Match Night Live

WELCOME - CROESO to MNL

Thanks to Clan fan Cris and Devils stalwart Rachael we are able to bring you coverage of the this as the Devils seek to protect their position on the top of the EIHL table

Score predictions as always welcomed to matchnighlive@gmail.com

If you are going to the game and can help us out text the MNL line on 07527 625 206

Join me (OJ) from arounmd 7:15 for MNL coverage

Warmup completed

Hoping to bring you as much coverage as usual but very short of texters

My usual texters in Braehead have work etc

My sole regular Clan texter Chris has reported in

Nothing from Rachael yet, las I heard she was by Carlisle a couple of hours ago

Toby Craig & Neil Wilson are the rewferees

Apears that Paris & Lord are the Devils scratches

Josh Batch ices

Dai Rees calls it 3-1 to Devils

Roger thinks Devils will win 7-4

A confident Rob Batch calls it 6-2 to the Devils

Russky not so colls it 5-2

Rachael has reported in

I must confess that I am puzzled why we cannot get texters especially for away games asa a large contingent of the RED ARMY seems to travel

Maybe MNL is past its sell by date although with 1,679 unique viewers for last Saturday nights game in Nottingham there seems to be a demand for the service

I cannot thank opposing teams fans for helping us out and the handful of Devils fans

Lights dimmed

Officials on the ice

C Barton says it will end up 3-3 with Devils winning shoot out

Teams on the ice

No less than 3 ceremonial puck drops

Causing a delay in face off

One of the puck drops featured Devils fans Jo & Jon there on honeymoon

Anthem time

Puck dropped

Devils start with Justin Faryna Paul Crowder Joey Haddad

Matt Pope shoots stright at Nye @ 1:02

Doty shoots wide

Clan block shot from Joey Martin

Patrick Asselin wrap around saved @ 2:12

End to end

Ben Bowns covers @ 3:38

Ben Bowns saves from Poulin

Cardiff icing @ 4:47

Devils Penalty @ 5:01 Joey Martin 2 minutes for hooking

KILL DEVILS KILL

Ben Bowns saves from Burt

Gametime 5:41

1 minute killed

Devils Full strength

Good PK by DEVILS

Peacock fires wide

Nie pad save from Bryce Reddick

Clan offside @ 8:46

Rachael says DEVILS lokking hungrier

Clan icing @ 9:19

Justin Faryna shot deflected into netting @ 9:34

Blocker save by Nie from Paul Crowder

Clan go close - Bowns denies Potulny

Bowns glove save @ 10:23

Game stopped - broken plexi

Josh Batch crashed into plexi - there was only one winner

Gametime 10:57

Spectator hurl as well I am told

Plexiglass being replaced

Saturdays game against Blaze SOLD OUT I hear

Dont miss Kyle Edmund's semifain in the morning (8am), he is half Welsh as his father is Welsh

Game restarts

Ben Bowns saves from Adam Brace

Lots of Clan pressure after restart

Then great save by Ryan Nie as Devils breakout

Gametime 13:12

Scramble in front of Clan net

Clan clear @ 16:08

Bryce Reddick goes close in another melee in front of Nie

Sullian lazer goes wide thankfully

Devils Penalty 2 minutes for delay of game Matt Pope @ 15:22

KILL DEVILS KILL

1 minute killed

Puck out of play @ 16:52

Devils Full strength

Devils under pressure

Ben Bowns standing firm making good save aftyer good save

Final minute

Face off in the Devils zone

Handbag convention in front of Clan net

Clan Penalty Oslanki 2 minutes for hooking @ 19:36

End of 1st period Clan 0 DEVILS 0

SoG will be interesting, will bring them to you when I have them

DEVILS will start 2nd period with a 1:36 pp opportunity

I endorse the comments on the Forumm - Big Thank you to Chris D & Rachael

SoG Clan 11 DEVILS 8

Lets get ROLLS ROYCE of PP into gear next period

Cornwall Taffy predicts a 4-2 scoreline in favour of the Devils

Thanks to Peter in Talgarn for his praise of MNL

Its been pointed out that they replaced the plexiglass quicker (10 minutes) than they reviewed a goal at IAW on Sunday (17 minutes)

Teams back on ice

2b=nd period underway

Come on U DEVILS give us a PPG

1 minute of PP remains

Nie saves from Gleason Fournier

@ 21:19

Clan Full strength

LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO

Gametime 23:11

Sustained DEVILS pressure - nothing to show for yet

Chris says Clan struggling to get out of their zone

Give us a GOAL U DEVILS

Devils Penalty @27:40 Tyson Strachan

Hold on penalty on Clan as well Lepine 2 minutes for slashing

Same for Strachan

Leine given additioinal minor for cross-checking

Nie glove save from Layne Ulmer

Doubt that Lepine got 2 minors

Andrew Hotham fires over

Nie saves from Gleason Fournier

Gametime 30:05

There was No PP for DEVILS

Both teams are at Full strength

Clan offside @31:42

Ben Bowns glove save from Potulny

Lets get that opening goal U DEVILS

Nie glove save @ 34:10 as DEVILS put pressure on Clan

35 minutes gone

Ben Bowns saves from Lepine

Ben Bowns saves the Devils after terrible mix up

Ben Bowns saves from Poulin

Puck out of play

Face off in the Clan zone

DEVILS pressure will ultimately tell surely

Gametime 38:05

Final minute

Clan offside@39:05

Gleason Fournier shoots Nie catches @ 39:21

End of 2nd period Clan 0 DEVILS 0

Rachael says its a strange game - its end to end but still a bit flat

SoG for 2nd period Clan 6 DEVILS 13 making it 17-21 after 2 periods

Teams back on ice

3rd period starts

LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO

We need to score that 1st goal

No silly penalties U DEVILS

Gametime 42:03

Nie denies a DEVILS wraparound

Justin Faryna with the attempt

Gametime 42:33

DEVILS pushing for that opener

Chris says both netminders have been in great form tonight

Devils icing @ 43:42

Devils icing again @44:07

Big save by Ryan Nie @ 46:02

Nie now saves from Layne Ulmer

Bryce Reddick hits post

Correction it was the crossbar with Nie on his back

Ben Bowns saves from Poltulny

Come on U DEVILS give us a goal - please

Now a big save by Ben Bowns from Brace @ 49:11

Its certainly end to end with both netminders called into action

Video review requested

Its a review of the shot that hit the crossbar

So its a Goal or a delay of game for DEVILS

Cross your fingers

DEVILS asked for the review not the referees I believe

The tension mounts

Will review take 17 minutes?

No Goal

No penalty either so it must have been the officials who asked for review

Ben Bowns saves from Peacock

Clan Penalty 2 minutes for slashing Oslanki @ 50:13

Lets go DEVILS LETS GO

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

PPG ' 50:31

Matt Pope

Assists Joey Martin & Layne Ulmer

Clan player takes puck to the face - looks nasty

Hes up

Joey Martin took the shot

Blood all over ice

Blood being cleared

Game restarts

I am not greedy buts lets have another goal U DEVILS

Clan penalty @ 51:50

Penalty against Cescon

Clan ask for review as then hit cross bar

No goal

Cescon 2 + 10 for checking from behind @ 51:50

Lets have another PPG U DEVILS

1 minute killed by Clan

Devils Penalty Sean Bentivoglio @ 53:52 2 minutes for tripping

Clan Full Strength

KILL DEVILS KILL

1 minute killed

Ben Bowns save

Devils Full Strength

gametime 56:21

Clan icing @ 56:31

Ben Bowns save @ 47:30

Then another Bowns save

Final 2 minutes

Poulin shoots wide

Gametime 58:30

Final minute

30 secs

Nie pulled

Devils icing

Face off in the Devils zone

Final score Clan 0 DEVILS 1

Good on the road performance from DEVILS

DEVILS MoM - BEN BOWNS

Join me on Sturday when the Coventry Blaze venture into Cardiff Bay

Clan MoM - RYAN NIE

Well deserved MoM by both netminders

GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE - NOS DA PAWB