MATCH REPORT; Guilford 3 Madison 2

The time for hanging up the soccer cleats for another season has finally arrived for Madison Celtic and last Sunday they ended a less than successful 2014 season with yet another defeat.  ( The photo above is from Rubens' personal closet of soccer boots ;o). Although this was another defeat, Celtic played well throughout the game and should have won. A couple of defensive errors allowed Guilford to take advantage at critical points in the game. The Celts were 1 nil down after 3 mins when the first attack of the game gave them the lead and, give or take a lot of attacking and defending, that's how the half ended. The Celts were always competitive in the first 45 minutes and that continued in the second half but yet another error put them 2 nil down and potentially out of the points. But a  fabulous breakaway goal from Leo brought them back into the game and looking the more likely to maybe even win it. That dream was shattered by a third Guilford goal and even though Johnny B scored a great second goal it was to prove too little too late for the Celts. In the end, the game delivered no points, a couple of broken ribs for Hulk and a broken leg for Dustin! Quite an end to the season!  Here's hoping Dustin and Hulk mend quickly and the rest of the team get a chance to re-group indoor before the Christmas party!

Man of the Match; A number of strong performances in defense with Tim and Dan in particular. Johnny B was also excellent in  midfield. But the MOM goes to Leo for hanging in there and scoring a fantastic goal!

I'll be sending out the players of the year polls soon and dates for possible indoor training games.

We also have the Christmas Soccer party to look forward to which will be at my house on Friday Dec 19th.......keep the night free!  More details to come!