So how impressive is scoring 4 (four) against Fakenham?

You decide.

Fakenham 1 Norwich 8 - Libbra hat-trick on debut

By Ahmad Barclay
Date: 12/7/2001

It was Fakenham that opened the scoring, but in the end they were brushed aside by a strong Norwich side last night. French triallist Marc Libbra stole the show with a hat-trick of stunning goals, while last season's top marksman Iwan Roberts also netted three, and new-boy Clint Easton got a brace.

Fakenham's Stuart Williams definitely deserves a mention in here somewhere. He gave his side a shock 1-0 lead after just over a minute, heading past young shot-stopper Aaron Osborne and into the Norwich net. To be fair Osbourne isn't the most experienced of 'keepers, and his name won't even be familiar to most fans, but it can't take away from Williams' effort.

City were back on level terms as Roberts headed home ten minutes later, and soon after Libbra opened his account with a powerful header. Norwich found themselves 4-1 up by half-time, Clint Easton scored from a loose ball in the Fakenham defence and Roberts added to his tally with a second header.

It wasn't long before the Canaries were 5-1 up, as Clint Easton struck a sweet effort from the edge of the box. Fakenham then managed to stem the tide, but with ten minutes remaining Libbra breached their defence with a left-footed drive from the edge of the box. And as if that wasn't enough, he then scored a stunning 25-yard angled shot with his other foot.

Roberts wouldn't be out-done though, and popped up in the final seconds to complete his trio.

City Line-Up: Osborne, Sutch, Blois, Pinones (Oxby 55), Fleming, Jackson (Verheyen 45), Nedergaard (Bloomfield 77), Russell, Roberts, Libbra, Easton

Posted By: King of Creosotia, Jul 12, 21:55:14