The Other G is your host tonight as the TK takes his Devils to his old stomping ground in Belfast
I'm here! just got to the party, all set up and ready to MNL - Your host G from that Red Army Travel place :)
We are without Lord, Marsh and possibly another. Lordo wouldn't spill the beans this morning
Giants Missing Brookwell, Kompon and Sawada (all arriving early next week) - so you'll only see McCutcheon, the rest of the players will be familiar to you
And Broadway Tom is your ref
You can send your score predictions to @Red_Army_Travel - @GeraldJDavies - text me if you have my number or the inferno email if I can remember the password
Your texters tonight are Anna & Steve Everitt, Jason 'Spud' Murphy and Giants fans Shannon Wright, Jake Proctor & David Mercer
Decent crowd for a pre-season, intro underway
And I've remembered the email password so get your predictions in to matchnightlive@gmail.com
Ref confirmed as Darnell, with Dalton and Kavanagh assisting
Two minutes to go...........
Devils are out wearing the green jerseys we saw in Coventry
Rhodri Thomas going for a 3-4 Devils win with the GWG in the last few minutes
Giants take to the ice
The extra long intro is finally over and we're almost ready to go
And we're off, puck is dropped
Giants goal - 32 Seconds
McCutcheon from Saurette
Goal was a result of open ice breakdown
Giants offside
A few chances for Devils, fairly even game
Giants goes close, Bowns covers
Shields hits the pipes at 3:56
Devils win face off then ice it
5 Minutes played
5:29 Devils Goal 1-1
Brent Walton from Joey Haddad
Richie playing aggressive
Walton goes close
Giants goal
Bowns not happy about something but goal awarded
Goal judge says no goal but Darnell allows it scored at 9:32
Scorer was in the crease and took down Bowns before tapping it in
It was Keefe from Lloyd, no surprises there. Giants fans texting in agree it should not have been allowed
Bowns is furious
Devils penalty Hendrix Slashing 10:30
Pealty giants Keefe Tripping 11:45
Think thats 45 seconds of 4 on 4
Devils full strength, lets get that PPG
Giants Clear the zone
And again
Giants back to full strength
Clarkson wasting time at face off organising positions, just had a warning from Darnell
17:00 game time
Joey Haddad Penalty tripping 16:43
Giants offside
1 minute PK left
Devils full strength
Lots of offsides by both team, new blue lines taking a bit of getting used to
End of the 1st Period Giants 2 - 1 Devils
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Both teams are back out
We're off
Murph makes a beaut of a save
One of the Giants texters thinks Clarkson is big lad
24:12 Trevor Hendrikx Penalty cross-checking
Jake saying Brent Walton very impressive, he had a good game in Cov too
The missing Giants players are due to arrive over the next few days
Devils full strength
Huge save by Bowns from Sheilds slap shot
Hendrikx got a Giant in headlock after he sticks Bowns in the face
29:35 Superb save by Bowns from Saurette
Devils picking up the pace and throwing some hits
Fiiiiiiiiiight! Jesse Mychan vs Lloyd
Instigated by Lloyd mid ice hit behind play, Myers Keefe and Clarkson get involved
Lino Lee Young gets hurt breaking things up
Waiting on penalties, Keefe may have been chucked
He's out, a fuming raging Keefe gets himself ejected
Keefe gets third man in
Penalties timed at 29:16
Lloyd and Batch are in their boxes
Devils are on a 5-4 Power Play somehow
Giants penalties Roberts 2 roughing & game misconduct. Lloyd 2+2 charging
Devils Batch & Mychan roughing all times at 31:45
The last time update must have been clock time
Giants FS
Keefe 2+game for 3rd man in
Myers goes close
Hendrikx, Mychan and Haddad throwing some huge hits
4 minutes left in the 2nd
Devils getting a few decent breakaways but Murph stopping them all
Fiiiiiight!!! Hotham vs.....
Roberts
Roberts got tanked, easy win for Hotham
Apparently Roberts been wanting a good fight for years, Hotham battered him
Another fight David Phillips vs Mychan
Mychan ejected
Mychan blowing kisses to the giants bench as he leaves the ice, class :)
Rocky theme - Davy got Jesse down but he gets back up and lands 4 solid punches knocky Davey to the ground
Mixed texts coming in, one says Mychan 5+5+game - Phillips 5 fighting. Other says both got 5 fighting - gametime 38:34
End of the second, Devils booed off the ice by Giants fans - looks like we've made a good impression at the O
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And we're off for the third
3:34 left on Batch penalty
Suarette makes a lovely move on Bowns, Ben gloves it
Shots on goal stand at 17 by the Giants and 16 by Devils at the end of the second
Devils full strength
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Texts coming in fast, looks like a signal problem at the O
Devils 5 (any ideas?) gets 2 interference
Walton a joy to watch, all Devils at the moment
51:15 gametime
Bowns getting better and better as the game goes on
Devils FS Martin shoots
Turner is number 5 I'm told
Giants PP was poor at best
Murphy 2 high sticks Haddad 2 Interference
Penalties timed at 47:30
Giants Mason holding 52:45
Hotham Elbows
Sandrock Roughing
3 on 3, times are coming in but getting conflicting info, latest is 7:15 left to play
make that 6:38 left, gametime 53:22
4 on 4 5:30 left to play
Peacock shoots and hits Bowns on the lid
Both teams full strength 4:38 left
Sandrock penalty 56:22 roughing
Devils time out
I'm going for a toilet, back in 5 minutes.....
Just kidding, Come on Devils lets get that PP GOAL!!!!!!
2 minutes left
Devils not setting up the shot
Giants full strength
60 Seconds.......
Bowns pulled
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Giants time out
Walton goes close
All over Giants win 2-1
I'm told it was a fantastic game and Devils could have easily go the W, Hendrikx was our stand out player
Right while we're waiting for man of the match get your phones out and text GMAN92 £1 to 70070
Next week I'll be riding from Brecon to Cardiff with Lee Poole, Sophie Gough, Dan Perkins and Geraint Jones to raise money for Ty Hafan
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Thanks for tuning in guys and reading all my semi drunken ramblings, Ger
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Huge thanks to our super star texters tonight, Shannon Wright, Anna & Steve Everitt, Jake Proctor, David Mercer and an M.I.A. Spud
Tomorrow the Devils host the Giants at the BBT, tickets are still available, book online at CardiffDevils.com or call the box office on 029 2038 2001
And that's all folks, see you at the Red Army Travel sales desk tomorrow :)