MATCH REPORT; Morelia 0 Madison 2

Madison Celtic returned to winning ways with a comprehensive victory over Wallingford Morelia. From the beginning of the game the Celts looked ready for business and never allowed Morelia even a small foothold in the game throughout the ninety minutes. Strong performances by Jodingo!! and Goggs at the back were the foundation for the Madison 2 -0 victory and a well deserved one it was. The visitors got the game off to a very attacking start with a number of attacks down the Morelia left hand side. The fast running Bambi scorched a ball high over the bar in the first few minutes of the game to serve warning to Morelia followed by a break by Jorge that allowed a shot to go narrowly wide. The bold start by the Celts seem to unsettle the Morelia side who found them selves under attack again from Jorge as he again probed the left side of the Wallingford defense. This time instead of getting a shot off he was hauled to the ground for a clear penalty. Jorge himself got off the floor to smash a confident shot high into the net for the opening goal of the game. Madison went from strength to strength after this great start with some strong possession play from Halil and Roniildo in the middle. Any chance that Morelia would get a sniff on goal was usually snuffed out by the energetic Jodingo!! and the imperious Goggs at the back. Tano was also making some great runs up front and nearly scored after a great pass by Safet. However, the second goal was not long in coming and again it was another great run by Jorge down the Madison right side as he swept unchallenged into the box and lobbed a glorious ball over the goalkeeper for his, and Madison's second of the game. Half time was reached with the Celts in full control of the game.

The second half had few chances for either team although the best ones came the way of Safet, Tano and Jorge but the ball refused to go into the net. Unlike previous games when the Celts had squandered a two goal lead this match looked so one sided that even the biggest pessimist could not see the Celts throwing it away. In fact the lessons were clearly learned from last week as the visitors held onto the ball and made some smart moves over the last twenty minutes to deny the home team any encouragement. David and the rest of the midfield effectively controlled the ball with the runs of Tano keeping the opposition on their toes. The final whistle blew with the three points safely in the bank for the Celts. Strong performances throughout the team helped by a strong referee made this an enjoyable game to play in and watch!


MAN OF THE MATCH; Very strong performances by Goggs and Jodingo!! at the back as well as a season best performance by Bambi on the right side of the field. But the MOM and spotted dick goes to two goal hero Jorge!

Next weeks game is away to East Haven....and will be BOR's last game for the Celts before his big transfer south!