28 Sept 08

NDSL 14Premier

CELTICS SAM MISSILES DESTROY SWORDS HOPES!

Swords Celtic  2   Castleknock Celtic  3

CASTLEKNOCK CAME TO SWORDS SITTING AT THE TOP OF THE NDSL PREMIER LEAGUE WITH NO INTENTION OF BEING ANYWHERE ELSE AT THE END OF THE GAME. SWORDS CELTIC WERE A VERY PHYSICALLY STRONG AND DETERMINED SIDE ANDS MADE A PHYSICAL CONTEST OF IT WITH CELTIC RIGHT FROM THE START.  

THIS CELTIC TEAM IN THE PAST MAY HAVE BACKED OFF FROM SUCH A CHALLENGE BUT NOT ANYMORE. THEIR MIDDLE THREE OF ROE,  MAHADY AND HANNEY STOOD STRONG AND FIRED CELTIC OWN SAM MISSILES OF SLEVIN, STARK AND MURRAY AT SWORDS AT WILL.  ROE SENT MURRAY THROUGH TO CROSS FOR SLEVIN TO VOLLEY IN TO THE TOP CORNER. 1-0 CELTIC 

10 MINUTES LATER WE HAD THE FREAK GOAL OF THE YEAR.  THE BALL LOOKED TO BE SAILING MILES OVER THE BAR FROM AN AIMLESS SHOT WHEN SUDDENLY IT DIPPED IN.  1-1. 

THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST REAL TEST OF CELTIC RESILIENCE THIS YEAR. BUT MAHADY OPENED SWORDS UP STRAIGHT AWAY FOR MURRAY TO ROUND OFF A SECOND MISSILE. 2-1 CELTIC AT THE BREAK 

THE SECOND HALF WAS A VERY PHYSICAL AFFAIR WITH JOHN ROE VERY STRONG IN THE MIDDLE WITH CAPT MAHADY AND SEAN HANNEY SLOTTING SLEVIN THROUGH TO CHIP THE KEEPER 3-1  

MURRAY AND STARK’S ELECTRIC PACE WAS MIND BLOWING WITH STARK SLOTTING SLEVIN IN TO ROUND THE KEEPER ONLY TO SEE THE HAT-TRICK SHOT COME BACK OFF THE BASE OF THE POST. 

CELTIC WERE TOTALLY DOMINANT AND COULD HAVE HAD MORE GOALS WITH JOHN ROE, WALE AND ZAK HAROLD ALL COMING CLOSE BEFORE SWORDS GOT A VERY DUBIOUS LATE CONSOLATION.  

MANAGERS ROE/SLEVIN/ELLIOT WERE DELIGHTED AS ELLIOT COMMENTED AFTERWARDS “OVERCOMING THIS SORT OF PHYSICAL CHALLENGE AT A PLACE LIKE SWORDS AND TAKING THE 3 POINTS IS WHAT YOU HAVE YOU DO TO WIN TITLES” ( BUT HE WOULD BEING A CHELSEA FAN!).