The under 12's played with style and grit to take a well deserved 3 points against a dogged 3D side. From the off Celtic were dominant with swift passing moves from Tom Bradbury and Ben Caton with Will Cave volleying over the bar from close range. Soon the enivitable followed with Celtic taking the lead from a Kieron McColgan strike, his 4th in 4 games. Followed closely by a tremendous long range finish from Tom Bradbury. 2-0 at half time was hardly justice for the intense pressue Celtic had put 3D under. The second half carried on much as the first had finished, the blues firing in shot after shot , eventually culminating with a close range finish from Callum Dearden. But the immense effort from Celtic and lack of subsitutes on the took it's toll in the last 5 mins, with tiring Celtic letting in 2 soft goals, dissapointing as the shot ratio was about 20 to 1 on the day. Still 3 points gained and position further up the table. Great performances from Tom Bradbury, ... Read the rest of this article...

Sunday 11th October, Venue Soccer School. The Bridge rued their luck as Beechfield ran out 3-2 winners on a cold blustery Sunday afternoon. Once again Celtic, despite relentless  1st half pressure could not capitalise on thier dominance. Instead a soft free kick awarded to Beechfield was converted to award them a 1 - 0 lead at the break. The restart saw Celtic once again pile on the pressure only to be caught out at the back to make it 2 - 0 to Beechfield. At this point the Blues lost some shape and gave too much room to the away side, who were unlucky not to make it 3 - 0 after hitting the bar. PC and PD pushed Ben Caton up front to make use of his phenominal pace and were rewarded in minutes with a superb through ball from Casey Reid control and lay off from Chris Muir and finish from Ben Caton. But this game was far from finished, a long kick from the big Beechfield keeper was misjudged by Celtic keeper Cameron Derry and walked in by the Beechfield centre forwar... Read the rest of this article...

Under 12's League  Clayton Villa Vs Celtic - 10/10/09 The third meeting of the under 12's against Villa this season, with honours even at one win each before today's game. Last week saw a fine 5-4 win for Celtic to progress into the next round of the Divisional Cup. Today's game was always going to be tough with Villa looking for revenge after their cup exit. Celtic started well with multiple chances to take the lead, but Villa struck first with a long range strike from their number 9 Felix. The blues pressed on, again  failing to put away their chances was costly, with Villa's Felix scoring twice more to complete a quality hat-trick. but the new found resillience of the side carried on pressurising Villa, with Tom Bradbury scoring from 15 yards,  Half time blew with Celtic 3 - 1 down . Early scond half an excellent Ben Caton was tripped in the box and stepped up to convert the penalty sending the keeper the wrong way. Celtic pressed on once a... Read the rest of this article...

Stalybridge Celtic U12's vs Clayton Villa (Divisional cup 2nd Round) Celtic Win 5-4 in a Villa Thriller A super start for the Under 12's in this years Divisional Cup, with a 5 -4 victory against very good Clayton Villa side. The venue was a windy Mossley Rd - with Celtic winning the toss and electing to use the wind advantage in the first half. The Blues set of at a blistering pace netting 4 goals in the 1st 15 minutes, with strikes from Ben Caton (2), Kyle Heap (1) and Liam Greenhough (1). Villa fought back hard and steadied the Blues pressure,  the half time whistle blew with Cetic bouyant at 4 - 0 up. The second half was always going to be tough as Villa pressed on using the wind advantage. A corner from the left into the near post saw an under pressure Callum Gabbatt head into his own net. Once again Villa pressed the Blues defence, but with a great defensive clearance the Blues broke away, Kieron McColgan smashing into the net from 10 yards. Celtic 5 - Vil... Read the rest of this article...

Venue Blocksages Pitch 3 A superb team effort against the league leaders - the Blues were down 2 - 0 within 10 mins, but the next 10 minutes showed the potential of this under 12's side. A long range rocket from Liam Greenhough, followed by quick sucessive strikes from Ben Caton and Chris Muir. 3 - 2 up with 1/2 time approaching. 2nd half saw Denton comeback strongly equalizing the score with a breakaway after a Stalybridge corner. But the Blues lead was restored with another strike from Ben Caton. Again Denton persevered and equalized to bring us to a 4 - 4 scoreline. Yet more drama, as Ben Caton was brought down by the keeper and awarded a penalty which he cooly slotted away to give him a well deserved hat-trick. More twists unfolded as Will Cave rounded the keeper and from a tight angle hit the inside of the post, but the fortunate Denton made the most of their luck and yet again  equalized to bring us to a breath taking 5 - 5 scoreline. With 2 minutes remaining ... Read the rest of this article...

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