U18's Season

[Row S]

If it had stayed at a 7 pm ko then I would've made it down to give my support. 6 pm is just too early for me now. Why the late change?

[Kingsmills]

8 hours ago, Row S said:

If it had stayed at a 7 pm ko then I would've made it down to give my support. 6 pm is just too early for me now. Why the late change?

The boys have to be in bed by nine with school the next day.

[tm4tj]

The Starting XI for CelticFC: Hughes, Forrest, Paterson, McRobb, McQueen, Kennedy, Dembele, Coffey, Harper, Moffat, McBride. 

Subs: Denham, Smith, Cusick, Quinn, Wylie, Otoo, McFarlance

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It's 1-1 Goal to Celtic from a free kick after about 20 mins. Leveller from Inverness 35 mins.

Kennedy free kick for Celtic, Machado header for ICT.

Roddy MacGregor goes close with a header after 35.

Inverness came back into the game after a bright start by Celtic

Half Time 1-1

 

Second half underway

62. Great strike from Kennedy which is palmed away by Irvine

76. MacGregor puts one just wide after being set up by Cameron Harper. Close!

78. Brilliant play again from ICTFC as MacGregor's shot is saved by the legs of Hughes.

81. Shot from Ross Gunn is held by Hughes

ICTFC Sub: Matheus Machado off, Donald Morrison on.

90. Chance for Celtic at the end but it's over the bar and behind for goal kick.

90+. Now a chance at the death for the Caley Jags but Morrison's effort is saved by Hughes.

EXTRA TIME

93. Morrison fires just over.

95. Great save from Irvine at the other end to keep it all level.

ICT Sub: Roddy Innes on, Lewis Hyde off & Shane Harkness on, Roddy Kennedy off.

105. Brilliant keeping from Irvine as he stops the Celtic striker advancing

HT in Extra Time: ICTFC U18s 1-1 Celtic U18s

111. ICTFC just inches away from taking the lead! So close!

ICTFC Sub: Ross Gunn off, Fraser Russell on.

115. Big chance again for the Caley Jags! Morrison's cross finds Harkness at the back-post but it hits the side netting!

120. Unbelievable save from Hughes to deny a bullet header from Harkness

Full Time 1-1. Penalty kicks to decide this tie.

Harry Nicholson opens the penalty shoot out with a goal. 1-0, now 1-1

Jack Brown scores and it's 2-1, now 2-2

MacGregor effort saved & Celtic take the lead at 2-3

Donald Morrison scores to make it 3-3, Celtic with the advantage at 4-3................

All over, Celtic win 4-3 as Inverness miss last spot kick.

Great effort from the young team but they go out on a penalty shoot out.

 

 

[The Long Man]

Can I just say, following the U18's on Twitter is fun, and beats reading any more tiresome bickering about the board:

https://twitter.com/ICTFC

Go, lads!

 

[+bughtmaster]

Bad luck ICTFC A valiant effort.

[Yngwie]

Aww,  out on pens, but great effort from the lads.

[Kingsmills]

Agreed. Well done to the boys not just for their efforts this evening but all season.

Hopefully, we will be seeing a few more in the first team before too long. One way for a team like us is to develop our own players. Something we have not been too successful in doing in the past. Encouraging signs that that might be changing.

[The Long Man]

Great stuff, took them to extra time and pens. Must have been great to watch, it was pretty good on twitter. Well done the lads.

[IBM]

It was again a good game to watch well done to the youngsters matched the young Celts on the park and the coaching staff who are doing a great job   There was a decent crowd  there and I have to give the Ref top marks for keeping the game flowing and not getting conned by the way Celtic were looking for free kicks and penalties!

We play Aberdeen on Friday so it's worth going to see them if you can.

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

The future is clearly bright and some of the yoof will get their chance to step up given the current dilemnas and coaches apparently willing to give them that chance.

[IBM]

Another game on tomorrow at a different venue!

Our U18s are back in action tomorrow as they face @AberdeenFC at the @HighlandRFC, with the game kicking off at 3pm. Come along and support the young Caley Jags!

[caleydawson]

Very unlucky yesterday with a 2-1 defeat against Aberdeen, Donald Morrison with the goal. 

[northstandfan]

20 points clear at the top of the league, incredible http://ictfc.com/index.php/news/club-news/2396-barry-wilson-s-january-youth-update

[caleyboy]

5 minutes ago, northstandfan said:

20 points clear at the top of the league, incredible http://ictfc.com/index.php/news/club-news/2396-barry-wilson-s-january-youth-update

where can we find this league table?

[northstandfan]

5 minutes ago, caleyboy said:

where can we find this league table?

i'm really not sure, i had a quick search but couldn't find anything, it seems as though the squad themself don't even get to see it regularly by the sounds of it.

[ICTPaisley]

I’ve looked a few times for it. It’s as if they don’t even have one! 

[caleyboy]

20 minutes ago, ICTPAISLEY said:

I’ve looked a few times for it. It’s as if they don’t even have one! 

i think you could be right

[wynthank15]

Surely that's a misprint more like 2 points given the number of games played, 20 points would mean no other team has won more than 6 games which seems unlikely.