19 - Stalybridge Celtic vs Matlock Town
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MATCH REPORT<br />
<strong>vs</strong>. WHITBY TOWN<br />
<strong>Celtic</strong> left their attacking ambitions until too late, and Whitby<br />
snatched a goal at the end leaving <strong>Celtic</strong> with nothing to show<br />
Such was the lack of ambition by both<br />
sides in the first half, the first shot on<br />
goal came after half an hour, when<br />
Bradly Fewster’s effort rose just over<br />
the bar. For the next fifteen minutes,<br />
<strong>Celtic</strong> worked half chances, with DJ<br />
Pedro heading narrowly wide from<br />
close range and both Ben Richardson<br />
and Pedro off target with their efforts.<br />
The first shot on target came one<br />
minute before the interval duringh<br />
a spell of sustained pressure, and<br />
Dagnall looped a volley straight back<br />
through a packed penalty box after it<br />
was half cleared.<br />
<strong>Celtic</strong> started the second half with<br />
intent, with both Raul Correia and Harry<br />
Benns getting into decent positions,<br />
but missing the target. Moments later,<br />
a corner came out to Tom Miller who<br />
struck a sweet volley for the top corner<br />
only for Bland to fly across goal and<br />
palm the ball over the crossbar. After<br />
Harry Green’s shot struck Kyle Harrison<br />
for a Whitby corner, <strong>Celtic</strong> moved<br />
the ball quickly up field and forced<br />
Shane Bland into a fine double save.<br />
First close range from Correia who’d<br />
showed tenacity to get into the box and<br />
from point blank forced the parry from<br />
Bland, Benns stooped in and tried to lift<br />
his header over Bland, but the Whitby<br />
keeper responded well. <strong>Celtic</strong> picked<br />
up the punt from Bland and came<br />
straight back, but Correia steered his<br />
shot into the side netting.<br />
And then <strong>Celtic</strong> ran out of ideas, with<br />
half an hour remaining. Very little<br />
happened, until in stoppage time a<br />
clumsy foul in the middle of the park<br />
gave Whitby one last chance. Floated<br />
into the box, <strong>Celtic</strong> couldn’t clear and in<br />
the scramble, Harrison Beeden got the<br />
telling touch to divert the ball into the<br />
back of the net.<br />
0 STALYBRIDGE CELTIC <strong>vs</strong>.<br />
11<br />
Total Shots<br />
4<br />
9<br />
Corners<br />
4<br />
On Target<br />
Offsides<br />
1 WHITBY TOWN<br />
Beeden, Harrison 90<br />
7 4 5<br />
Off Target<br />
4 1 1 9 11<br />
Fouls<br />
VIEW THE MATCH CENTRE STATS<br />
8<br />
THE OFFICIAL STALYBRIDGE CELTIC MATCH DAY PROGRAMME
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