Telford Tigers N1 vs TC Cars Solihull Barons

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Recap

For the second time in two weeks the TC Cars Solihull Barons came away from a clash with the Telford Tigers without any points for their efforts.

With the Tigers riding high at the top of the Moralee table and the Barons struggling to tun good performances into points the tie was always going to pose a challenge for the Solihull men. So it would prove with the first period dominated by the home side who raced to a 3-0 lead with two goals from Jack Watkins and a single from brother Tom to  give the Barons upwardly sloping ice on which to play the remaining forty minutes.

The Barons net saw a lot of rubber directed its way on Sunday evening (J&K Davies)
The Barons net saw a lot of rubber directed its way on Sunday evening (J&K Davies)

For the second time in their season so far the Barons once more found themselves in an embarrassing jersey clash situation, the Tigers orange and the Barons red shirts necessitating a swap to black by the Telford players following the first interval.

Andy Whitehouse looks for the pass ~(J&K Davies)
Andy Whitehouse looks for the pass ~(J&K Davies)

As the second period faced off the Barons would find the tilt of the ice cranked up a further few degrees as the Tigers Joe Miller added their fourth though they would stabilise things in a much more even period and no further goals would be scored.

The Barons were given some brief hope five minutes into the final period as Niklas Ottosson and Tom Soar combined twice in the space of 60 seconds to pull Solihull to within two goals of the Tigers. As the clock ticked down, so too did the Barons hopes with a final flourish of excitement as Solihull captain Josh Bruce clashed with the Tigers Richard Plant.

Josh Bruce and Richard Plant clash in the final 5 minutes of the game (J&K Davies)
Josh Bruce and Richard Plant clash in the final 5 minutes of the game (J&K Davies)

The Barons will now regroup ahead of next weekend when they face the long trip to Dumfries on Saturday to take on the Solway Sharks before getting back home in time for a home clash with old rivals the Nottingham Lions on Sunday evening. Face-off 6:00pm.

Barons Man of the Match, Marcus Maynard (J&K Davies)
Barons Man of the Match, Marcus Maynard (J&K Davies)

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Elsewhere around the league

Whitley Warriors 6 : 3 Dragons
Hull Pirates 6 : 3 Solway Sharks
Billingham Stars 3 : 4 Telford Tigers
Solway Sharks 6 : 2 Nottingham Lions
Nottingham Lions 1 : 3 Blackburn Hawks


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Details

Date Time League Season
October 1, 2017 6:00 pm Moralee Division 2017/18

Results

Team1st2nd3rdT
Telford Tigers N23104
Solihull Barons0022

Telford Tigers N2

Position G A PIM SA GA SV
 461022220

Solihull Barons

# Player Position G A PIM SA GA SV
3Marcus MaynardDefence002000
4Dave RogersDefence010000
6Richard CroweDefence000000
8Ryan SelwoodDefence002000
10Dan HarrisonDefence002000
11Edward EatonOffence000000
15Matt MauriceOffence000000
16Andy WhitehouseOffence002000
17Luke BrittleOffence010000
24Philip MulcahyOffence000000
25Daniel BrittleGoalie00038434
40Josh BruceOffence0029000
44Elliot FarrellOffence000000
77Jacob SmithDefence000000
79Tom SoarOffence200000
81James MoellerDefence000000
91Niklas OttossonOffence020000
 Total 243738434

Venue

Telford Ice Rink
St Quentin Gate, Telford, Telford and Wrekin TF3 4JQ, UK