Gallant Ghosts exit Norfolk Senior Cup

Fakenham Town suffered late heartache in the Norfolk Senior Cup as Norwich City U21s progressed to the semi-finals with a slender win at the Daly Group Stadium.Jaiden Owen struck a minute from time for the young Canaries, who were indebted to goalkeeper Jack Ruddy for keeping them in the tie.Watched by a fantastic crowd of 485, the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division leaders created the better chances throughout the 90 minutes.Ruddy pulled off early saves to deny both Jake Watts and a glancing header from Josh Youngs while Joe Keeley struck the post as the home side dominated the opening 20 minutes.Louis Henman Mason also saw an effort tipped over by the visiting goalkeeper as the score remained goalless going into the break.The busy Watts was twice thwarted by Ruddy in the second half while the home side had two penalty shouts waved away by the referee before Owen’s late winner broke home hearts.Fakenham Town: Andrews, Reynolds (Poore), Coslett, Sturman (Rasberry), Mayhew, Youngs (Densley), Bonner (Page), Henman-Mason, Watts, Robinson (Middleton), Keeley.