Matchday 4 in the Champions Hockey League as the Steelers Host Frolunda.
Sheffield Steelers – 1
Levi Nelson - 2nd (PP)
Frolunda Gothenburg – 4
Elias Falth - 1st (PP), 3rd (PP)
Artturi Lehkonen - 3rd
Ryan Lasch - 3rd
The Biggest team in European hockey came to town and Sheffield gave them more than a game. Frolunda were gifted with a power play opportunity when Mathieu Roy was called 2+2 for high sticks but after watching it back shouldn't have been given and even at the time we all knew it shouldn't have been given. Frolunda made it count at 16:35 when Elias Falth fired a slap shot that beat Tyler Plante down low to give the visitors a 1-0 lead which they then took into the 1st interval too.
Real end to end stuff with penalties getting called left right from centre but both teams just got on with it. Sheffield managed to level the game with just over 4 minutes left in the period and on the man advantage when Jeff Legue was able to throw the puck in front of goal to find Levi Nelson all alone and re-directed past Lars Johansson to make it a 1-1 hockey game at 35:50 and erupt the Sheffield Arena. The home faithful was more than happy going into the second break all tied up against one of the top teams in Europe.
1-1 going into the third period and all to play for with just 20 minutes left but the home side just couldn't find a way through despite having chance after chance. Frolunda took the lead again at 45:01 when Artturi Lehkonen shot went through the legs of Plante for a 2-1 lead. The visitors made it 3-1 at 50:22 when O'Connor couldn't get hold of the puck to get it cleared out the zone and Ryan Lasch capitalized as he picked up the puck turned and shot past Tyler Plante. Frolunda finished of the scoring at 58:26 when straight off the draw on the man advantage Elias Falth scored his second of the night when he fired a slap shot that beat Plante through traffic and it was Frolunda who won the game 4-1 taking home all 3 points and toping the group with maximum points.
FINAL SCORE: Sheffield Steelers 1-4 Frolunda Gothenburg
Fantastic experience to be in the Champions Hockey League, some fantastic games to watch and really hope were in it again next year and you never know we might get a bit of an easier group. Steelers return to domestic action on Sunday when they travel to Cardiff to take on the Devils in the Challenge Cup.
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