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Cardiff Devils 1 - 4 Coventry Blaze
Welcome to MNL on this Boxing Day, will that be an omen I ask myself, as the Devils take on the Blaze at the BBT
Join me (OJ) from around 5pm as MNL will bring you its usual comprehensive coverage of the fist leg of back to back games aganst our rivals the Coventry Blaze
Score predictions asusual to matchnightlive@the-inferno.co.uk - before the 6pm face off please
Texters briefed and ready to go
Decent number of Blaze fans at the BBT
No predictions so far
NO Max spotted in warmup
Warmup done
Uncomfirmed scratches for Blaze are Sam Smith & Shea Guthrie
Mark H says 3-2 Devils in O/T
Hazel, who normally follows us in Southend is in the BBT and predicts a 4-2 Devils victory
Teams out on ice
Michael Hicks is the referee
Intro time
You will all be glad to hear Ger-Devils has made it to the BBT after City's game
Confirmed that Sam Smith is a scratch - Guthrie out for the season I'm told
Anthem time
Anthem done
Olsen can take his helmet off, he did so for Anthem
Hill Macrae & Davies start
Puck dropped
Beleskey flattens Marsh
Osaer save
Puck out of play @ 0:36
Blaze have started physically
Blaze penalty @ 0:40 - Cowley
K Smith got hit in face
High sticks called against Cowley
One minute of pp gone
Beleskey turnover by Davies
Blaze return to full strength (FS)
Richardson put body on line to block a shot
Devils penalty - delayed penalty
K Smith - interference @3:35
KILL DEVILS KILL
Devils kill 1 minute although Blaze pp looks good
Blaze offside @ 4:44
DEvils back to FS
Huge hit by Batch
Osaer save from Griffin @7:11
Devils offside @ 7:27
Blight blindsided by Beleskey but sees it coming at last second
Devils penalty - Davies - boarding @ 8:27
KILL DEVILS KILL
Davies boarding Olsen that was !!!!
Devils penalty @ (:02 - Macrae - delay of game
KILL DEVILS KILL
Blaze goal
ppg @ 9:32 - Beleskey
Macrae penalty was @ 9:02
Goal now credited to Cameron assist Beleskey & Schutte
Devils penalty - Faulkner @ 10:36 - hooking
Devils back to 4 skaters
Marsh levels B Leeb
Osaer save @ 11:30
K Smith man handles Egener away from in front of net
Devils back to FS
Scutte cheap shots Davies
Blaze offside @ 13:28
Sop & Matt call it 3-2 Devils
Hirsch clears after scramble in front
Piggott goes close then floors Griffin
Narrow miss by Harding
Blaze penalty @ 15:00 Olsen
X-Checking the call
Blaze clear zone
Domma in Bridgend is very confident even now and calls it 5-1 Devils
Rubbish Devils pp is the shout
Poor says JohnWildthing
30 secs of pp left
Blaze FS
Blaze penalty - Cameron - inteference @ 17:06
Come on U DEVILS give us a goal - now
Osaer covers @ 17:34
Final minute
Blaze back to FS
Cameron hit on K SMith
End of 1st period DEVILS 0 Blaze 1
SoG for 1st period DEVILS 8 Blaze 16
Wakey, Wakey
Teams return
2nd period starts
Gimblett hit hard against boards
Puck out of play @ 23:00
Glove save Hirsch
Hirsch covers @ 23:56
Chris S says Blaze looking the better team
Hirsch save from Harding @ 25:27
Blaze offside
Hirsch saves @ 27:45 after good Devils pressure
Blaze Goal
Debate over goal
Claims that puck went out of play before bouncing back
Hicks gives goal although it clearly hit roof
Even the goal jdge points to the roof
Goal given - Olsen unassisted @ 28:29
Hirsch save @ 29:05
I got criticised last week for calling some our our referees plonkers - well I rest my case
After all that Devils deserve to be behind
They don't seem to be awake
Glove save Hirsch from Davies
Blaze dominating
Gametime 32:09
Devils penalty @ 32:39 - Harding - boarding
KILL DEVILS KILL
Cowley hit full in face by puck and it down
Cowley gone to dressingroom
Hirsch save @ 33:38
Devils back to FS
Blaze goal @ 34:31
PPG scored by Domish assists Egener & Bayrack
Devils penalty @ 35:37 - Adams - delay of game
KILL DEVILS KILL
Texters reporting that they have never seen the Devils so bad
And it cannot be put at Hicks door
Now Macrae is down
Back up hes OK
Devils back to FS
These are the night the Devils should put on a show if they want to attract more support
I bet you there are newbies in BBT asking themselves what all the fuss is about re Devils and ice hockey
Devils have finally picked up the pace - AT LAST
Final minute
Osaer having words with Hicks
Blaze penalty - Egener @ 39:34 - delay of game
Hirsch covers @ 39:49
End of 2nd period DEVILS 0 Blaze 3
Disappointing game in front of a very big crowd
SoG for 2nd period DEVILS 11 Blaze 11 making it 19-27 after 2 periods
Come on U DEVILS lets have one of you barnstorming 3rd periods to rescue this game
Teams back on ice
I don't know why Hicks refs Devils games especially at home. It shouldn't happen
3rd period starts
With so few referees I suppose there is no option
Carl says bring back Vother
Hirsch save @ 41:40
Chris S suggests maybe we should decline pps
Blaze back to FS
Quiney gets a shift
Quiney was up front for that shift
Hirsch glove save from Davies @ 43:28
Blaze penalty coming
B Leeb - tripping @ 43:47
GOOOAlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Mark Smith with Devils opener
It was BLIGHT who scored - PPG
Assist Gimblett @ 44:40
Goal for Devils shouls read M Smith assists Gimblett & Blight
Hicks gets in Richardson way
Hirsch covers
Chalmers hits the ice after a ckeck from Quiney
Blaze icing @ 49:13
Come on U DEVILS we wan t a goal NOW - yes NOW
Hirsch covers @ 49:58
Hirsch save @ 50:39
Blaze penalty - Cameron @ 52:57 - boarding
LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO
Piggott throwing checks
Richardson goes close @ 54:43 - Hirsch saves
Blaze back to FS
Puck out of play @ 57:08
Gimblett unlucky with re-bound
Blaze goal
@ 57:54
Cameron from Beleskey & OLsen
Hirsch saves from Batch @ 58:49
Last minute
Fans leaving early
Final score DEVILS 1 Blaze 4
Even some of my texters left early
3rd Star - Peter Hirsch
Our thanks go to texters - Tony, JohnWildthing, Ger-Devils, Sharlene & Rachael
2nd Star - PHIL OSAER
1st Star - BEN DAVIES
How you can ward those stars when the Blaze won 4-1 in our barn is a mystery
I have never had to edit texters comments as I have had to do tonight
Join us on MNL tomorrow nigh as the Devils seek revenge at Coventry
Good Night - Nos Da