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Nov 16th :: Long Stratton U-12 5 Harleston 3...The young Reds won their fifth consecutive game and again they proved their character by coming from 3-1 down to win 5-3 to stay in second place...Brendan Edwards scored a hat-trick taking his total to 12 goals for the season now from midfield, and Wayne Bemrose bagged two goals taking him to 14, but at the other end Andrew Bellingham in goal and Chris Savory at centre-back were the heroes in what was a pulsating battle...Stratton Glass man of the match was Chris Savory...

Nov 16th :: Long Stratton U-10 4 Harleston 2...The mini-Reds maintained their good start to the season with victory over Harleston, still unbeaten in the league..a hat-trick from Kieran Smith and a Max Sawyer strike for the Reds...Total Butler man of the match was Zak Sawker...
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Nov 15th :: Corton 2 Long Stratton 0...The Reds drew a blank on the coast as Corton moved into second spot after this 2-0 win, condemning Stratton to a fourth straight away defeat, any hopes of promotion are fading with the Reds now sitting firmly in mid-table...Stratton Motor Company man of the match was David Storey...

Nov 15th :: Long Stratton Res. 1 Watton Utd Res. 1...The Reserves meanwhile are well and truly in the race for promotion to Div.4, Simon Hilton's side had to be content with a point despite looking much the better side for most of the game, Ricky Braddon stabbed home Stratton's goal in the first half and chances came and went with Darren Fowles going close, Watton however relished the battle and with just 9 minutes left they had a man sent-off but this merely triggered the visitors best spell of the game and they grabbed the equaliser in the 85th miunute. Stratton so nearly got the winner in time added on when Paul Hardingham's cross found Daniel Cooke in space but he flashed his header just over the bar...Dave Christian, Lloyd Douglas and young Ben Stearman caught the eye but the Simon's Landscaping man of the match went to the evergreen Ian Wilson...

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Nov 11th :: Long Stratton F.C. Training...With the poor condition of the floodlit training area and the impending works on the new training area, all teams are having to relocate their respective training sessions. Players will be informed by their managers of any changes of day and time and the new venue...

Nov 9th :: Long Stratton U-12 6 Swindell 3...Stratton's Under-12 lads moved into second place after chalking up their fourth straight win. The game started badly for the Reds, playing with a strong wind behind them in the first half Swindell made the most of the conditions and went 3-0 up within 10 minutes, but Wayne Bemrose clawed the home side back into it with two goals before the interval. The second half saw Stratton take total control and young Wayne completed his third hat-trick in four games with a clinical finish, Brendan Edwards then weaved his magic and completed his second hat-trick of the season...The Stratton Glass man of the match was Andrew Bellingham the young Stratton keeper who made a number of good saves to keep the score to 3-0 against the strong wind enabling the boys to mount their comeback...

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Nov 9th :: Long Stratton U-10 2 Harleston 3...The mini-reds were knocked out of the cup in a close game against fellow Div. 4 side Harleston, young Kieran Smith got both Stratton's goals...Total Butler man of the match was Kieran Smith...

Nov 8th :: Long Stratton 1 Caister 1...A tremedous 25 yard free-kick from Carl Harwin seemed certain to give Stratton a fourth straight home win until a very controversial equaliser in the 88th minute. Vic Harwin reshuffled his team after the victory over Sole Bay last week, Stephen Blunt reverted to full-back, Shaun Moss made way to the bench and JJ McCluskey was called up to start up front. The first half saw Stratton do most of the pressing and they took the lead midway through the half with a brilliant free-kick from Carl Harwin that flew into the top corner, Harwin's 6th goal in his last 4 outings and his 9th of the campaign. In the second half Stratton continued to press the visitors back, having a goal dissallowed along the way. Caister were barely posing any threat on goal when they got a free-kick in th closing stages. The referee caused uproar in the home crowd by allowing the quickly taken set-piece to stand, despite the fact he was pacing the Stratton wall back 10 yards and hadn't blown the whistle. When he blew for full-time, both sets of players and coaching staff surrounded the ref as stewards led the man in black off the ground...The Chip Inn man of the match was Jimmy Dale...

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