Time for Team Statistics for the Fall Season and the Overall Stats for the Year 2009!;
After the exciting defender of the Fall vote, which was won by newcomer Telat, it is now time for the Midfielders to be recognized! Some great players for you to vote on.... Vote for the new players Dejan and Ilan? Both have had great starts to their new Madison Celtic careers or you could go for one of the old stalwarts Jodinho, Fribeka, Roniildo or our El Presidente!
Go for it!
And thanks to those guys that turned up Monday night for the team meeting at Augers. It was a good meeting and fun.... and thanks Jodingo!! for providing most of the fun ;o)
We have got several guys signed up, and paid up, for the indoor season but we need more guys to cough up their fees for the indoor. Please get in touch with Cap'n Ron as soon as you can.
Guys, our 2009 season is officially over. We will not play this weekend as Winter has finally arrived! I will send out some season stats soon as well as getting your votes for player of the Fall!
So, looks a like a little bit of cold weather and snow stopped the game from happening yesterday. But the notice on the cancellation was very short and again we had two of our players show up for the game....I know.... Jodingo!! and Roniildo were the same guys that showed up the last time we cancelled a game ..... but this time they really did not get any notice. For last minute changes like this we need to phone everyone....the blog is good for general notices when we leave enough time for people to check it out.
Guys, the friendly game planned for this Sunday at the Guilford High School turf field is still on. The players that are a confirmed YES at the moment are as follows;
Depending on the weather we may have at least one more friendly and maybe another make up league game before the end of the year. I will be doing a season round up for the Fall season and an overall round up for the year shortly. But it's worth reminding ourselves what shape we were in only a few short weeks ago......internal strife, poor communication and a dwindling squad. We had our Bar Summit and got ourselves together. Signing a few new players such as Dejan, Telat, Ilan and now Halil has really helped the team over the last few weeks and got us back into a competitive position. Having different options on the field is a great help. If we can get a few more for the Spring 2010 season we will be in good shape as a team.
The bad news was that Prospect turned up with 11 players. Based on what Prospect did to Madison the last time they played this could have been a tough omen. In that game they ran the Celts ragged with only 10 players and out played and out fought them for every ball. As it turned out, this game would prove very different, not that it was all smooth sailing. The first fifteen minutes of the game were all played in the Madison half as Prospect mounted a spirited attack. They fought hard for every ball but Madison were also up for the competitive nature of the game and gradually worked themselves into the match. In fact the first foray up the field for Madison proved to be very fruitful. Having cleared their lines at the expense of a corner Prospect were stunned when a simple cross into the box found ace striker Carlos unmarked allowing him to calmly stroke the ball past the goalie and into the net for a lead somewhat against the run of play. Having taken the lead Madison played the rest of the half in the ascendancy. Their defense held firm and Dejan was having a very effective game just in front of the back three breaking up attacks and sending probing balls forward. The Madison forward line were also moving confidently and taking several shots on goal that missed by only inches. In fact they had so many chances to increase their lead one began to think that they may begin to rue all the missed opportunities.
The second half started much like the first ended, with Madison playing well and looking to score an anxiety lowering second. However, as the game wore on Prospect increasingly took more and more charge of the game pushing Madison further and further back into their own half. In fact the last twenty minutes of the game ended up as a back to the walls battle for the Madison defence with Prospect effectively holding on to the ball and snuffing out the Madison attack.
On several occasions it looked like Prospect might snatch an equalizer but they could not get their shots on target. With time running out Madison managed to push into attack again with the darting runs of Carlos proving to be a thorn in the side for Prospect. After one of his lung bursting runs up the whole length of the field he was tripped in the box for a clear penalty to Madison.
Roniildo stepped up but blasted the ball high over the bar, but any disappointment was quenched when the final whistle blew almost immediately. A great win for Madison against a very good Prospect team and some measure of revenge for the defeat they had suffered earlier in the season.
Man Of the Match; Again several good performances throughout the team from Carlos, Roniildo, Fribeka, Tom, Telat and Jodingo!! But the MOM goes to Dejan for the quiet but very effective role he played today in the pocket just in front of the back three. His effectiveness became very noticeable when he actually subbed out of the game leaving a huge gap in the field that allowed Prospect their best attacking opportunities of the game. He came back on and immediately plugged the gap.
This was also a great Birthday present for Jodingo!! who reached his half century in great style.
Below is the first ever video of Jodingo!! playing soccer when he was very young. He is the little one on the left!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m9quIpIIEs&feature=related
Hi Guys, hope you all had a fun and healthy Thanksgiving!
Hi Guys, Tom has arranged a make up league game at home against Prospect this weekend at Madison Town Campus field. We need to do a roster check to see who is available.
As the ref blew the whistle for half time Madison Celtic were deep in trouble and heading deeper. Even though they had played reasonably well in the first 45 mins they just could not contain the pacy, incisive moves of the New Fairfield forward line and were 3-0 down and nearly out. And if that wasn't bad enough, in the last minute of the half BOR had fallen heavily on his shoulder and had either dislocated it or broken his collar bone. Either one was not good and the game was delayed for twenty minutes as an ambulance was called and BOR carted off to the hospital.
With no subs left and a rampaging opposition with the taste of blood in their mouths it was with some trepidation that the Madison team took to the field for the second half. But instead of folding Madison launched a stupendous fight back that rocked New Fairfield to their core.
Controlling the ball with more confidence, Madison were able to push up the field and really put the New Fairfield defence under significant pressure. Some great attacking runs by Henrique and Carlos were stretching their back line to the breaking point. And finally, after one of Henrique's probing runs was unceremoniously stopped by an opposition defender blatantly tripping him, Madison were awarded a deserved penalty. Henrique dragged himself up, dusted himself down and slammed the ball into the net to give Madison a lifeline in the game. However, New Fairfield had lost none of their potency up front and were moving forward with great effect. They had several clear goal chances that were broken up by Tom and Telat, both playing their best game of the season. Those chances that did get by them luckily hit the bar, the post or were gathered up by El Gato. After absorbing this pressure for a fair amount of time Madison went back on the attack and some great interplay by Carlos and Henrique resulted in a glorious arcing shot by Henrique that screamed into the net for Madison's, and his second, goal of the game. At this point in the match New Fairfield were clearly rattled and Madison could feel the tide turning. Some great aggressive play by Fribeka and Roniildo in the midfield kept possession for Madison at critical times. Time and again, as New Fairfield broke through, Telat was their to gather the ball up and restart the Madison attack with excellent distribution. Playing with real coolness and quality this was a very impressive display at the right back position. But it was a last gasp tackle by the other impressive defender, Tom A, that led to the best move of the game. A misplaced pass by Madison allowed one of the fastest New Fairfield players a clear run at goal with only Tom to beat. But a superb, shuddering tackle by Tom was followed up by an equally fantastic pass that eventually allowed Carlos a clear run on goal. He didn't waste his chance and amazingly Madison had their equalizer.
New Fairfield could not believe what was happening to them but to their credit they continued to push forward looking for the goal that would regain their lead. Two shots could have quickly given them that lead back but one rattled the cross bar and the other was cleared off the line by Ilan. Celtic were hanging on by their fingernails at this stage of the game as New Fairfield went all out in the last ten minutes. They threw the kitchen sink at Madison with hard play, tough tackles and constant attacking but the home defence held firm. And as the clock edged closer and closer to the final whistle this game had a final sting in the tail for New Fairfield. A free kick won in the New Fairfield half was taken quickly by Johnaldo who found Carlos at the edge of the New Fairfield box. The mercurial striker took the ball neatly past the last defender and with only the goalkeeper to beat he confidently swept past him slamming the ball into the net for a glorious winning goal.
The referee blew his whistle to end a tumultuous game and an incredible comeback by Madison to win the match against a really tough New Fairfield team. What a way to end the season!
MAN OF THE MATCH; The second half threw up a number of contenders for MOM. Henrique and Carlos for their great attacking play, Fribeka and Roniildo for their tough midfield tackling and passing. But without doubt the MOM award has to be given to two defenders for their outstanding play today. Both Telat and Tom A take the award for some fantastic play.
Let's hope BOR is back in action soon.
Last official game of the season this Sunday at Home to New Fairfield at the Town Campus Field, normal 10am kick off. This will be our 6th game against New Fairfield over the last two seasons and we have a relatively poor record against them; Lost 3, won 1 and drawn 1....Match reports below for you all to refresh your memories, painful though they are!
Hi Guys, we have nearly reached the final game of the season! Weather permitting we should have a home against New Fairfield at the Town Campus field. Cap'n Ron is trying to get a final headcount for the game. So far we have 8 and a half signed up for the weekend;
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Guys, Clinton will be checking the state of their field early tomorrow morning to see how well it has survived the downpour today. I will post game "on or off" on the blog around 8am tomorrow. Please check in to find out. We will do the usual round of calls for those that are blogless.
We have only two games of the outdoor season left in 2009 and our next game is away to our great rivals Clinton! This will be played at the Indian River Complex, a few miles north of Clinton Crossing Outlets just off of Route 81 when coming from exit 63 of I-95 N. Please be there no later than 9:30 am.with our normal kick off time of 10am. Hopefully this game will have a different beginning and end than the last time we played Clinton. In that game a whole series of events occurred that forced the league to make the game null and void. They used the basic equation 2 underage players plus 2 unofficial referees equals one cancelled result! For those of you who played in this "friendly" game here is the match report;
