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NDSL PREMIER LEAGUE U-13 Premier

 

 

Raheny United  1                    Castleknock Celtic  7

                                   

                                       

           

 

Celtic arrived in Raheny in the first week of March yet again right in the middle of the scrap for the NDSL Premier League, attempting to regain their title of two years ago.

 

And it showed how badly they wanted their title back.  Celtic drove forward in wave after wave of attack resulting in four corners in five minutes with Slevin and Stark hitting the wood work before Slevin dived to head the opener!  There was only ever going to be one result here.

 

Mohammed Mahdy was awesome in a Keano type role, marshalling the midfield winning everything in the air and ground and pushing Slevin and Stark forward at every opportunity.  Then Mahdy broke through, beat 3 men, to blast a shot toward goal for the Raheny keeper to turn into a post and rebound for Slevin to slot home the second.

 

It was all Celtic.  Stark picked the ball up on the left and proceeded to go on a mazy run round the stricken keeper. 3 NIL!

 

2 minutes later he was at it again this time slotting Slevin in for his third and Celtic fourth!! Awesome all round.

 

Celtic were sublime with Mahdy feeding the rejuvenated Dermot Murray who was tearing the Raheny defence to shreds on the left. He crossed for Stark to head the fifth.  5 NIL Celtic at the break!  Manager Slevin Senior was speechless for once other than to say that this was the team’s best 45 minutes of football in five years together.

 

Game restarted with a moment of Celtic madness with a defensive lapse which cost Celtic a quick goal 5 – 1.

 

From then on it was Celtic with Eoin O’Brien, Zak Harold and Dermot Murray electric in midfield, O’Brien and Harold shots hitting the post.

 

Celtic rang the changes with Dean Kelly being thrown on to forward as Celtic went 3-4-3 and immediately lit up the pitch as he dramatically cycle kicked on to the bar!!

 

Stark then went goal crazy with two in 5 minutes.  7-1 as Slevin again struck the bar.

 

This performance and Baldoyle’s defeat at home moved Celtic back to top of the table; with forwards Slevin and Stark on fire 3, and 4 goals this game each, and 25 and 44 respectively each for the season; Celtic will be hard to beat for rest of season.

 

Man of the Match    Mohammed Mahdy

 

Scores                         Brian Slevin 3 – Arthur Stark 4