

Welcome to MNL as we bring you coverage of the league encounter between our very own CARDIFF DEVILS and the Belfast Giants
Score predictions as usual to matchnightlive@the-Inferno.co.uk before face off please
Join us from around 5pm for pre-game coverage
OJ here in the MNL studio (box) currently checking my team of texters
Many thanks to Ger-Devils for standing in for me last night.
It looks like I missed a cracker but business and family commitments in Belgium got in the way
Rachael who has arrived at BBT says car park very busy as there is an event at the Pool
Baz predicts a 4-3 win for Devils
Bethan says Devils will win 3-2
Jake P calls it 3-2 to the Giants, well he is a Giants fan afterall
Rachael says Devils will register a 4-2 win , topped by an ENG
Lianne B is very brave & confident and calls it 5-2 DEVILS
Warmup in progress
Steven B calls it 5-3 Devils and BizNasty to put Keefe on his backside
Reports of parking problems around BBT
Warmup done
There is a 15 minute delay to Face Off - I assume due to traffic/parking problems
Tom Darnell is the referee
Chris S goes for a 5-4 win for Devils
Gavin & Amy go for a 4-2 win and a KO for Keefe
Stephen B calls it 4-3 Devils
Hazel thinks Devils will win 5-2
Danette Macrae thinks Devils will win 2-1 in O/T
I wonder if we will get a crowd of 1,750 sas PR wanted
Delay confirmed as parking issues
Officials take to the ice
Lights are dimmed
Giants on the ice
Welcome onto the ice your very own CARDIFF DEVILS
Intros
Tony says its the biggest crowd he has seen in the BBT
Rupert Quiney ices so does Chris Hart
Anthem
Mac Faulkner being presents with his Oct EIHL Player of the Month
Franny and Marsh on Devils Bench
Seeking clarification on whether Tyson Marsh is icing
Puck dropped
Marsh is on the Bench not icing
Sandrock high sticks BizNasty
@ 0:07
Sandrock turns down BizNasty
Devils icing @ 1:35
Davies hip checks Keefe
K Smith struggling after hit into boards
Adams, Macrae & MacKensie a line
Piggott, Davies & Deeds another line
Gametime 3:05
Devils started with Blight, Faulkner & Bissonnette
Osaer save @ 4:14
Sandrock attempts another hit on Biz and ends upon his backside
Another Osaer save @ 4:29
MacKensie floors S Roberts
Osaer covers @ 5:40
devils called for icining when Faulkner clearly gets there first
Giants icing @ 6:24
K Smith has not returned, Hill on D
Hill goes close
Why Hill and not Adams????
Giants offside @ 6:54
Puck out of play @ 7:17
Kentomn Smith hurt his knee apparently
Murphy save from Harding @ 7:47
Devils down to 4 D including Quiney
Giants penalty - Matheson - holding @ 8:12
Devils penalty - M Smith @ 8:20
Holding
4 on 4
Kenton back on bench
BizNasty flattens Sandrock
Devils icing @ 9:20
Giants will have 8 secs of pp shortly
Devils foiled by Murphy twice
Giants go on pp
Devils return to full strength (FS)
Devils unlucky in front of net
Giants Goal
Looyd assists Garside & Phillips @ 10:51
Giants penalty @ 11:57 - Clarke - holding
Ger that pp into overdrive U DEVILS
Blight goes close
Sandrock is getting a hammering
K Smith shot padded away but Murphy saves Blight shot
Puck out of play @ 13:02
Hill goes close
Frozen puch @ 13:35
Giants return to FS
Keefe tries to floor BizNasty - no chance
Giants Goal
osaer beaten high stick side by Peacock assists clarke & Phillips @ 15:27
Devils offside @ 15:45
MacKensie goes close
Giants icing @ 16:56
Kevan Batch predicts a 4_3 win for Devils
Darnell missing a lot as usual
Final minute
End of 1st period DEVILS 0 Giants 2
SoG for 1st period DEVILS 10 Giants 10
Texters reporting that Devils are putting in a big effort but Giants are a very good team
Ice is ready
Sine better late than never predicts a 5-3 win for Devils
Teams back on ice
Thanks for the kind words Alan
2nd period starts
Fans warned to get their tickets early for Blaze game , huge demand
Giants penalty @ 22:05 - Matheson - delay of game
BizNasty goes near
Followed by a chance for Faulkner
Giants back to FS
Devils PP is its usual rubbish
BizNasty takes puck to ankle, gone to dressingroom
Devils penalty @ 24:08 - Deeds - roughing
KILL DEVILS KILL
Murphy denies Faulkner breakaway
Devils penalty - Adams - hi sticks @ 25:10
5 0n 3 for Giants
KILL DEVILS KILL
Deeds returns
Now Giants have a 5 on 4
Big save Osaer @ 26:39
K Smith and Lloyd tussle
Deeds goes for Lloyd
Penalties @ 26:39
Deeds 2+2 - roughing
Adams returns
KILL DEVILS KILL
Osaer covers @ 27:18
Giants hit pipes
Darnell misses more obvious penalties
Osaer save @ 28:15
Still no BizNasty
1 minor killed
Biznasty was hit on the knee I am now told
Giants PPG
Just as BizNasty gets back on bench
Keefe the scorer @ 29:28
Giants PPG
Assists Garside & Rycroft
BizNasty back on ice
BizNasty goes close
Darnell misses an obvious too many men
Murphy fumbles the puck but Darnell saves his bacon by blowing his whistle
If tonights game was a near sell out next Sundays game against Blaze will be.
Osaer covers @ 32:39
Devils offside @ 35:06
Come on U DEVILS you can win this game
MacKensie down injured
Head first into boards @ 35:31
Helped off the ice by Mark Smith
Osaer save @ 35:53
MacKensie tripped - no call - are you surprised
Osaer denies Fournier wrap around
Batch now on as a power forward
JohWildthing thinks we need a fight to liven the crowd
Lets have a goal before the interval U DEVILS - please
Osaer covers @ 37:38
Crowd estimated as around 1,800
Lines all mixed up now with MacKensie injured
Osaer save @ 38:43
Final minute of 2nd period
Devils struggling to get out of their zone
Giants penalty - Peacock - slashing @39:15
End of 2nd period DEVILS 0 Giants 3
Devils back on ice
SoG for 2nd period DEVILS 11 Giants 10 making it 21-20 after 2 periods
Giants also back
3rd period starts
Giants back to FS
Giants penalty @ 41:21 - Roberts - slashing
Sam Roberts
Devils finding it hard to create pressure whilst on pp
PP non exitent says JohnWildthing
Giants back to FS
Osaer covers @ 44:02
Giants penalty Clarke - hooking @ 44:29
Come on U DEVILS lets make this pp work
GOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
PPG by BISSONNETTE
@ 45:18
Assist Faulkner
One texter says Biz scored other says Blight scored
Announcer says Blight texters convinced it was BizNasty
Murphy coughs up puck, you know what happens next
Darnell whistles up thinking Murphy has it in his glove
Devils goal now credited to Bissonnette, assists Blight & Faulkner
Lets have another one
Murphy save @ 46:46
Zoesdevil thinks someone should put Lloyd in his place
Puck out of play @ 48:02
Devils icing @ 48:46
GOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Batch top shelf
Fantastic goal by Batch assist Biznasty @ 49:03
Crowd officially given as 1624
Batch is having a fantastic session as a power forward
Huge save Osaer @ 50:40
Puck out of play @51:12
Come on U DEVILS lets have another goal now - please
Big save Murphy from Adams @51:15
No sign of MacKensie
Puck out of play @ 51:39
Deeds pass across the crease to no avail
GOAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Faulkner
Epic passage of play sees Devils tie up game at 3-3
Devils 3rd goal @ 52:29
Faulkner, assists Biz & Blight
Narrow miss from Macrae
Osaer save @ 53:56
MacKensie rumour is that he has a rippewd abductor muscle
Handbags
Devils 1st to everything now - what a turnaround
Penalties coming
@ 56:15
Deeds gone to sinbin
Garside & Keefe for Giants
Also Faulkner for Devils - all roughing minors
time is 54:15 not 56:15
Devils icing @ 56:00
All penalties were co-incidental, 2 minutes has elapsed - out next whistle
They are back
Devils Time out
@56:38
Game restarts
Osaer covers @ 57:06
Save Osaer @ 57:07
Devils icing @ 57:28
Final 2 minutes
Sportsflair tells us Batch played as a forward when in the USA
Final minute
Blight goes close on a breakaway
Giants penalty
@59:36
Mason - slashing
Lets have a PPG U DEVILS
End of 3rd period DEVILS £ Giants 3
Into O/T we go with 1:37 of pp for Devils
That was a fantastic period by the DEvils
Murphy adjusting his kit
Off we go
Faulkner goes close
Giants call a time out
Gametime 60:51
Giants back to FS (ie 4)
Ger- devils me we have scored
YES GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Faulkner
Assist Macrae @ 62:38
Final score DEVILS 4 Giants 3
3rd star - CRAIG PEACOCK
Danette called it right helped by Stuart
2nd Star PAUL BISSONNETTE
1st Star - MAC FAULKNER
Our thanks to texters Sharleen, Rachael, JohnWildthing, Tony, Ger-Devils and DevilsDom - believers one and all
Join us next Saturday when the Devils travel to Nottingham
Good night from me (OJ) I need to lie down in a dark room