MATCH REPORT; Madison Celtic 3 North Branford1

Another superb hard fought victory for the Celts who extended their unbeaten run to six games and moved up to second place in the league table!
A very strong squad turned up for the game on Sunday and hopes were high that Madison would take the game to the visitors right from the get go. And for the most part that's how the first few minutes went with good possession by the Celts  and some early chances but, with their first attack the North Branford team burst into the box and scored!  Not what the home team were expecting but to their credit they buckled down to the task and were soon back ion the attack and were rewarded when an aggressive run by Rob resulted in him upended in the opposition box for a clear penalty. Roniildo handed Tano the ball and he cooly slammed the ball in to the net for a deserved equalizer. After those breathless first ten minutes of the game it settled down in to a pattern of strong Celtic possession and shots on goal. The North Branford visitors were not offering much up in return although they are proving to be a tough team to breakdown. Just when it looked like the half won end tied Dave Slade got the ball on the opposition left and scotched the ball in to the net for the go ahead goal. The second half was marked by an increasingly nippy game with lots of physical tackles and a few digs aimed at both Johnny B and David S. But they kept their cool, for the most part, and got the type of revenge they wanted when a great move resulted in Dave once again on the edge of the box slamming the ball in to the net to take the Celts two goals clear. The roughness of play continued but the Celts held up well and finished the game strongly claiming all three points

Man of the Match; So many great players on the day from the defense all the way through the team. Tim and Jim along with the interchangeable right and left backs kept a great defensive back line. And on the rare occasions when Dustin was called in to action he easily dealt with the attacks. The midfield was strong throughout the game and the attack had plenty of the ball and chances. But yet again David's strong battling performance and game winning goals make him the MOM!