£1.50 Programme, 20 pages.

Norwich C.B.S.. have had quite a few names in recent years. They started life as Norwich Union, but lost the use of their Pinebanks ground and then became A.F.C. Norwich whilst they ground shared at Dussindale for a season. After moving to the village of Spixworth, they changed their name again, to that of the village and finally becoming Norwich C.B.S., which incorporates the sponsors name, so they are likely to change their name again when the current deal expires. They normally play home games at the Football Development Centre in Bowthorpe, but with works going on there, in the meantime they are using the 3G pitch here at The Nest. Spectator access is limited to three sides (dugout side out of bounds) and there is a single row of seating, running from the corner where you enter the cage, towards the halfway line. They are pretty pointless though, as the pitch side rail obscures the view, hence very few people bothered to sit in them.

Norwich C.B.S. are fourth in Division 1 North of the Eastern Counties League (Step 6), whilst Dereham Town are fifth in Division 1 North of the Isthmian League (Step 4). It was rumoured that Dereham would put out a much weakened team for this match, but they were still the stronger side for long periods. C.B.S. went ahead totally against the run of play, a deflected free kick wrong footing the visitor’s ’keeper. Dereham created plenty of chances, but it took a penalty ten minutes into the second half to finally draw them level. Two minutes into stoppage time, we were saved from going to penalties to decide the tie, when Dereham nicked the winner. Overall, it was the right outcome.