Match Night Live

Welcome to MNL as the DEVILS seek to overcome the Flames over the 2 legs of the Challenge Cup 1/4 final

Join me (OJ) from around 6:30 for tonights 1st leg from the Spectrum in Guildford

Send your score predictions plus comments to matchnightlive@gmail.com

Warmup underway at Guildford

No Andrew Lord, Paul Crowder or Josh Batch in warmup, Mark Louis is out there

A detachment of the RED ARMY has made the trip to Guildford

Flames will be without suspended Rhett Rachinski

The 2 referee system will operate tonight with Stefan Hogarthg & Jan Schemjkial officiating

Warmup completed

Mark G calls iot 3-2 to Devils

Andrew L is moreconfident and goesfor a 4-1 Devils win

Pat goes for the same scoreline

On duty tonight as texters are TWO Simons , one from Cardiff and one from Sussex

RED ARMY estimated to be 50 strong and growing

Officials on the ice

Devils on the ice

Flames now appear

Anthem

Ben Bowns in net for Devils Carrozzi for Flames

Puck dropped

Joey Martin Jake Morissette Matt Pope start for DEVILS

Flames penalty too many men

@ 0:42

Sean Bentivoglio shoots wide

Flames Full strength

Not much to show for that PP

Nice to see Mark Louis back

Devils Penalty

2 minutes for slashing the call against Luke Piggott

KILL DEVILS KILL

@ 3:33

Flames taking long range shots

Devils Full strength

Effective PK by DEVILS

Patrick Asselin goes close with wraparound attempt

Gametime 6:11

Face off in the Flames zone @7:03

Andrew Hotham shot saved by Carrozzi

Devils icing

Come on U DEVILS give us a goal

Big hit by Mark Louis penalised called for cross checking @ 8:46

KILL DEVILS KILL

Breakaway effort by Joey Martin foiled by Carrozzi

Flames hit pipes

Devils Full strength

Devils offside Joey Haddad doesn't agree

Scramble in front of Ben Bowns cleared

Its end to end as both teams seek advantage

Matt Pope shoots wide

Ben Bowns save

Flames quick on the break

Gametime 13:47

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils PenaltyMatthew Myers @ 14:08 2 minutes for tripping

KILL DEVILS KILL

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Shorthanded Goal for DEvils scored by Sean Bentivoglio assist Joey Martin

@ 14:44

Sean Bentivoglio 2ng oal in C Cup

Devils full strength

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

@ 16:48

Matthew Myers assists Joey Martin & Matt Pope

devils offside

Devils p;enalty coming

Joey Haddad @ 18:13 2 minutes for hooking

KILL DEVILS KILL

Final minute

Flames keen to get something in this period

End of 1st period Flames 0 DEVILS 2

14 sec pp for Flames to start 2nd period

To bring you some predictions that I havent listed Rob Batch calls it 4-2 to Devils, David Rees says Devils by 2 goals

Viv in his period report says good all round performance by DEVILS

Viv adds solid Devils attack with D corp playing well as well. Chris Carrozzi in Flames net keeping Flames in game

Simon & Claire say DEVILS weathered Flames prerssuire very well, keeping them wide, forcing them to shot from the blueline (hoping for a tip in) DEVILS playing with a man high

SoG for 1st period Flames 8 DEVILS 16

Ice ready

Devils back on ice as are Flames

2nd period starts

Devils Full Strength

Flames offside

Lets go DEVILS lets Go

Another period like the first please

Flames icing

Now Devils ice the puck

Simon says more icing than great British bakeoff

Must say tonight texters are in great form - and they are doing their first game

Drew Paris shoots wide

Carrozzi covers puck

Flames Penalty @ 23:54 John Dunbar 2 minutes for tripping

Lerts have a PPG U DEVILS

Lets Go DEVILS Lets GO

Puck out of play

32 secs left on pp

Flames Full Strength

Jake Morissette shot high

Face off in the Flames zone

Ben Bowns saves from John Dunbar

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils clear zone

Flames icing

@ 27:47

Flames shoot wide - carry on chaps

Devils D manage to smother a Flames clear chance

Face off in the Flames zone '@ 29:22

Good pressure from DEVILS

We want another goal u Devils

Justin Faryna blocks shot

Flames penalty coming

Handbags - no penalty false alarm

Now a Devils penalty Justin Faryna 2 minutes for roughing

@ 31:10

KILL DEVILS KILL

Flames goal @ 31:20

Disputed goal being reviewed

Goal if it stand was @ 32:24

Still reviweing

Drama at the Spectrum says Simon (Sussex)

NO GOAL

Flames shot blocked Puck out of play

30secs for DEVILS to PK

Flames score @ 33:11 Brett Ferguson

A ppG by 1 sec I believe

Assists for Liam Stewart & Carl Ackered

Ben Davies shot saved by Ben Bowns

Goal has sparked life into Flames

Devils penalty Matt Pope @ 36:15

KILL DEVILS KILL

2 minutes for hooking the call

Flames offside

1 minute killed

Justin Faryna making a nuisance of himself on pk

Flames icing

Devils Full Strength

Matt Pope lays a big hit

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

@38:52

Drew Paris (4th in Cup) assists Joey Martin & Jake Morissette

Final minute

Blast of a shot from Drew

End of 2nd period Flames 1 DEVILS 3

Viv says another great period, Devils stong and in control. Taking a few silly penalties whistled by Hogarth

Simon?Clairesays Devils survived Flames stepping up the pace after their confidence boosting goal. Great time to score and restore 2 goal adsvantage

Remember if you havent got tickets for the games over XMas/New Year you better hurry as they are selling fast especially the game on Sat 30 Dec against Milton Keynes Lightening

SoG for 2nd period Flames 11 DEVILS 7 making it 12-23 after 2 periods

Teams back on ice

Puck dropped and we are away

Come on U DEVILS dont lose this period, better still win it

Devils giveaway in their own zone - Ben Bowns comes to the rescue

Sean Bentivoglio shot easy glove save for Carrozzi

End to end at the moment

Face off in the Flames zone @ 43:36

Flames go close

Devils icing

gametime 46:15

Sean Bentivoglio breakaway - Carrozzi save

Devils icing 47:47

Face off in the Devils zone

Ben Bowns freezes puck 48:45

Ben Bowns forced to freeze puck again

Devils Penalty Matt Pope

2 minutes for cross-checking

Flames goal

@ 50:47

A PPG

Ian Watters assist John Dunbar

Bown save @ 51:22

2nd assist for Jesse Craige on Flames 2nd goal

Gametime 52:13

Flames Goal

@ 52:13

Jeremy Lundin assits Ian Watters & Jesse Craige

Flames penalty Jeremy Lundin 2 minutes for interference @52:35

Referees missed a clear penalty on Flames before they scored 3rd

Ben Bowns save

Flames Full strength

Flames penalty '54:41 Carl Ackered 2 minutes for slashing

Lets go DEVILS Lets Go

Layne Ulmer shot saved

Attendence announced as 1,543

Devils offside

Lets have a PPG U DEVILS

Flames Full strength not to be

Anyone following MNL who is going to the game in Glasgow on FRIDAY we are desparate for texters

Final 2 minutes

Matt Pope tips wide @ 58:28

Both teams not content with a draw

Final minute

Tyson Strachan shot saved

Handbags in front of Flames net with 8 sdecs to go

All over Flames 3 DEVILS 3

All to play for in Cardiff on 10 Jan

Its all kicking off, Devils player down on ice hurt

Developed into a stand off says Simon

Andrew Hotham being helped off the ice

Texters dnt see what happenned

MoM for DEVILS - JOEY MARTIN

Flames MoM - Liam Stewart

Join me on Friday night when the Devils take on the Clan in Glasgow - if we can find texters

NOS DA PAWB- GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE