Sunday, November 10, 2013

CUP RESULT; Naugatuck River Rats 1 Madison 2


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The Celts made sure of a slot in the cup semi finals with a dominant performance against the Naugatuck River Rats. Although at times, mainly the first half, they made it more difficult than it should have been. The Celts certainly dominated  possession over the first twenty minutes of the game with the defence and midfield holding the ball and passing well. Up front Leo, Kevin and Tano were running hard at the opposition defence and the out ball to Carlos on the left wing was working superbly well. Carlos went on several great runs blowing past player after player but the end ball didn't quite connect with the strike force. Lots of chances were coming and going and it took the new shooting boots of Leo to get the Celts into the lead. Gathering the ball on the Madison left wing Leo cut down to the edge of the bye line and as he shaped to cross the ball he decided to take an audacious shot instead, slamming the ball into the net from an acute angle. A deserved lead for the Celts, but just when it looked like the visitors would start to overrun the opposition they actually lost shape and dropped out of the game. The River Rats started to get much more of the ball and caught the Celts in possession time after time. The Hulk was called into action a number of times and the attacking formation the Celts had taken at the beginning of the game just seemed to dissipate. Carlos and Ruggero on the wings were getting starved of the ball and the strikers were running into space with no likelihood the ball would be there when they arrived. Maybe not surprisingly the Naugatack team managed to squeeze out a deserved equalizer before the end of the first half when they marched though the middle of the defence and dinked the ball over the onrushing Hulk. The half ended with the teams tied but Madison clearly knew what was ailing them. Passing or booting the ball straight down the middle of the park was not working out and a much needed return to using the wings had to be the answer. The second half started with Madison more or less forgetting the half time talk but gradually they turned the screw and brought Carlos and Ruggero, as well as the rest of the front line back into the game. At times the possession must have been nearly 100% as the Celts kept the Rats penned in their half for huge amounts of time. Lots of great chances appeared but were passed up but then another great move by Tano down the left finished with a simple pass to Leo who slammed in his second of the match. Roniildo was the main driving force in the midfield tackling and breaking up any possession that Naugatuck team tried to build. Although another goal did not come their way the Celts played out the rest of the game fairly comfortably and when the whistle went they had another three points in the bag and had qualified for the semi finals of the cup with a game to spare.

MAN OF THE MATCH; Some solid performances throughout the game from a number of players. Leo's first two goals for the team were notable but the the great attacking play by Carlos and the strong midfield performance by Roniildo makes them the MOMs of the match!

Note: Except where noted (league name in parentheses), all teams are from the Shoreline Adult Soccer League. See SASL for their League Website.
Over-40 'Intermediate' Group A
3-Nov-2013
New Britain Falcons FC5Naugatuck River Rats0
3-Nov-2013
Madison Celtic FC3Trumbull Amici0
10-Nov-2013
Trumbull Amici1New Britain Falcons FC6
10-Nov-2013
Naugatuck River Rats1Madison Celtic FC2
17-Nov-2013
New Britain Falcons FCvMadison Celtic FC
17-Nov-2013
Trumbull AmicivNaugatuck River Rats
Over-40 'Intermediate'
Pl
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
New Britain Falcons FC
2
2
0
0
11
1
10
6
2
Madison Celtic FC
2
2
0
0
5
1
4
6
3
Naugatuck River Rats
2
0
0
2
1
7
-6
0
4
Trumbull Amici
2
0
0
2
1
9
-8
0
Over-48 Group A
3-Nov-2013
Glastonbury Celtic FC4Greenwich United0
3-Nov-2013
Darien Blue Wave1Polonia Falcon Stars FC1
10-Nov-2013
Polonia Falcon Stars FC3Glastonbury Celtic FC5
10-Nov-2013
Greenwich United4Darien Blue Wave1
17-Nov-2013
Glastonbury Celtic FCvDarien Blue Wave
17-Nov-2013
Polonia Falcon Stars FCvGreenwich United
Over-48
Pl
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Glastonbury Celtic FC
2
2
0
0
9
3
6
6
2
Darien Blue Wave
2
1
1
0
5
2
3
4
3
Polonia Falcon Stars FC
2
0
1
1
4
6
-2
1
4
Greenwich United (combined SASL teams)
2
0
0
2
1
8
-7
0

11 comments:

  1. Roll Call for Game vs New Britain Falcons

    Tano
    Johnaldo
    Roniildo
    Ruggero
    TomP
    TomA
    Hulk
    Mike
    Leo
    Kevin
    Tim
    Jodingo!!

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  2. Great! Good to see that you can win without me. Ha! See you Sunday!

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  3. Gentlemen:

    We have a problem this Sunday; both teams New Britain Falcons, FC, and Polonia Falcon Stars, FC; have home State CUP game this Sunday. Also, there is a game scheduled for 10:00 A.M., at the Falcon field, for another Polish team in 030 category. That game takes priority.

    Therefore we only have two time slots available; one at 8:00 A.M, and one at 12:00 noon. We, the New Britain Falcons, FC, prefer to play at 12:00 noon. It is supposed to be a nice weather this Sunday. Please let me know.

    There is also another alternative, i.e, to rent a city field at the Stanley Quarter Park. The fee is $150.00 per game. So if any team is willing to go to the Stanley Quarter Park, it has to be done immediately, City of New Britain will need a roster, and an insurance certificate from the league to reserve the field. See the contact below. Sandy Keefe is a chief contact there. She is nice to deal with.

    P.S. Our club, New Britain Falcons, FC, already rented the Stanley Quarter Park in the Spring session of 2013 for the first two league games. So, if there is going to be a Stanley Quarter park rental, it must be done by the Polonia Falcon Stars, and perhaps their opponent, Greenwich United will chip in with the cost, or part of it. Talk to each other.

    Please schedule our game, New Britain Falcons, FC. v. Madison Celtic for 12:00 noon. At Falcon Field. (We can have some beer afterwards)

    We need to act fast.

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  4. Roll Call for Game vs New Britain Falcons with a noon kick off?

    Tano Yes
    Johnaldo Yes
    Roniildo Yes
    Ruggero Yes
    Johnny B Yes
    TomP
    TomA
    Hulk
    Mike
    Leo
    Kevin
    Tim
    Jodingo!!

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  5. Come one guys is the last game of the season so we can end it with a good game if everybody shows
    Cheers

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  6. Roll Call for Game vs New Britain Falcons with a noon kick off?

    Tano YES
    Johnaldo YES
    Roniildo YES
    Ruggero YES
    Johnny B YES
    TomP YES
    Dan YES
    Jodingo!! YES
    TomA
    Hulk
    Mike
    Leo
    Kevin
    Tim

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  7. Roll Call for Game vs New Britain Falcons with a noon kick off?

    Tano YES
    Johnaldo YES
    Roniildo YES
    Ruggero YES
    Johnny B YES
    TomP YES
    Dan YES
    Jodingo!! YES
    TomA YES
    Hulk YES
    Mike YES
    Leo YES
    Kevin YES
    Tim

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  8. Roll Call for Game vs New Britain Falcons with a noon kick off?

    Tano YES
    Johnaldo YES
    Roniildo YES
    Ruggero YES
    Johnny B YES
    TomP YES
    Dan YES
    Jodingo!! YES
    TomA YES
    Hulk YES
    Mike YES
    Leo YES
    Kevin YES
    Tim YES

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