Men's National Cup Match Report

The second round cup game against Team Essex Blaze was a case of David vs Goliath as Spikers went into the match as the underdog against a team that plays at the highest level of the NVL. To put it in context, think of a Premier League club playing a League One side.

Blaze took the match 3-0 with the scoreline 25-15, 25-18 and 25-18. In all sports sometimes the underdog has his day, Japan beating South Africa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup or a little known 19 year old Swiss Tennis player, Roger....something or other, toppling Pete Sampras at Wimbledon in 2001. Sport has its shocks but unfortunately for Norwich, it was business as usual for Essex, this dog will have to wait a little longer for its day.

Goliath prevailed against David. He won this battle, but David should not in any way be disappointed with his performance. On two occasions, it is a credit to the boys losing a set to a team of this calibre by a meagre margin of just 7 points. Had lady luck been on their side, then 7 points could have easily been swung in their favour. But it was not meant to be. This was a match that every single player put all of their effort into and this was reflected by each player being named as MVP. It shows just how much unity these guys have and how much the entire team cares about the performance.

Team Essex Blaze march onto the third round of the cup whilst Spikers line up Stockport VC in their sights in their next league game.

Goliath will eventually fall and David just needs to keep his head up high and take all the positives from his performance. It was a game played with heart right to the end, and David will have his vengeance.