diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/freekick.c b/src/mame/drivers/freekick.c
index 09a883b005b..9179c331eab 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/freekick.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/freekick.c
@@ -786,9 +786,9 @@ from an original counter run board before they all die :-(
 */
 
 ROM_START( freekick )
-	ROM_REGION( 0x10000, "maincpu", 0 ) /* Z80 Code */
-	// Custom CPU (pack) No. NS6201-A 1987.9 FREE KICK (also found NS6201-A 1987.10 FREE KICK)
-	ROM_LOAD( "freekick.cpu", 0x00000, 0x10000, NO_DUMP ) // missing, might be the same as the bootleg but not confirmed
+	ROM_REGION( 0x0d000, "maincpu", 0 ) /* Z80 Code, internal program RAM is 52K in custom cpu module */
+	// Custom CPU (pack) No. NS6201-A 1987.10 FREE KICK (also found NS6201-A 1987.9 FREE KICK)
+	ROM_LOAD( "ns6201-a_1987.10_free_kick.cpu", 0x00000, 0x0d000, CRC(6d172850) SHA1(ac461bff9da263681085920ad6acd778241dedd3) )
 
 	ROM_REGION( 0x08000, "user1", 0 ) /* sound data */
 	ROM_LOAD( "11.1e", 0x00000, 0x08000, CRC(a6030ba9) SHA1(f363100f54a7a80701a6395c7539b8daa60db054) )
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ GAME( 1986, oigas,     gigas ,   oigas,     gigas,    gigasb,   ROT270, "bootleg
 GAME( 1986, gigasm2b,  0,        gigas,     gigasm2,  gigasb,   ROT270, "bootleg", "Gigas Mark II (bootleg)", GAME_NO_COCKTAIL | GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1987, pbillrd,   0,        pbillrd,   pbillrd,  0,        ROT0,   "Nihon System", "Perfect Billiard", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1987, pbillrds,  pbillrd,  pbillrd,   pbillrd,  pbillrds, ROT0,   "Nihon System", "Perfect Billiard (MC-8123, 317-0030)", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
-GAME( 1987, freekick,  0,        freekickb, freekck,  0,        ROT270, "Nihon System (Sega license)", "Free Kick", GAME_NOT_WORKING | GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAME( 1987, freekick,  0,        freekickb, freekck,  0,        ROT270, "Nihon System (Merit license)", "Free Kick", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1987, freekickb, freekick, freekickb, freekck,  0,        ROT270, "bootleg", "Free Kick (bootleg set 1)", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1987, freekickb2,freekick, freekickb, freekck,  0,        ROT270, "bootleg", "Free Kick (bootleg set 2)", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1988, countrun,  0,        freekickb, countrun, 0,        ROT0,   "Nihon System (Sega license)", "Counter Run", GAME_NOT_WORKING | GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )