West Auckland Admirals� 4
Southern Stampede� 3
Sunday 1 August 2010

Sundays contest at Avondale between the Admirals and Stampede was a hotly contested
affair, carrying on from Saturdays game. The Admirals came out strong in the first
period, peppering Southern goalie Aston Brookes with 23 shots. He held the Admirals
scoreless, as did his counterpart Greg Davis, who faced only 5 Stampede shots.

The most of the scoring took place in the second period, with Travis McMaster of the
Admirals blasting a slapshot from the high slot past Brookes, just 10 seconds into the
period. Feeding off this boost, the Admirals scored a second goal from a nifty backhander
from Jouni Kivela, making it 2-0. The Stampede replied almost immediately, with Gareth
Lloyd scoring to make it 2-1. Kivela blasted a low slapshot 5 minutes later to increase the
Admirals lead to 3-1, but Lloyd replied for the Stampede again to get his second of the
game, on the powerplay. The second period ended 3-2 for the Admirals.

The third period was a tight checking 20 minutes, where the score remained the same
for the first 17 minutes. With just under three minutes remaining, Danny Smith of
the Stampede was sprung free on a breakaway, but was hooked from behind. Brett
Speirs took the penalty shot, and he made no mistake. 3-3 draw with just 180 seconds
remaining.

The Admirals, seeking the full three points for a victory to keep their playoff hopes alive,
went on a full-on attack. This paid dividends, with Robbie Chamberlain pouncing on a
loose puck in the slot, and firing it past Brookes with 1m55s on the clock. The Admirals
defended the coming Stampede pressure, to hang on for the victory.

With the victory, the Admirals now sit in second place overall with 21 points, while the
Stampede were dealt a blow to their playoff hopes and sit on 12 points.