Hat-Trick For Danny Crow In Canaries Goal Feast

NORWICH CITY U 17's 5 STOKE CITY U 17's 1

Following on from David Nielson's hat-trick for the Reserves at Crystal Palace in midweek, it was the turn of Academy striker Danny Crow to hit the hat-trick trail when he scored three of the five goals Adrian Boothroyd's side crashed in against Stoke City at Colney on Saturday, in what was the final Academy game of the season. Today's treble from Crow now takes his total for the season into double figures, and with City boss Nigel Worthington on hand a call up into the first team squad for next week's final game of the season against Preston is a possibility.
There was only one way this game was going to go after Nicky Howell tested Robert Dugan in the visitor's goal inside the first two minutes.
The first of Crow's goals came after just five minutes when he ran onto a delightful through ball from Howell to put the ball beyond the reach of Dugan.
City's second after 15 minutes was certainly route one, with a clearance from Joe Lewis falling for Crow to cleverly chip the ball over the stranded Dugan.
Five minutes later and Jake Osborne made it three when he was first to react after Dugan could only block Josh Clarke's header.
Up until this point Lewis, fresh from his latest England appearances, had been a mere spectator but late in the half he produced a great double save.
Ten minutes after the break a great passing move involving Crow and Adam Smith resulted in Clarke knocking in City's fourth.
Stoke did manage to pull a goal back through Paul Tortoishell, but it was Crow who had the final say ten minutes before time when he converted an Ollie Willis cross.

City line-up: Lewis, Willis, J.Osborne, Gusterson, Watts, Smith, Howell [Gil 72], Blackburn [Howlett 60], Clarke [Kelleher 80], Crow, Meehan [Eagle 45]

Subs not used: Herbert ,Halliday.

Top Canary: Danny Crow.

Action From The Match
	FONCY Player of the Season Ollie Willis
Hat-Trick Hero, Danny Crow	Substitute Lee Howlett, Directing Things In Midfield
Josh Clarke and Ollie Willis, played key roles against Stoke	Nicky Howell

Pictures and report courtesy of John Landamore.