GAME THREAD : Flames v Steelers: Sun 13th Sep : CUP

[Bryan]

The repeat is complete 3-0
Very ineffective PP then more poor defending

[Bryan]

Scored but net off so no good

[Bryan]

Strangely they give it

[smbmetal]

A goal all day long for me. Needed that to go into the period break.

[paul johnston]

Soft in d zone and Flames playing with some grit and snarl. Lots of decent cycling in the o zone but not many decent shots on goal. 5 on 3 pp was very average

[Bryan]

Well I don’t know. Seen our goal three times and still cant see puck go in before net is kicked off. Just as well I’m not a stripey. I’ll never criticise them again!

[DSLSteeler]

Not watching, apart from the EIHL app (the modern version of watching a game on Ceefax), but 5 on 3 for nearly the full 2 minutes without an outcome - that's got to be classed as poor hasn't it?

[smbmetal]

Better 2nd period from us. Should be easily winning this. PP is very average. Can’t be giving teams 3 goal head starts.

Guildford are tiring being slightly short-benched.

Carry on as we are and I only see a Steelers win here.

Well done to Dowd, who has now surpassed Mr Ron Shudra on the all time Steelers highest points scorer. What an achievement!

[mark]

End P2

Flames 3-3 Steelers

[Bryan]

To me this first period was almost as bad as at Manchester. Our D is at times poorly organised but also far too soft and easily deprived of the puck. We need to go into battle better. I’m afraid I think the poor PP and the first period showed what many of us thought might be the case. We have 12 forwards but rather too few natural goal strikers.