Match Report: 21.11.2014 - Clan v Steelers EIHL

Friday 21^st November 2014 – Braehead Clan (11-5-1) v Sheffield Steelers (11-3-0) @ Braehead Arena. Face-off: 7:30pm, Elite League

Game 1 of three of the weekend was the 1st of our double header with Braehead as Sheffield could go top with a win.

Braehead Clan – 0

Sheffield Steelers – 2
Mathieu Roy - 2nd PP

Colton Fretter - 2nd

The game got underway and it was a very fast start by both teams when at first Mosienko threw one in front of goal and Dowd couldn't quiet reach it and then at the other end it was the turn of former Steeler Stefan Meyer as he had Doyle scrambling and it was Haywood who somehow got a puck through the crease and another former Steeler Lee Esders missed for an easy tap in. Clan were skating fast and hard and it was the home team that got the first man advantage of the game as Forney was called for slashing but Sheffield would soon end up on their own power play but both Netminders were on great form and new boy Danny Bois was impressing as he was for checking well and came close to opening the scoring as Hill rounded the net and teed up the new Steeler mans but he couldn't get his shot any further than Jones's body. An end to end period would end all square but there was a coming together on the buzzer with Danny Bois involved with Fitzgerald as the Steelers man pulled him of his team mate the Steelers man hit him with two punches before Bois dropped a glove, hit him with another one before his second glove flew off before putting him on the Ice with a final punch in a fight that Bois didn't look interested in having and the new Steelers man missed out the rest of the game and Fitzgerald was given a game misconduct before later getting a two game ban.

End of the 1st Period: Braehead Clan 0–0 Sheffield Steelers

Shots on Goal: Clan 8-15 Steelers

Second period started 4v4 after the incident in the first period but Clan were soon on the power play which was very quickly 5 on 3 but Sheffield killed well as Braehead were getting frustrated as their shots were getting blocked and the Steelers were keeping them to the edges well. After about five minutes on the penalty kill after several penalties Sheffield got their own Powerplay as another former Steeler a Chris Frank for called for high sticks and Sheffield got to work and on 30:56 the visitors opened the scoring after Sarich's shot from the blue line is saved by the leg pads of Jones and Roy picked up the rebound to slot into the open goal for 1-0. Clan wasn't out the game though and were getting chances through Leigh Salters, Stefan Meyer and Ryan Kavanagh who impressed me a lot all weekend. With the clock ticking down in the second period Sheffield extended their lead to 2-0 on 35:39 when it was Colton Fretter who got the decisive touch from Baldwin to beat Kyle Jones from in front, but Sheffield took a two goal lead into the break despite Pitt and Meyer going very close in the dying stages but Doyle saved well.

End of the 2nd Period: Braehead Clan 0–2 Sheffield Steelers

Shots on Goal: Clan 15–14 Steelers

Final period got underway and Sheffield went very close as Cullen Eddy chose to pass when he should have probably shot, the next best chance fell to the Clan while shorthanded they broke out 2v1 and Frank Doyle made a fantastic save to keep his shutout intact. Sheffield were then having a comfortable spell as they had 2+2 Powerplay and Kyle Jones was standing on his head as he saved fantastically of everything that was thrown at him. Keith then had a golden chance and somehow didn't score from just in front and Doyle must have got something on it to keep him out. Kyle Jones was doing the same at the other end when Robert Dowd was in possession behind the goal and he played Mosienko who forced a great glove save out of the Clan netminder. With 1:37 left in the game Mosienko was called for tripping and Kyle Jones was pulled but they couldn't break through and Sheffield held on for a 2-0 lead and Frank Doyle had his first shutout of the season
Shots on Goal: Clan 7–10 Steelers

FINAL SCORE: Braehead Clan 0–2 Sheffield Steelers

Boxscore (1st-2nd-3rd-OT-[PIM]-{PP}-S)

Braehead - 0-0-0-0-[47]-{0/9}-30

Sheffield  - 0-2-0-0-[27]-{1/8}-39

Braehead Man of the Match: #14 Derek Roehl
Sheffield Man of the Match: #1 Frank Doyle

Braehead Points Round Up: - 0 Points

Sheffield Points Round Up: - 6 Points

Gord Baldwin (0+1), Mathieu Roy (1+1), Rodney Sarich (0+1), Colton Fretter (1+0), Ben O'Connor (0+1)

Referee: #19 Rab Cowan

Referee:

Linesman: #47 Gregor Mizen

Linesman: #18 Alan Ward

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