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DAVID CUFFLEY, EVENING NEWS SPORT

22 July 2008

Defender Elliot Omozusi made his first appearance in Norwich City colours in tonight's friendly against Falkenbergs FF in Sweden.

The 19-year-old lined up in the centre of defence in an unfamiliar back four for City because of injuries to Jason Shackell, Gary Doherty, Michael Spillane and Adam Drury, still not considered fit to return to action.

There was another outing for triallist striker Chris Makiese after his goal against Ahlafors IF on Saturday.

Kick-off at Stafsinge IP was delayed by 15 minutes because of the late arrival of the City team.

It took City less than four minutes to take the lead when Darel Russell scored with a powerful header from a corner by skipper Mark Fotheringham.

But Falkenbergs almost levelled within a minute, David Svensson crossing for Tobias Nilsson to test David Marshall with a low drive that the goalkeeper blocked with his body.

Jamie Cureton then fired just wide and Russell had a low drive saved by 'keeper Stojan Lukic as the Canaries continued to hold the upper hand.

Apart from Nilsson's early effort, the host found it difficult to get out of their own half in the first quarter of an hour, though Joel Johansson fired wide left-footed in a rare break.

Cureton headed over in another attack from a cross by Lee Croft.

Posted By: DrDublin, Jul 22, 18:51:02