Schoolhouse lifted the Norfolk Sunday Junior Cup on Friday night, after defeating Chilvers 2-1 in an entertaining Final staged at Aldiss Park, Dereham.

It was apparent from the beginning of the game that the crowd were in for an entertaining contest, with both teams starting brightly.

It was Schoolhouse who opened the scoring in the 13th minute, when Chris Hall struck a low shot from the edge of the box past Michael Ellwood and into the corner of the net.

Chilvers were back on terms in the 19th minute, when Joe Jackson’s speculative free kick from distance took a slight deflection on its way to goal and nestled in the top corner.

Schoolhouse regained the lead just after the half hour mark, when Richard Brett made no mistake from close range to give Schoolhouse the advantage at the break.

Half-time: Chilvers 1-2 Schoolhouse

Chilvers worked tirelessly during the second half in search of an equaliser and almost found it right at the death, when Man of the Match Jackson saw a 20 yard pile driver crash off the bar.

Schoolhouse had defended resolutely in the dying minutes and held on until the final whistle to become the seventh team to be crowned County Cup winners this season.

Full-time: Chilvers 1-2 Schoolhouse

Chilvers: Michael Ellwood, Liam Manning, Wayne Turvey, Adam Manning, Alan Burch, Ben Oliver, Paul Moore, Liam Bowley (Jamie Goldsmith), Joe Jackson, Michael Woodhouse (Capt), James Tricks. Unused subs: Gareth Rudd, Jamie Lobley.

Schoolhouse: Pete Murphy, Josh Cullington (Johnny Miller), Will Dougal, Brendan Burke (Capt), Ian Garrod, Robert Sinclair, Calum Burke, Jamie Imrie, Richard Brett (Ben Watson), Chris Hall, Joe McCarthy (Shaun Bammant). Unused subs: James Slater, Will Vincent.

Referee: Michael Griffiths
Assistant Referees: Alexander Kemp and Stephen Ames
4th Official: Philip South

Man of the Match: Joe Jackson (Chilvers)

Attendance: 131

A gallery of images from the Final will be available to view at PhotozOnline shortly.