STARTING 11 VS ELI's

We also have 7 subs!!

NEXT GAME; Sunday 16th October vs Eli's ( H )

With only three games left in the season there is no room for further slips from the Madison team. The Celts are sitting in second place on the same points as Stamford City but edging them with a superior goal difference. The home game against a struggling Eli's team should allow the Celts to grab all three points but there can be no complacency!

The last time we played them we won 2 , match report below;

Eli's 1 Madison Celtic 2


This is a home game at the Long Hill Fields and the kick off is at 10.15am but just get there at the normal time!

Weekend Results and League Standings ( #15 )

Third Division
Hamden United	1	Newington Portuguese	2
Eli's FC	0	Wallingford Morelia	3
North Branford SC	1	Madison Celtic FC	0
Stamford City	2	North Haven SC	1
Cheshire United	2	Wilton Wolves Score Not Reported	2 THIRD DIVISION Pl W D L FW FL F A GD SNR PD Pts 1 Newington Portuguese 15 14 1 0 0 0 46 9 37 0 0 43 2 Madison Celtic FC 15 9 3 3 0 0 29 13 16 0 0 30 3 Stamford City 15 8 6 1 0 0 21 11 10 0 0 30 4 Wallingford Morelia 15 8 0 7 0 0 36 28 8 1 0 24 5 North Branford SC 15 7 2 6 0 0 28 24 4 0 0 23 6 North Haven SC 15 6 3 6 0 0 25 33 -8 0 0 21 7 Cheshire United 15 2 7 6 0 0 23 34 -11 1 0 13 8 Eli's FC 15 3 4 8 0 0 21 36 -15 0 0 13 9 Wilton Wolves 15 2 4 9 0 0 22 31 -9 2 0 10 10 Hamden United 15 0 2 13 0 0 16 48 -32 0 0 2

MATCH REPORT; North Branford 1 Madison Celtic 0

A strangely out of sorts Madison team succumbed to only their third defeat of the season against a North Branford team that stoutly defended for most of the ninety minutes. The Madison squad was a strong one but they got off to a hesitant start and never really found their mojo at any time throughout the game. The first half was an untidy affair not helped by the heavy, rain soaked field and the errant passing that was plaguing the visitors. They did have their chances but each time there was an opportunity on goal the final shot was either too weak to trouble the goalkeeper, or too high and wide. The second half was marginally better as Madison finally got their passing on to a higher level. Most of the chances were going Celtic's way and if you were a betting person you would say they were the most likely to score but, that's not what happened. A scramble in the Celtic penalty box and a ball that wasn't really cleared allowed the Branford team to take a swipe and the spherical object bounced along the uneven, muddy grass right in to the net. It was against the run of play but it also wasn't too surprising as the Celts had been leaving a glaring space between midfield and the back four. Madison had plenty of chances to equalize in the last twenty minutes and well into the generous injury time added by the ref but to no avail. The game ended in a sad defeat and the strangely cartoon version of the Celts that had turned up trudged off the field to map out a better outcome to their last three games of the season.

Man Of The Match;  Even with some of the listless play there were some good performances from Alex in goal and the defensive line. But for non stop running and effort, even though there was no pay off this week, the MOM goes to James.