Runners-up in Hollingworth Tournament

Next season's under 11s finished as runners-up in the Hollingworth Juniors 11-a-side tournament on Sunday despite fielding a somewhat depleted squad.

Celtic swept in to the last four having won all their group games without conceding a goal, and in some games, without conceding a single chance. The semi-final proved a bit tougher, although when leading 2-1 with 90 seconds to go, Apollo Juniors were awarded a controversial penalty despite their striker clearly being in an offside position. However, Stalybridge regained the lead in extra time to win 3-2 and book their place in the final.

Their opponents, Beechfield United, also took a 100% record forward from qualifying and in a close game another penalty and a headed goal decided the match although, once again, refereeing decisions definitely went against Celtic. 

The lads are getting used to the bigger pitches and goals and its really good to play against lots of different opposition. It just proves they are certainly one of the best teams around.