Ingoldisthorpe triumph over Castle Rising in League Cup showpiece

Division Two League Cup

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Division Two champions Ingoldisthorpe completed a league and cup double by beating Castle Rising in the final.

Both teams ended the game, which was played at Fakenham Town Football Club, with ten men in a fiesty encounter while Castle Rising missed an early penalty at the Daly Group Stadium.

Ingoldisthorpe’s Aaron Herbert found himself on the end of a corner after just five minutes to nod his side into an early lead.

Castle Rising restarted quickly and within seconds were awarded a stonewall penalty by referee Shane Watts.

Matthew Pearson stepped up for Rising only to see his poor penalty saved by Ionuk Armeanu in the Thorpe goal.

The game settled into a tactical battle and the scores remained 1-0 until the break.

Both sides started to play on the front foot in the second half with chances being created at either end and the respective goalkeepers pulled off some fine saves.

It was 70 minutes on the clock when Ingoldisthorpe’s Dylan Ess pounced on a loose ball to double their advantage.

Castle Rising continued to search for a route back into the game but a stray challenge from Kenzie Corbett saw him see a red card whilst Ingoldisthorpe's Phil Bradshaw also received the same punishment for his retaliation to the incident.

Will Bradshaw made it 3-0 to Ingoldisthorpe with a smart finish from the edge of the area to complete a North West Norfolk Football League double.