BS CELTIC SPONSORED SECRETS HOSTED IXWORTH IN THIS FIRST ROUND OF THE SUNDAY SHIELD. ROB CHAPPELL WENT CLOSE FOR CELTIC WHEN HIS 25 YARD STRIKE LOOKED GOAL BOUND BUT ROB TAYLOR THREW HIMSELF FULL LENGTH TO SAVE.IT WAS A PRETTY CLOSE HALF WITH BOTH SIDES NOT WANTING TO GIVE ANYTHING AWAY . IXWORTH WERE AWARDED A PENALTY BUT C.SIMPSON'S SPOT KICK WAS SAVED BY THE INFORM B.TWINN.THE SECOND HALF WAS NOT MUCH DIFFERENT TO THE FIRST R. TAYLOR WAS BUSY IN THE IXWORTH GOAL CATCHING EVERYTHING PUT AT HIM. IXWORTH PUT ABOUT SEVEN PASSES TOGETHER WHICH CUT THROUGH CELTIC AND I. BLOOMFIELD COMPLETED THE MOVE WITH A WELL TAKEN HEADER. WITH IXWORTH IN FRONT CELTIC PUSHED FORWARD LOOKING FOR THE EQUALISER AND IT CAME WHEN TAYLOR MADE HIS ONE AND ONLY MISTAKE BY DROPPING THE BALL IN FRONT OF L.NORTON WHO SMASHED THE BALL HOME TO LEVEL THE SCORES. IN THE LAST MINUTE OF THE GAME C.SIMPSON SAW HIS EFFORT GO OVER AND THE GAME WENT INTO EXTRA TIME. THIS WAS PLAYED OUT MUCH THE SAME AS THE REST OF THE MATCH WITH NIETHER DEFENCE GIVING AWAY ANYTHING . SO IT CAME DOWN TO PENALTIES WHO COULD HOLD THIER NERVE AND CELTIC CERTAINLY DID THAT BY WINNING 4-3 AND MEET BURY BOWL IN THE SECOND ROUND.