MATCH REPORT; Madison 7 Woodbridge YJ 0

Madison Celtic responded to last weeks first defeat of the season in the best way possible with a resounding victory. A seven goal mauling of Woodbridge was the punishment deemed necessary to banish the depressed feelings from last week. Surprisingly, for a score like this, the first forty five minutes of the game were relatively competitive and even. With returning stars such as La Boca and El Flaco back in the line up, Madison had got off to a great start with an early goal from Roniildo when he headed in a great corner from Fribeka. But rather than signalling an onslaught on the opposition goal Madison sat back and allowed Woodbridge to play some decent passing football. Their pacy forward was having some luck getting into good positions and in one passage of play he broke through hitting a superb shot on target that was superbly tipped over the bar by the legendary El Gato. As the first half wore on the teams exchanged midfield possession and some clear chances to extend the Celts lead came and went. However, just as the half was coming to an end a ball was swung into the opposition box eluding the YJ goalie and glancing of La Boca's "side". He quickly controlled the ball went past the stranded goalkeeper and slammed the ball into the net for a 2 0 lead at half time. Again some superb defending by Gogglito, a great save by El Gato and some strong midfield play by Fribeka, Jodingo!! and Roniildo were the highlight performances of the first half

If the first half was a reasonably contested match the second turned into a bit of a procession for Madison as they turned up a few gears. More assertive midfield play and an impenetrable defence were making life tough for Woodbridge as they tried to get a foothold in the game. Strong running by the midfield made it nearly impossible for the opposition to hold onto the ball for any significant period of time. Any chance of a Woodbridge fight back was effectively ended when Ilhan scored a great header off a superb cross in by Tom for the teams third. After this it looked like the Celts could score at will...and mostly they did. Another great cross over from the Madison right by Telat was headed down by Ilhan and slammed into the net by Tano, quickly followed by number five when Roniildo trundled a loose ball in from outside the box. But Madison were not finished yet as Roniildo rounded off a great personal display by tapping in for his hat trick and Madison's 6th goal of the day. It took the current leading goalscorer nearly to the end of the match before making his mark when, as he often does, Jorge rounded off the days proceedings with the 7th goal of the game, a simple tap in past the hapless Woodbridge goalkeeper. A truly superb performance by Madison as they restated why they are the league leaders!

MAN OF THE MATCH; Roniildo for his hat trick performance and assist in a compelling midfield performance. Some close runners up with Gogglito again in impressive form and Carlito showing why he has been missed. The picnic was great fun too! More pics coming from that in the next posting! Thanks to Amy for the photos!