NEXT GAME; Sunday 24th August, Greenwich Arsenal

The season re-starts this Sunday with a home game at the Exchange Field against Greenwich Arsenal. This is a 10 am kick off and so far the weather is looking good for having a get together after the game.
The Arsenal beat us 3 0 earlier in the season after a backs to the walls performance from the ten Celts that turned up! Arsenal sit 3rd in the league on 19 points and will be clear favorites for the win this weekend. Having said that, there is no reason the Celts can't go for it!

See you Sunday an try and get there early to warm up!

Who is in? Who is out?

Season Is About To Re-Start!

Hi Guys, hope you are having a great Summer and nursing all your injuries back to normal!
Our first game is on Sunday 24th at Home to Greenwich Arsenal, but before that we have been challenged to a warm up game this Sunday against Cheshire.

So far I've heard from the following 13 players;

Dustin  Out of town
Jim       Still nursing and injury but could turn up if needed
David   IN
TomP   50/50
Me       Out of town
Dan      Out
Ronnie  IN
JohnnyI IN
JohnnyB Still injured, but could play this one before surgery
Leo        IN
Ruggero IN from 11am
Mike      Out
Ruben    IN


So,  6 for sure, 3 possible, 4 out

Still to hear from Jacques, Hulk, Tim, Danny, Jodingo!!, Kevin, TomA, Robert

Please say yes or no as soon as you can. I will work out with Cheshire what field and time!

MATCH REPORT; Fairfield 2 Madison 1

SECOND DIVISION Pl W D L FW FL F A GD SNR PD Pts 1 Norwalk Sport Colombia FC 9 7 2 0 0 0 28 10 18 0 0 23 2 Danbury United 9 6 2 1 0 0 27 9 18 0 0 20 3 Greenwich Arsenal 9 6 1 2 0 0 19 9 10 0 0 19 4 Stamford United 9 4 5 0 0 0 15 7 8 0 0 17 5 Orange SC 9 4 1 4 0 0 13 19 -6 0 0 13 6 Fairfield GAC 9 4 0 5 0 0 13 14 -1 0 0 12 7 Guilford Bell Curve 9 3 1 5 0 0 7 17 -10 0 0 10 8 Cheshire Inter FC 9 2 2 5 0 0 19 23 -4 0 0 8 9 Madison Celtic FC 9 1 1 7 0 0 7 24 -17 0 0 4 10 New Haven Americans 9 0 1 8 0 0 4 20 -16 0 0 1 The first half of the season came to an end this weekend with a defeat to Fairfield. This was always going to be a tough game but it made all the more difficult by the small squad, the players playing with injuries and the intense heat. Having said that the teams provided a tough gritty performance and even when they went down to 9 men in the second half they managed to outplay their hosts. With Hulk playing up front again and only one sub available it tells you how small a squad we had for the game. Players like Tim and Jodingo!! turned up even though they were still carrying injuries from the previous weeks games. The first half was a tough 45 minutes but great defending by Tim, Tom Jodingo!!, Johnny I and Dustin kept the Fairfield out. But as the heat started to drain the strength of the team Fairfield managed  a break away and smashed an unstoppable shot past Dustin. The Celts kept plugging away but as the half was coming to a close it looked like they were just holding on for the break. Unfortunately a break of another type happened when a Fairfield forward burst down the Madison left side into the box and slammed a high tight shot into the net.  Two down at the half was a tough score and the walking wounded were beginning to lose even that ability as Jodingo!! had to drop out of the game with a recurrence of his injury. But the team started the second half focused on scoring. Some great running by Tano and stout defending by the Madison back four kept the Celts in the game. The midfield quartet were harrying and tackling as best they could and it looked like the Celts were  getting back into the game. But then the team were cut down to 10 players as the excellent Johnny I was crocked with a hamstring injury. That loss could have crushed a team trying to fight back but the Celts kept plugging away and got a break through when Tano went on  a solo run bursting through the Fairfield defense and lobbed the ball over the goalie for a great goal. Fairfield panicked after this with the Celts getting lots of the ball. Even when they dropped don to 9 men for a period the Celts fought really hard. When Fairfield did attack Tim, TomP and Dustin were usually there to mop things up. But no matter how hard they tried the Celts couldn't get that final goal and the game ended with a brave hard fought 2-1 loss. The Celts now enter the summer break hoping their squad recover from all their injuries and are back to full fighting strength by the August re-start! The strong climb up the table will start then !!!!!!!!! MAN OF THE MATCH; So many to choose from as we had fighters all over the field from Dustin and the back line, the battling midfield and Hulk and Tano up front. But once again Tim stood out as the MOM with a gutsy performance while clearly carrying an injury. But great play everyone!

NEXT GAME; Sunday 29th June vs Fairfield

Our last game of the Summer season is an away game to Fairfield. This is a 10am kick off and we will need a strong squad to round off a fairly tough first 9 games to the season. I think the team is getting better but we have been unlucky in certain games. Fairfield will be out for revenge as they are the only team we have beaten this year!  So let's do it again!!

Who is in?

FAIRFIELD LUDLOWE HIGH SCHOOL (Lower and Upper) (also ROGER LUDLOWE COMMUNITY CENTER): 785 Unquowa Rd Fairfield, CT 64824

(Nike® Artificial Turf field approved for SASL games)

I-95 to Exit 21. Southbound right, Northbound left onto Mill Plain Road bearing right about 1⁄2 mile to stop sign and turn right onto Unquowa Road. Go about 200 yards to the entrance of Fairfield Ludlowe High School / Roger Ludlowe Community Center on the right. Follow the driveway around to the back of the building through the parking lot. Stay to the right of the large upper field if going down hill to the lower field.

Teams should note that NO ALCOHOL is allowed on school grounds!

                           GO USA!!!!!!