Sunday, August 8, 2010

MATCH REPORT; Madison 5 Woodbridge 2

Sadly, all good things come to an end. But what a sweet end to Madison Celtic's campaign in the CARSL. A superb 5-2 win against close rivals Woodbridge cemented the Celts claim to be the best team in the league.

Madison started the game in a strangely subdued fashion allowing the visitors to make most of the early play. The opposition no 19 showed that he was in good form with some strong early running and shots. Madison could not get into top gear and their passing was woefully short of the standards of recent games. The Madison defence, which as a unit, has been incredibly strong this season was getting caught out on a regular basis with high balls being lobbed over the final defender and allowing opposition players to run onto the ball. Having suffered and survived such a maneuver several times in the opening twenty minutes the Celts finally succumbed to the tactic when the speedy no 19 latched onto a lofted ball and raced into the Madison box trailing two defenders in his wake and cracked a superb tightly angled shot past The Hulk from about 10 yards out. Although, this was their first shot on target it was a richly deserved goal for the effort Woodbridge had been putting into the game. Madison were stung into action after this set back although they still could not get their passing into the groove. Some decent attacks from the home team always seemed to break down and dissipate around the penalty box and clearly this was beginning to frustrate the Celtic forwards. Madison were also still prone to the lobbed ball over the defence tactic. In fact the home team were lucky to not go two down with only minutes left in the first half when another breakaway ball saw a Woodbridge striker racing at the goal with only the goalie to beat. But what a goalie! The Hulk spurted out of his area like a rampaging bull, taking out two players in the move ( including Gogglito!) as he chested the ball down and tried to kick the ball up field. Unluckily, it went to an opposition player on the wing but undaunted The Hulk raced after him tackling him out on the line. Unfortunately, the ball broke to yet another attacker who swept the ball towards the now empty net but because of The Hulks heroics the defence had got back in numbers and Johnaldo swept the ball up field. The ball eventually landed at the feet of Carlos out on the Madison right wing who then lofted an outrageous shot from fully 35 yards out over the opposition goalie and into the net for the equalizer! A dramatic last five minutes to the half that could have saw Madison two down but instead they were right back in the game.

Some smart tactical switches at the halftime break saw Gogglito fall back to being the sweeper and the two backs close in on the center. Johnaldo was tasked with man marking the no 19 and Tano asked to keep in the opposition box as much as he could. These changes would prove to be most effective in the second half as the Woodbridge No 19 dropped out of the game and Tano pounced twice in the box to score. His first goal was a work of art. BOR started the move way back in defence by running up the left wing, he passed to Carlito who returned the ball with a sweet back heel, BOR then passed to Safet on the edge of the box who also back heeled it to the still rushing BOR. At this point BOR had run the entire length of the field and was almost at the opposition bye line but he still had enough energy and composure to send over a beautiful cross that was met by the hip, thigh and feet of Tano as he slammed the ball into the net for the go ahead goal for Madison. The quality of the move and the goal seemed to suck the fight out of the Woodbridge team and they were under constant pressure from that point on. Another move on the right saw Carlos once again in space well outside the opposition box and unbelievably he again lofted the ball over the goalie from distance to score his second and Madison's third of the game. It was now only a question of how many Madison would score as they had their tails up and were playing some great football. So it was no great surprise when another swift move down the Madison left saw a killer ball sent in from Safet that was neatly nipped into the net by the predatory Tano. Maybe not surprisingly, after this fourth goal the Celts took their foot of the gas and allowed Woodbridge a bit more of the ball. And they certainly took advantage of that when a short corner was swept over menacingly into the Madison box. Bruce stretched to tip the ball onto the bar but the opposition striker manged to bundle the ball into the net with his gut. Ugly, but still a goal. Madison had a bit of their pride dented by this goal and they swept back into attack and with only a minute left on the clock, man of the match Carlos, showed that not only can lightening strike twice in the same place sometimes it does it three times! The ball came to him on the left side of the field and with not many options available to him he chose the spectacular by crafting a high arcing ball from a good 35 yards out which sailed over the despairing grasp of the opposition goalie to nestle in the net and round off a truly superb 5-2 win for Madison.


MAN OF THE MATCH; CARLOS. What a fantastic three goal , hat trick performance from Carlos and every one of them a goal of the season! Having said that, i think the actual goal of the season was also scored in this game by Tano after an unbelievable assist by BOR! Great play by Gogglito, The Hulk and Telat during the game and the midfield really hustled in the second half.


So, that's all folks! With only two games left on their CARSL schedule Madison will be joining the SASL Div 3 starting on Aug 15th for the start of the 2010/2011 season. This means that even though Madison Celtic are several points ahead of teams like Woodbridge and, at the time of writing Bridgeport, it will be unlikely that they will remain there when these teams play their extra games and we forfeit our last two. Having said that, it has been a truly fantastic 13 game campaign, winning 10 games drawing twice and losing only once. The stand out feature of the campaign has been a defense that is clearly the best in the league losing only 8 goals through the whole season and completing 8 shut out games of the 13! Of course, as with any winning team it has been the team spirit that has moved the team forward and made them so competitive, so difficult to beat and long may it continue into the new league! Another champions performance from a truly champion team!


You can see all the season stats on the stats page or if you are lazy you can see them here;


http://madisonceltic.blogspot.com/p/season-statistics.html


Team meeting at Augers in Guilford this Monday night 6.30 pm!








60 comments:

  1. Hello All,

    I updated the SASL Website (http://saslsoccer.com) on Sunday, August 8th:

    1. NEW 2010-2011 League Table and All Results -- all ready and waiting for the season to kick off on August 15th (just one week away)!

    2. Updated Team Pictures Gallery -- added Madison Celtic FC (Masters League) [many thanks to John Houston], Norwalk Mariners (Over-30 League) [many thanks to Ted Cenatiempo] and 2010 Over-65 Veterans Cup (Tournaments) [many thanks to Vic Smith].

    3. Updated League Members' Website Links -- added Madison Celtic FC (Masters League).

    4. Updated 2010-2011 SASL Team Managers Contact Information on the Downloads Page -- with updates for East Haven SC, Guilford Bell Curve, Bridgeport Blue Dragons, Farmington White Owls, Southeast Rovers (Over-40), Greenwich Rhinos, Waterbury Pontes, Caseus New Haven FC, Southeast Rovers (Over-30) and Milford Tuesday.

    5. Updated Downloads Page with Master Directory of Playing Fields and Directions -- updated Pontelandolfo Club, Waterbury with new instructions for soccer parking.

    6. Updated In Memoriam Page -- with Frank Kantz -- player, referee, referee assessor, Connecticut soccer legend and inductee of the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame (1999) -- who passed away peacefully on August 4th, aged 81.


    Many thanks for all your updates to the Managers' List (aka Team Managers Contact Information).

    This was a rather large update, taking me most of the weekend! Except for mowing the lawn, I don't think I went outside very much! So, a lot of things were added or updated, with many tedious details to attend to. I hope I got everything right! I hope it gets easier after this...

    Cheers,
    - Garry Archer (SASL Executive Board)

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  2. Team Meet

    Augers Bar, 6.30pm Monday night!

    29 Water St, Guilford, CT 06437

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  3. Great job boys! Probably can't make the meeting tonight--tonight, right?

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  4. Also, bumped into a friend of mine the other day who just started the Orange team we play in our first game-- I know a bunch of the guys (all just 40 who had been playing on o-30 teams last year) and they should have a strong team... Bring it on... (and hope I can join in the fun, especially since it's a "home" game for me...)

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  5. Arniesto


    yes meeting is tonight.... I know the Orange game will be tough because i got the impression they think they will win the league fairly easily!

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  6. Squad for first SASL game

    Johnaldo
    Arniesto ( hopefully )

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  7. Nice accurate and detailed report Johnaldo, thanks.Thank You Annie for a great pics too.
    I didn't realize how many guys I have close to me, when BOR give that excellent pass.
    Welcome back BOR.

    Roniildo:
    If you was at the game you probably kill me at the firs half and kiss me at the second.
    It was my worse half time of the season, bad passes, weak shots, or out of the field.
    And Johnaldo said to me some magic Celts words in Latin Irish, and in the second half I make no mistake at all, they give me two passes in the area, and two was in.
    The only one was try to copycat the hand of God like Maradona, but my hand reach the ball way far from my head,and Gino give me yellow card.

    Squad for first SASL game:

    Johnaldo
    Arniesto ( hopefully )
    Carlitos (80% sure)
    Gogolito
    TANO
    Roniildo

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  8. Very good second half....we (and me mostly) sucked in the first half...timing was off and just couldn't get a handle on the ball. Glad we pulled it together in the second 45.

    Don't think Roniildo will be back for the 15th. Anyone know better? I'm on the fence myself.

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  9. I confessed to El Gato why I was a bit tired and my concentration was off....I'm sure he won't tell. Right, El Gato?!?!?

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  10. .....sorry boys. Not back until Tuesday of next week. Very proud of you all. What a way to finish off our last match in CARSL.

    Carlito and Tano on fire in the 2nd half. 3 goals of the season in one game El Flacon...most impressed. How come you don't do that when I’m playing...2nd thoughts don't answer that (you won't because you don't blog :-).

    Johnaldo, what a way to lead us into SASL.

    From comments so far, I’m getting the impression we're a bit intimidated by les orange...none of it. If you pull together the same squad, you'll take them as well. Make sure Carlito is 100% and what about LaBoca. His name was conspicuously absent from the match report???? Did he make it?

    Have a fun meeting tonight………..

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  11. Right Jodingo... My lips are sealed...... Finally a picture of me doing the Cha cha ......

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  12. La Boca was MIA.....a bit of a surprise. not sure of what happened. Hopefully his info is into the league and he gets a player card for the 15th.

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  13. .....thanks Jodingo!! LaBoca sent a copy of his license to J Quirk last week (the last piece needed), so he should be OK. johnaldo would be receiving his blue pass, since i'm away. same goes for Telat!

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  14. ....meant to say earlier. great photos Annie, especially the 5th (one of El Flaco's longrangers!) by the looks of it?

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  15. Squad for first SASL game:

    Johnaldo
    Arniesto ( hopefully )
    Carlitos (80% sure)
    Gogolito
    TANO
    BOR

    It feels good to be able to run without a limp, or pain shooting through my leg. I'm anxious for more touches this week at Orange.

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  16. I am in for this Sunday's SASL game

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  17. Johnaldo
    Arniesto ( hopefully )
    Carlitos (80% sure)
    Gogolito
    TANO
    Roniildo
    El Gato

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  18. Jodingo!! was it a digeddy diggedy reason?

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  19. BOR... I hate to say it but you looked more like a midfielder than a back during the game!

    Some great running!

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  20. Squad for first SASL game:

    Johnaldo
    Arniesto ( hopefully )
    Carlitos (80% sure)
    Gogolito
    TANO
    BOR
    El Gato

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  21. Jodingo!! Hopefully you can make it for the game Sunday!

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  22. Ronildo is out for Sunday is Jodingo in?

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  23. Johnaldo, It was diggedy-diggedy X two on Sabado.

    I'm most likely out Sunday.

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  24. Will Halil be back for the game?

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  25. Roniildo-that pic is of Tano's goal....unfortunately, I missed all of El Flaco's goals cause I thought there was no way in hell it was going in! Some photographer, eh? Should always be ready for the perfect shot! Enjoy SC!

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  26. Jodingo!! Hope it was sequential and not parallel diggedy diggedy!!

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  27. Jodingo and Tano were not themselves in the first half, but came back strong in the second half! and I applaud them for their perseverance!! Now, for once I will tap my own back, because I had a great game (can't only judge by how many goals you score!). What the report do not say is that with Jodingo having a subpar performance and Carlito playing all over the field except in his assign left midfield (who cares since he scored 3 goals), I was left on my own to look after the central and left midfield positions for most part of the game! and as a holding midfielder, I felt right in sync with our Defense. We were able to make the Def. to Off. transition as smooth as it can be during the whole game! I also applaud BOR for coming back from a career ending injury :o) and giving a hell of a performance!

    As for the Orange team. I will show no mercy (as Jodingo will too) even though they are wearing the Oranje jersey! Bring it on!! can't wait!!

    Too bad Roniildo, you can't make it on the inaugural game!!!

    As for Gogglito, our coaching staff has to find a way to retain his service beyond the end of the month!! give him a luxury lodge/seat with umbrella on the sidelines, a cooler full of gatorade,.. whatever it takes to keep him playing!!!

    Johnaldo
    Arniesto ( hopefully )
    Carlitos (80% sure)
    Gogolito
    TANO
    BOR
    Fribeka

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  28. Johnalo, Sequentially horizontal...

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  29. Fribeka..... maybe we could all wear Football padding to pretend that we are playing an American Football game?.... yes, Gogglito will be a big loss until Spring....

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  30. Jodingo!! jeesh..... i hope they don't read the blog! Do they need an appointment card? Diggedy......

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  31. Bridgeport beat New Fairfield 4-1 away this weekend. Still one point behind us......

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  32. I was kidding. Only sequential.

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  33. Bridgport don't play this weekend so we will remain top for at least another week!

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  34. Does anyone know when Halil gets back from Turkey?

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  35. Bambi:
    How you doing?
    I hope you get better.
    Get this Formula to the pharmacy and you get better: C13-H18-N2-O take 50 mg.
    I hope to see you next game.

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  36. Managers & Assistant Managers,

    - I mailed out 22 teams worth of passes last night, you should have them by Tuesday. I do have about 6 teams who have a few stragglers I have to get to and I will tonight with them being in the mail by tomorrow morning. I usually send an email to let you know the pass or passes have been processed and are being placed in the mail. If you are waiting for something try to hold off until Thursdays mail before contacting me.

    - Do not forget the postmark dates. If you want a player to be able to play for game #2, August 22nd, postmark date must be August 11 (this Wednesday).

    - Lineup cards for game day must be TYPED, only numbers can be handwritten in.

    - Please email your scores to Garry prior to 6pm on Sunday, I am getting tired of his whining!

    - Good luck to everyone on Sunday, except the team I am playing against!
    --

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  37. La Boca and Telat i will find out if your passes have been sent out to me this week.....

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  38. If we want any other players registered for the game on the 22nd then they have to be registered this Wednesday! I know Halil and Carlos have players in mind

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  39. ......I'll call Ilhon today for the scoop on Halil. I think he will know, and perhaps he can provide the ID and photo to Johnaldo for registration with Jim Q this week. If too much of a rush job, Halil can take care of for game #3.

    .....Fribeka, can you email me Ling's phone # at the ranch. I want to talk to him again about joining Celtic. I think he would be a great player in this squad, and I ge tthr feeling he is ready for senior now.

    Also Fribeca, awesome to see consistently stellar midfield performances from you in the midfield :-))

    LOTB, don't undersell yourself...the photos are amazing!!! You made up for Carlito, with his topless photoshoot :-)

    ......be aggressive in getting LaBoca, El Flaco (none if this 80$ BS....). Need to get Arniesto and Jorge too. We can beat les orange, if our team shows up, and that means chasing some early in the week. So don't forget to try hard for Halil, his brother, Roberto and I'll do my best for Lingo!!

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  40. Game time is 9...which means I can make it. Put me on the list for Sunday!

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  41. Tano, Please let Jorge know that he can ride with me from Niantic (Exit 74), but that I won't be able to tailgate for long since I'll have to return home soon after the game ends.

    Also, no diggedy diggedy before the game this week!

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  42. Johnaldo
    Arniesto
    Carlito
    Gogolitto
    TANO
    BOR
    Fribeka
    Jodingo!!
    Jorge
    LaBoca
    Telat
    Ilhon

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  43. Johnaldo
    Arniesto
    Carlito
    Gogolitto
    TANO
    BOR
    Fribeka
    Jodingo!!
    Jorge
    LaBoca
    Telat
    Ilhon
    El Gato

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  44. Guys, guys, guys....Everyone needs their number on their jersey for the game....If don't have a number, you CAN NOT play. (The correct number) Please get it by Sunday. This is a strictly enforced league rule! There will be no exceptions. (If you are friends with a teammate who does not read the blog, pls let your teammate know this rule as soon as possible.)

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  45. Jodingo!!:

    You see the similarity on how test beer and a Colombian Chica?

    1st.Look
    If she is a Bomb diggity go for it.

    2nd.Agitate
    Dance Salsa, and see how she moves.

    3rd.Smell
    After you agitate you can smell how often she take a bath.

    4th.Taste
    The way she kiss, is the way she do the rest, and blow your mind, or just said "oh well is another beer".

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  46. Does the Hulk need to put a #1 on my back....Hulk is also in Sunday

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  47. Yes Haulk that rule also goes for a goalie

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  48. Tom A. Please let CARSL (George) know that we will not be playing the next two games. Specially since the next game is a home game to cancel.

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  49. How about Tom A. And Safet?

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  50. Hulk...You've got to get a number...even if you have to use a permanent marker, put it on!

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  51. Tano, I think that "Happy Man Since Childhood' is Susan as a baby.....Johnaldo's sister..

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  52. Johnaldo
    Arniesto
    Carlito
    Gogolitto
    TANO
    Hulk
    BOR
    Fribeka
    Jodingo!!
    Jorge
    LaBoca
    Telat
    Ilhon
    El Gato

    .....good stuff guys. Make sure we don't start SASL with 5 players because we didn't let all know that numbers on shirts are mandatory and non negotiable.

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  53. ......Jodingo!! Ask johnaldo to email to you. I sent them a week or so ago, but deleted all my sent mail. don't want to publish personal info on the bloggo

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  54. Tano.... funny stuff.... beer drinking, women and me dancing all in one night!

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  55. Johnaldo:
    I wait for your post of next game to said about beers for Sunday.

    Hulk:
    You may wearing this weekend any number that not are assigned to other player check the list for your help.

    "1" Bruce
    "2" BOR
    "3" Gogglito
    4 available
    "5" Fribeka
    "6" La Boca
    "7" Johnaldo
    "8" Jodingo
    "9" Roniildo
    "10" Tom A
    "11" Tano
    "12" Ilhan
    13 to 17 available
    "18" El Gato
    19 available
    "20" Halil
    "21" Jorge
    "22" Carlos
    23 available
    "24" Safet
    "25" Bambi
    26 to 45 available
    "46" Arniesto
    47 to 99 available

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  56. 29 is Annie's number.....

    New Article Posted

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  57. Good job kids last sunday. From keep to the fordward. Best wishes for games on August. I'll be away whole month, so I'll see you guys on september, my #21. Jorge

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