Basingstoke Buffalo 23/09/06

Lee Valley Lions -v- Basingstoke Buffalo
23/09/06 (Lose 1-9)

Lee Valley Lions

Basingstoke Buffalo

01
04
06
07
10
11
13
16
17
18
19
21
22
26
31
32
44
Stefan Nubert (G)
Billy Whitney
Grant Hutcheon
Nick Darby
Scott Beeson
Mark Saunders
Nick Braithwaite
Mark Swaine
Rob Courtman
Richard Hodge
Romanas Fedotovas
Paul O’Neill (A)
James Hatfull (C)
Michael Jacobs
Glen Jackson (G)
James Scott-Joseph
Kwabina Oppong-Addai
01
04
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
16
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
31
44
Victoria Robbins (G)
Neil Leary
James Broadhurst
Mark Stratford
Michael Leary
Nigel Sheppard
Ian Parsons
Dean Phillimore
Carl Blackmore-Squires
Matthew Thornhill
Simon Beere
Gary Clark
Adrian Worship
Jeff Bond
Mark Jordon
Andrew Campbell
Ryan Cathcart
Adam Franks
Craig Astill (G)
Leigh Baker

 

Goals

Penalties

Lions
Buffalo
Lions
Buffalo
Period 1:
0
3
8
2
Period 2:
0
3
4
0
Period 3:
1
3
4
16
MATCH TOTALS:
1
9
16
18

 

Shots on Goal
Lee Valley Lions
(shots on Nubert/Jackson)
Basingstoke Buffalo
(shots on Robbins)
Period 1:
19 (on Nubert)
5
Period 2:
20 (on Nubert)
8
Period 3:
11 (on Jackson)
9
MATCH TOTALS:
50
22

 

Lee Valley Lions

Basingstoke Buffalo

Highest Scorer in Match:
Romanas Fedotovas (1+0)/James Hatfull (0+1)
Simon Beere (2+3)
Man of the Match Winner:
Romanas Fedotovas
???

Additional Comments:

Having lost to the Buffalo 1-12 and 1-13 in the 2005/06 season it was clear that the Lions would have to pull everything out of the hat in order to beat such formidable opponents on this occasion.

The first period saw play that was more evenly matched than the scoreline suggested. Goals arrived at 05:29, 13:10 and 17:09 from Basingstoke Buffalo but the 3-0 lead came about more through luck than judgement. Penalty minutes were refreshingly low for both sides throughout the game.

Basingstoke began to dominate play in the second period, although the Lions did well to restrict them to three further goals, the first (at 24:00) being scored on a power play. Glen Jackson took the place of Stefan Nubert in goal for the third period and the Buffalo amassed a lead of 7-0 before the Lions finally broke their silence, a blistering far-reaching shot from Romanas Fedotovas thumping the back of the net at 47:03.

Confusion arose just minutes later as the goal light momentarily lit behind Glen Jackson’s net. Play continued and a cracking shot from Scott Beeson led the Lions to believe their second goal had been secured. Referee Roman Eastry had other ideas, however, awarding Basingstoke’s goal and disallowing the Lions’, much to the home team’s disappointment. Basingstoke’s final goal came at 58:03 with an unassisted shot from Gary Clark.

Referee was Eastry, Linesmen were Meekson and Kent.