MATCH REPORT; Madison Celtic 7 Eli's 1

This was a stunning 7 1 victory over Eli's that really showed the class of the Madison Celtic team when they are firing on all cylinders. A huge squad of 19 players turned up on a beautiful Fall day ready for business. Right from the get go the Madison midfield were challenging for the ball and releasing it quickly to the forwards. Possession was high and the passing accurate which meant the visitors had little time to react to the waves of attack coming at them. From the amount of shouting and arguing they knew they were in trouble and after holding out for just under 10 minutes the deluge began. A breaking ball allowed Tano to run into the box where he bundled the ball in to the net for the opener. Then Michael,  just subbed in to the forward line, showed his class with two quick goals both starting down the opposition right flank. Bursting past the Eli's defenders and slamming the ball into the net for his first and with a similar flash of speed doing it again to the same hapless defender but this time firing in from a more acute angle. With only 20 minutes on the clock and 3 0 up it seemed somewhat cruel when a 4th was crashed in to the  net by none other than Jacques ( or Fribeka to his friends )! Half time was reached with the home team cruising and everyone fearing what would happen to the opposition in the next 45. As it turned out, pretty much the same as the first 45!  Tano started the second half scoring with an absolute peach of a goal as he rushed into the box and gently lobbed the ball over the goalie and into the net for his 2nd and the Celts 5th of the match. The next one came when Rob fired in from the opposition left side and although it took a slight deflection it still went in the net. The Celts rounded up their scoring with a 7th when La Boca, playing against his old team, fired in a superb goal.
With the dauntless Jim off the field, Eli's scored a consolation goal to wrap up the days scoring and put a small positive on to their horrible day.

MAN OF THE MATCH; Very difficult to pick a man of the match after such great performances from everyone in the team. Tano and Micheal up front were superb notching 4 goals between them, and the midfield and defense were always in control. So it's Men of the Match on this one and a shout out to the superb subbing talents of yours truly!

Many thanks to Jenn for the great squad photo and for all the supporters that turned up to cheer us on!