Invicta Knights V's Westminster Statesmen
 Challenge Match on Saturday 21st October 2006
FS
1st
2nd
3rd
SOG
PIM
Invicta Knights 3 1 3 0 35 36
Westminster Statesmen 4 2 3 1 18 32

Referee : Harris Linesmen : N/A
Invicta Knights Netminder
Andrejs Zukovskis
Westminster Statesmen Netminder
Ben Durcan

Invicta Knights Goals
19:23 Ratcliffe, Chapman
26:47 Ratcliffe, Moon, Graham
39:01 Spencer, Carter, Moon

Westminster Statesmen Goals
02:04 Cavanagh
08:23 Chinnery, Demko
31:06 Demko, Chinnery
43.11 Leslie, Cavanagh

Invicta Knights Points
Neil Ratcliffe 2+0
Anthony Moon 0+2
Chris Spencer 1+0
Mark Graham 0+1
Darren Carter 0+1
Chapman 0+1

Westminster Statesmen Points
John Cavanagh 1+1
Ty Chinnery 1+1
Chris Spencer 1+3
Jonathan Leslie 1+0
Branislav Demko 1+0
 

Invicta Knights Penalties
22:11 Keen - 2 mins - Tripping
31:04 Shardlow - 2 mins - Holding
35:17 Bill - 2 mins - Cross Checking
37:12 Shardlow - 2 mins - Tripping
40:49 Bill - 2  mins - Checking
42:10 Graham - 2 mins - Interference
53:24 Keen - 2 mins - Tripping
59:47 Ratcliffe - 2+10 mins - Cross Checking from Behind
59:47 Ratcliffe - 10 mins - Mis-Conduct

Westminster Statesmen Penalties
23.21 Siljamo - 2 mins - Tripping
28:38 Chinnery - 2 mins - Tripping
29:50 Bench Minor - 2 mins - Two Many Men
33:37 Leslie - 2 mins - Holding
35:17 Cavanagh - 2 mins - Slashing
35:50 Kocybala - 10 mins - Un-sportsman Conduct
42:10 Siljamo - 2 mins - Interference
59:47 Siljamo - 10 mins - Mis-Conduct

Invicta Knights MoM
Ryan Beech
Westminster Statesmen MoM
Jonathan Leslie

Match Report

The first game of the season was here at last with the Westminster Statesmen and having a few players still waiting their Player Licences, they could only watch from the sidelines, whilst a “Short Bench” commenced with the Season’s opening game………

The first period saw plenty of shots on Knights goalie Andrejs Zukovskis with the first goal coming from the Statesmen in the first 3 minutes of the game.  A further goal at 8.32 put the Knights under considerable pressure to open the scoring….. this came seconds from the end of the 1st period when defenceman Darren Chapman made a cross ice pass to Veteran, Neil Ratcliffe who skated up the ice & fired the puck home.

Penalties came thick & fast in the 2nd period showing a lack of discipline with the Statesmen racking up over 20 minutes in penalties…… Goals came from both sides when Neil Ratcliffe found the net for a second time, evening up the scoreline.  The Statesmen replied with a goal to edge ahead, but this was evened up again when Anthony Moon made a pass to Darren Carter who in turn passed to Chris Spencer, who fired the puck past the goaltender…….

The third period saw intense play & a few more penalties from both sides and the Statesmen capitalised with the only goal, edging them forward to clinch the game……..

Reporter : Sue Webber