Staffs Cup

Celtic Athletic v P.S.V. Stone

After raining all night we turned up to find the pitch in perfected condition, we should have known better really shouldn�t we. The game kicked of at 12.30 sharp & right from the off we had PSV on the back foot & within a minute we had a corner which Mattie drove across the 6 yard box at head height but there keeper met the ball well and caught it safely,from his clearance Kallum won back the ball & played a through ball for Mattie who�s cross , the keeper could only punch clear but Jordan reacted sharply and drove the ball back into the net. �well taken goal mate and a great start to the game.
Celtic 1 Psv 0
With in 2 minutes of the restart Charlie played a diagonal ball across the pitch to Mattie who beat the defender and then chipped the kipper for Celtics 2nd goal, nice switch Charlie & well put away Mat.
Celtic 2 Psv 0
After more pressure & a couple of missed chances Charlie puts the ball into the box to Demarco who with his back to goal turned & on the volley finds the net, Well placed Charlie & well put away Demarco.
Celtic 3 Psv 0
Celtic kept Psv in there own half & under intensive presser Psv players just kept throwing there bodies in the way of the Celtic attackers, anything to stop us scoring more. In this spell Mattie and Charlie put in some great corners but we just could not seem to find the final touch.Our 4th goal came from what seemed like Psv 1st foray into the Celtic half we won back the ball & again another switched ball across the pitch found Mattie who sweetly chipped the keeper, great counter attack Celtic. 1 st substitution of the game saw Jake come on for Demarco. Celtic continued to drive forward but at the half time whistle the score remained the same .
Half time
Celtic 4 Psv 0
Just the kind of start we had been asking for lad�s bright & competitive,well done you had complete control of the half but ( & there�s always a but ) we could have been 8 nil instead of 4. From the start of the 2nd half we went straight back onto the attack & within 4 minutes Celtic scored there 5th the ball put through the middle to Chaz who had is back to goal he then turned the defender & slipped the ball past the keeper, great control Chaz & a cool finish.
Celtic 5 Psv 0
Psv from the restart attacked our defence (who had been in complete control all the 1st half) & won themselves a corner which was taken well but only to see Alex our g/k punch the ball well clear. Psv were trying hard to get themselves back into the game when a long trough ball found one of there forwards clear on goal, Kerion tried to win the ball but made contact with the player, Penalty. There 1st effort was saved by Alex but was put away by the same player of the rebound the ref blew is whistle & made Psv take it again only this time to see his 2nd attempt go wide.Neil is forced to make his 2nd substitution off Jake injured on Lewis.Celtic were still winning most of the balls all over the pitch but Psv had made a couple of quick brakes that we needed to be aware of. Celtic continued to have chances in front of goal, Kallum being unlucky when shooting from out side the box the g/k made a full length save to deny him a goal, unlucky mate. The Psv g/k for the next 10 minuets denied Celtic the opportunity to go further in front by pulling of a string of good saves, well done mate you were your teams m.o.t.m. to me.Psv hit us on the brake with another long ball into the box were Omar (who up to then along with Connor & Kerion had been faultless) brought the Psv winger down for Psv 2nd penalty of the game, this time they made no mistake & buried the ball into the back of the net leaving Alex no chance.
Celtic 5 Psv 1
The gaffer makes another substitution of Lewis injured on Demarco. The last 10 minutes of the game saw Celtic still going forward trying to increase the score line only to be denied again by the Psv keeper severel times.
Full time
Celtic 5 Psv 1
We created loads of chances today lads which is down to all your hardwork,but lets try to be more clinical with our finishing in future lads.