The Celts lost 5 2, and there is no doubt about that, but this was never a 5 2 game. In fact the Guilford team more than held their own against the league leaders and were a goal up in the first half with only a few minutes left when the Arsenal team equalized. Maybe a fairer reflection of the half as Dustin and the defense were extremely busy during the game. The midfielders were playing hard with Johnny B and Todd most notable in the first half and the attacking line of Michael, Rob, Ravi and Tano fought hard through the half. The second half was similar to the first but unfortunately Arsenal were ruthless taking advantage of any errors and got 3 more goals before Johnny B slammed in the goal of the game. If the game ended then it would have been disappointing but the ref decided to award a last minute penalty to the visitors to allow them to emphasize their superiority in the game. Still, it didn't feel that the score was a fair reflection of our effort. A lot to play for in this season!
Man of the Match; Great performance again from Dustin and the defence although the score doesn't provide the evidence for that. The midfielders fought hard throughout the game and it was a toss up between Johnny B and Todd for MOM but i couldn't split them so two winners in this one!
Thanks John!
ReplyDeleteGreat effort boys! The only difference between the teams was their clinical finishing by their strikers. I was a balanced match other than that. Hope to see you all tomorrow for the Greenwich Gunners match at Bittner, 10AM :-)