Milton Keynes Thunder 18/12/05

Lee Valley Lions -v- Milton Keynes Thunder (Away)
18/12/05 (Lose 3-6)

Lee Valley Lions

Milton Keynes Thunder

01
03
06
08
09
10
13
15
16
17
18
21
22
26
44
Stefan Nubert (G)
Gennadi Yufit
Daniel Sampson
Ian Courtney
Ben Shrubsole
Scott Beeson
Nick Braithwaite (A)
Richard Hodge
Mark Swaine
Chris Goddard
Tom Looker
Paul O’Neill
Ben Osborne
Darren Wakeling (C)
Rob Courtman
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
10
11
12
14
18
19
20
21
22
23
25
Mark Woolf (G)
Aram Todd
Paul Gore (A)
Mike Knights (C)
Lee Featherstone
Alex Parris
Pete Taylor
Ollie Nabbs
Keiron Goody
Ben White
Lewis Clifford
Paul Jamieson
Phil Wooderson
Mark Krater
Chris Roberts
Carl Stevenson
Sam Fairhurst
Tom Hurley
Kim Taylor (G)

 

Goals

Penalties

Lions
Thunder
Lions
Thunder
Period 1:
0
3
6
4
Period 2:
2
1
2
0
Period 3:
1
2
0
6
MATCH TOTALS:
3
6
8
10

 

Shots on Goal
Lee Valley Lions
(shots on Nubert)
Milton Keynes Thunder
(shots on Woolf/Taylor)
Period 1:
20
4 (on Woolf)
Period 2:
13
6 (on Taylor)
Period 3:
13
6 (on Taylor)
MATCH TOTALS:
46
16

 

Lee Valley Lions

Milton Keynes Thunder

Highest Scorer in Match:
Dan Sampson (1+0)/Paul O’Neill (1+0)/Rob Courtman (1+0)/Gennadi Yufit (0+1)/Scott Beeson (0+1)/Chris Goddard (0+1)
Tom Hurley (1+3)
Man of the Match Winner:
Richard Hodge
Mark Krater

Additional Comments:

After an uneventful start to the first period the Milton Keynes Thunder scored three goals in just over five minutes, the first arriving at 09:13. Their third was on a power play, scored by Captain Mike Knights while Lions’ Dan Sampson sat out a 2-mins Holding penalty.

Twenty minutes and a 3-goal lead was enough for Thunder netminder Mark Woolf and he retired to the bench for the rest of the game while Kim Taylor took up position between the pipes. Paul O’Neill soon opened the scoring for the Lions at 21:44, assisted by Chris Goddard but Milton Keynes hit back less than 2 minutes later with a goal from MOTM Mark Krater at 23:40.

Milton Keynes Thunder called a time-out halfway through the second period for no apparent reason, but Rob Courtman went out and scored the Lions’ second at 34:44, assisted by Scott Beeson. Milton Keynes were unable to push past Lee Valley’s defence for the few remaining minutes and the Lions won the period 2-1.

The final period started and Tom Hurley took only 42 seconds to open a gap in the Lions defence, his goal assisted by Aram Todd. A sixth and final Thunder goal followed at 53:56 but Lions’ Dan Sampson whacked an incredible power play shot past Kim Taylor at 57:36 (easily the goal of the night to my eyes). The assist went to Gennadi Yufit and this was his first point for the team. The final couple of minutes of the game were as uneventful as the first and final score was 6-3 to Milton Keynes.

Referee was Hayden, Linesmen were Hogarth and Meekison.