March Town United 5 Swaffham Town 1Swaffham were once again slow out of the blocks, allowing March's No 8 Luke Pepper to head in unchallenged from a free-kick.

March Town United 5 Swaffham Town 1

Swaffham were once again slow out of the blocks, allowing March's No 8 Luke Pepper to head in unchallenged from a free-kick.

In the ninth minute a penalty gave Pepper his second. A glimmer of hope came for the Pedlars with Richard Cornwall chipping the keeper from 22 yards, the best goal of the match, the shot skimming the underside of the bar.

The Hares started the second half strongly and bagged their third in the 47th minute in a goalmouth scramble. The fourth followed in the 55th minute, Michael Cozens seeing red for handling on the line, Pepper converting the penalty to secure his hat-trick.

The closest Swaffham came to repairing the damage was a volley from Kyle Plumb hitting the intersection of the bar and post in the 67th minute. The final nail in the coffin came in the 71st minute, a well executed break resulting in a tap-in, leaving Lee Brooks no chance.

The first team are playing this Tuesday evening, Stowmarket Town visit Shoemakers Lane, 7.45 pm kick off. The first encounter this season saw the honours shared with a 2-2 draw, both sides in the bottom third of the division, Swaffham in the slightly higher position, so an even battle anticipated.

None of the senior teams have fixtures on Saturday coming, but the club will remain open as usual.

Swaffham Town FC are pleased to announce the return to hosting the Hospital Cup competition. Invitations have gone out to four local sides and this year, the competition will comprise of two semi-finals:

Thursday 29 April, Narborough v. Great Cressingham, Tuesday 4 May, Castle Acre Swaifts v. Swaffham Town 'A' both kick off at 7.30 pm.

The final will be held on F.A. Cup Final day, Saturday 15 May, kick off 12.30 pm. All matches will be at Shoemakers Lane. Please come and support your local teams.