CELTIC S C RESERVES 2 FUTERA FC 2
A wonder strike from Renan Ramos saw the honours shared on Sunday morning in Futera FC’s second game of their opening campaign.
Ramos picked the ball up during the second half and steamed towards the box gliding home with a beautiful shot that gave ‘The Red Shield’ the lead only for them to be cancelled out by a slick Celtic move.
Celtic started brightly with a strong physical presence dominating the game in midfield and winning challenges in the air. Futera FC looked shaky and nervous.
The poor start was highlighted when a ball into the box from a Celtic Free Kick was dealt with poorly, and Futera Captain Andy Hughes turned the ball into his own net.
The pace of the game was a problem for the Futera players as they struggled to fall into sync with the high tempo play. The Virtual Managers were urging the team to slow the play down.
Battles in the centre of the park continued as Andy Godman picked up his second booking of the season. However it was Godman who scored the cheekiest of free kicks. Celtic players were still arranging their wall when the Referee blew his whistle for the free kick to be taken. Godman was switched on and he placed the ball into the back of the Celtic net much to the despair of the opposition.
This was the first time the Virtual Managers had constant contact with James McGrattan at pitch side and after a short discussion with the Virtual Managers, all concerned parties decided it would be better to continue as Futera were and not to make any changes to personnel.
After the break Futera took the initiative as Ramos picked the ball up and made a darting run towards the box. The Celtic defenders decided to stand off the Filipino and Ramos punished them for their costly mistake hitting a cute shot which smashed against the post and drifted into the back of the net leaving the Celtic goalkeeper hopelessly stranded. It was a fine goal that would not have looked out of place in the domains of Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge or dare I say Wembley Stadium. Futera FC now had that all-important lead.
The momentum was with Futera but they failed to capitalise as Celtic continued to boss the game physically. 15 minutes before the end Celtic managed to claw back an equaliser hitting ‘The Red Shield’ on the break.
Danny Hazel replaced Andy Godman late on but the substitution had little effect. Ben Jarvis received a blow for his troubles in the dying stages but managed to regain is composure in order to make a decent save from a dangerous corner late on.
Neither team found the extra energy to go on and win the game; Futera FC’s fantastic start last week somewhat jittered after this result but four points from 2 games will please the Virtual Managers.
by Adam Partington
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