Celts win penalty shoot out!

I was updating you last week on how well Celtic were doing in the league and cup competitions this season. Last week they played in the semi-final of the Scottish League Cup against Dundee United. It was a tough game and Celtic were unlucky not to have won it over 90 minutes, but the game ended 0 0 and so went into extra time. After those 30 minutes were over both teams were still deadlocked with no goals scored even though Celtic had come agonizingly close in the final minutes, hitting the bar twice. So, off to penalties they went, and after a nail chewing, gut wrenching 24 penalties Celtic had won it 11-10! Tough luck on United, but well deserved for Celtic. They now play their old chums Rangers in the final in March. Still on track for the treble!

As for Madison Celtic, they won their first indoor game of the season by beating the oddly named Cardiac Arrest team 7-2. Some great goals and some fab saves by El Gato delivered a comprehensive victory. In the previous two games we have drawn 2-2 with Guilford and lost 5-4 to Durham. I think we are hitting our stride now and getting used to the indoor style of play.

More to come next week!

Indoor Season Has Started!

Yes, those of us brave or stupid enough to give up our Thursday evenings for the good of Madison Celtic were rewarded with a backs to the wall, come from behind 2-2 draw against one of the many Guilford teams run by Tom....the other Tom. I for one was feeling the pain after only ten minutes of this game and i was completely done in by the end of it! The Christmas and New Year festivities were finally being paid for by my unwilling body and it was not a pretty sight! Through most of this first half we were chasing shadows and my lungs felt like they were breathing in acid! Great running by Carlos and Fribeka kept us in the match and we ended the half only one down. The second half was a bit more even as we finally found our second wind but that didn't stop us going 2 nil down. But we are a tough team and we clawed a quick goal back through Enrique and then a great equalizer from Carlos. We could even have won it if i had managed to control my shot near the end of the game. Final score 2-2.....not bad considering how many of us were struggling to breathe at the beginning!