Truthhurts
02-02-2014, 05:17 PM
A record attendance of 649 saw Celtic Nation leapfrog opponents Shildon to go top of the Northern League.
The weather failed to put a dampener on the occasion as the Gillford Park crowd took in seven goals, three penalties and two red cards in stormy conditions.
Colin McMenamin found his shooting boots to net a hat-trick and Willie Gibson curled in a goal of the season contender as Willie McStay's side celebrated one of their most important wins to date.
After all the build-up, it looked as though the day could go disastrously wrong for Nation when goalkeeper Aaran Taylor's clearance was blocked by Shildon's top scorer Paul Connor.
The forward was left with the simple task of slotting into an open goal to give the away side the lead in the 3rd minute.
But Celtic were determined to bounce back and responded almost immediately when Gibson was brought down inside the box.
McMenamin stepped up and sent Shildon 'keeper Lewis Graham the wrong way from 12 yards to equa
The weather failed to put a dampener on the occasion as the Gillford Park crowd took in seven goals, three penalties and two red cards in stormy conditions.
Colin McMenamin found his shooting boots to net a hat-trick and Willie Gibson curled in a goal of the season contender as Willie McStay's side celebrated one of their most important wins to date.
After all the build-up, it looked as though the day could go disastrously wrong for Nation when goalkeeper Aaran Taylor's clearance was blocked by Shildon's top scorer Paul Connor.
The forward was left with the simple task of slotting into an open goal to give the away side the lead in the 3rd minute.
But Celtic were determined to bounce back and responded almost immediately when Gibson was brought down inside the box.
McMenamin stepped up and sent Shildon 'keeper Lewis Graham the wrong way from 12 yards to equa