Match report by Georgia Thomas
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Invicta DynamosCardiff Fire vs Invicta Dynamos
Saturday 25th January | Vindico Arena, Cardiff
Pride night at the Vindico Arena saw Cardiff Fire come up against the current #5 in the NIHL South Division 1, the Invicta Dynamos. With both teams taking great shots and creating opportunities to score, the more clinical and organised team came out on top, final score of the game was Dynamos 9 – 2 Fire.
However, even with the loss, the team and all supporters had a great evening with a big turnout for the game. We welcomed LGBTQ+ communities from Cardiff to come celebrate our annual Pride night at the rink - including the Pride Cymru charity, the FAW equality advisory group, Pride Sports Cymru and all the local LGBTQ+ inclusive sports clubs. The evening ended with our first ever auction for limited edition game-worn Pride jerseys. This was an absolute success, and we would like to thank all of the Fire Family members who joined us in the bar for drinks and bid at the auction. It was lots of fun for us and a great opportunity to meet some players and get photos with their jerseys.
Click HERE to view the team stats.
| Time | Goal | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 27:17 | 33 Aaron Moody (PP) | 90 Bobby Ragan, 43 Lewis Stevens |
| 55:49 | 21 Kris Kasjanovs | 90 Bobby Ragan |
5* – 4 Cardiff FireCardiff Fire at Oxford City Stars
Sunday 26th January | Oxford Ice Rink
Sundays game, Fire played Oxford City Stars away. The first period with the Stars using a Fire penalty as an opportunity, scored the only goal of the period. This power play goal meant at the end of period one the stars were leading by one point. Stars 1 – 0 Fire.
An exciting second period started with the Stars extending their lead with another goal. This was however followed by an even-handed Fire goal, scored by #83 Rob Price, assisted by #21 Kris Kasjanovs and #43 Captain Lewis Stevens timed at 22:50. Within 5 minutes Fire were following this up with another goal from the same line, this time scored by #43 Stevens, assisted by #83 Price and #21 Kasjanovs timed at 27:17. Fire now having completely closed the lead from the Stars to draw 2 – 2. Oxford penalties resulted in a well timed Fire power play goal, scored by #33 Aaron Moody, assisted by #43 Stevens and #27 Carter Lloyd timed at 31:56. Again, within five minutes Fire shocked the Stars to score again with a short-handed goal from #98 William Thurlbert who was assisted by #27 Lloyd and #18 Jasper Quinn timed at 36:45. At the end of period two Fire had jumped into the lead, leaving the score at Stars 2 – 4 Fire.
However, in the third period we saw Oxford shorten the lead, resulting in a draw of 4 – 4 at the end of regulation time. Subsequently, a 3 vs 3 overtime of five minutes did not end in a winning goal for either side leading to penalty shoot outs.
Penalty shoot-out:
Stars – O X X X X X
Fire – X X X O X taken by #43 Stevens, #98 Thurlbert, #34 Hind-Pitcher, #27 Lloyd and #59 Davies.
Sudden death:
Stars – X X X O
Fire – X X X X taken by #27 Lloyd, #97 Sheppard, #59 Davies and #98 Thurlbert.
After sudden death with Stars player J.Williams getting his third shot, this time successfully getting the puck in the net, resulting in a Stars win.
Final Score: Stars 5* - 4 Fire, Stars winning from the 9th round of penalty shots with Fire taking 1 league point from the penalty shoot-out.
A really close game for Fire, with a lot of great plays from the team, just really unlucky in the end with the penalty shots. It was great to hear that a lot of the Fire Family went to attend the game in Oxford showing their support for the team!
Player of the Game as chosen by the officials was #41 Ben Scanlan.
Click HERE to view the team stats.
| Time | Goal | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 22:50 | 83 Rob Price | 21 Kris Kasjanovs, 43 Lewis Stevens |
| 27:17 | 43 Lewis Stevens | 83 Rob Price, 21 Kris Kasjanovs |
| 31:56 | 33 Aaron Moody (PP) | 43 Lewis Stevens, 27 Carter Lloyd |
| 36:45 | 98 William Thurlbert (SH) | 27 Carter Lloyd, 18 Jasper Quinn |
Photo Gallery
Saturday 25th January | Vindico Arena, Cardiff
Photos by James Assinder and Imogen Skey
