All the action against Northwich came in the second half, without a single shot on goal by either team in the first half.

In the second half, Celtic flooded down the considerable slope. Connor O’Grady headed a free kick finally to register a shot, but the former Celtic keeper, Josh Ollerenshaw, caught well. Darius Palma couldn’t curl his shot enough to creep in the far post, as Celtic looked the more likely of the two teams to score. The home team got one chance, Max Chimenes coming in from an angle and firing off a rocket, but Luke Hewitson pulled off the save, tipping the ball over the bar. The last fifteen was one way traffic. Cole Lonsdale fired too high, Max Leonard too wide. Jack Irlam pulled a great stop out of the bag from Ollerenshaw and, after a great twisting run, Obua Mugalula had a chance right at the death to snatch the points, but fired over.