Under 11's edge Glossop in 13-goal thriller

Celtic under 11s took all three points, just, in a thrilling see-saw encounter with Glossop North End at the Soccer Centre on Saturday.

Both teams began the match with 100% records, so something had to give. And with Celtic 4-0 up after 23 minutes, it seemed a foregone conclusion. Bradley Jinks free-kick had given Bridge the lead after 11 minutes and Nathan Greenhalgh added a second from the penalty spot four minutes later, when Max Norman was brought down after a lovely ball over the top by Charlie Parnell. Interplay between Max and Tom Bennett allowed Kai Forrest to force the keeper to parry and Jack Wray was on hand to make it 3-0 and then Jack's cross was spilled by the keeper allowing Nathan Dunworth (Bomber) to poke home number four.

With the referee giving free-kicks left, right and centre, Glossop got one goal back before the break from a dead ball, but no-one was expecting what was to happen in the second half. From 4-0 up Bridge found themselves 5-4 behind within 18 minutes of the restart. Long range shooting and some indifferent defending costing Celtic dear, although great credit must go to Glossop who really imposed themselves on the game. However, a free-kick in Stalybridge's favour from Brad brought the game level at 5-5. But within two minutes Celtic were behind again via a defelcted shot from the edge of the box. With time running out, a lovely through ball from Brad saw Jack keep his nerve and find the bottom corner for the equaliser. And there's was still time for more drama in stoppage time, as Tom's shot on the turn was only parried by the keeper and Bomber was on hand to score and seal the victory.

That and a good all round performance earned him the man of the match award.

A great game, but not too many of them please lads for the remainder of the season!

FINAL SCORE: CELTIC 7 GLOSSOP NORTH END 6