Botany Swarm vs Tararua Real Iced Coffee Southern Stampede

Paradice Ice Rink, Botany, Auckland

Sunday 13 June 2010

The Swarms Lyle Idoine opened the scoring soon before the halfway point of the first period and his goal was followed less than a minute later with a goal by Joe Bjorkman for the Stampede. The teams seemed to be evenly matched, with 2 penalties a side, and despite a lot of movement around the ice there was no breakthrough, and the first period ended 1-1.

The stalemate continued for the first half of the second period, teams meeting each other with equal strength. The Swarm began to dominate with two breakaway shots on goal. Frustration started to show on both teams and tussles led to eight penalties during the period. The breakthrough came with just a few minutes to spare when Ian Wannamaker fired a slap shot into the back of the net, the period finishing 2-1 to the Swarm.

Both teams played a strong defensive game and there was no change to the scoreboard until the last few minutes of the third. Charlie Huber scored for the Swarm, bringing the score to 3-1. With the Stampede Goalie pulled, Jordan Challis took a shot from within the Swarm zone with just 26 seconds to spare, the game finishing 4-1 to the Swarm.

The Live Sport Radio Three Stars of the Game:

3rd Star Brett Speirs (STP)

2nd Star Charlie Huber (SWM)

1st Star Ian Wannamaker (SWM)