Chelmsford Nighthawks Vs Invicta Knights
Challenge Match on Saturday 10th February 2007
FS
1st
2nd
3rd
SOG
PIM
Invicta Knights 4 0 1 3 - 46:00
Chelmsford Nighthawks 2 2 0 0 - 28:00

Referee: Tottman  Linesmen:

Invicta Knights Netminder
Andrejs Zukovskis
Chelmsford Nighthawks Netminder
Dave Abbott - 20mins
Justin Hubbard - 40 mins

Invicta Knights Goals
24:01 Spencer, Ratcliffe, Gouin
40:19 Spencer, Popluhar, Ratcliffe
51:11 Graham, Fuller
58:58 Ratcliffe

 

Chelmsford Nighthawks Goals
??:?? Betts, Clarke
??:?? Betts, Paxman

 

Invicta Knights Points
Popluhar 0+1
Spencer 2+0
Graham 1+0
Gouin 0+1
Fuller 0+1
Ratcliffe 1+1
 

Chelmsford Nighthawks Points
Betts 2+0
Clarke 0+1
Paxman 0+1

Invicta Knights Penalties
02:55 Graham - 2 mins - Interference
06:05 Shardlow - 2 mins - Interference
12:28 Wade - 2 mins - Interference
14:10 Wade - 20 mins - Game
14:10 Wade - 2 mins + 2 mins - Slashing
14:10
Zukovskis - 2 mins + 2 mins - Tripping
23:37 Popluhar - 2 mins - Tripping
25:29 Graham - 2 mins - Interference
35:43 Fuller - 2 mins - Holding
37:09 Shardlow -2 mins - Interference
44:37 Popluhar - 2 mins - Cross Checking
57:20 Fuller -2 mins - Hooking
 

Chelmsford Nighthawks  Penalties
14:10 Grant Lee - 2 mins + 2 mins - Roughing
16:58 Bradford - 2 mins - Holding
27:17 Gilby - 2 mins - Cross Checking
40:40 Carter - 2 mins - Hooking
44:16 Betts - 2 mins - Interference
44:37 Robbery - 2 mins - Holding
48:30 Grant Lee - 2 mins + 10 mins - Checking To The Head
50:26 Abbott - 2 mins - Slashing

 

Invicta Knights MoM
????
Chelmsford Nighthawks MoM
????

Match Report

The match away at Chelmsford was going to prove a tough return game.

In the first 2 minutes of the game, it was the Nighthawks that found the net first, opening the scoring, with a further goal 8 minutes later.  The Knights knew they were going to have to dig deep to start their comeback.

It seemed the Knights had lost their bus-legs and 5 minutes into the period, it was a short-handed line with new boy Joel passing the puck across ice to Neil, who in turn passed to Spence who found the goal, putting the Knights firmly back in contention.  With penalties being taken by both sides it was difficult for the Knights to stay out of the penalty box.  The Knights were trailing by just 1 goal going into the third.

The Knights came out on fire, it was the Neil, Joel & Spence line that equalised with a quick goal 20 seconds into the period.  With all to play for the Knights had put themselves back in the game.  The go-ahead goal came from a pass from Loyde who passed to Mark, he flipped the puck high in the air, over the goalies head & right into the goal..........It was game on, could the Knights hang on to this 1 goal lead?  A penalty to the Knights left them shorthanded & with a face-off deep in the Knights defensive zone, a time out was called........ With 6 Chelmsford forwards on the ice, could Chelmsford even it up?  The puck was dropped, Neil got to the puck first...... he skated over the Knights defensive blue line and with Chelmsford players all over him, he fired the puck up the length of the ice............ scoring!  With only 1 minute left to play, Chelmsford could only watch as we took the game form them and battled on to win.

Reporter : Sue Webber