Cardiff Junior Devils 6 - 2 Solent & Gosport

(Recorded as 8-0 victory to Cardiff – Solent short benched).

 

The blue skies of Easter Sunday saw a comfortable victory for the Cardiff Junior Devils under 10s team at the Cardiff Bay ice arena on 12th April.

After two tough away matches in recent weeks, a rejuvenated Cardiff team played with growing confidence and increasing skill to score six excellent goals, with a hat-trick going to Cardiff Man of the Match, Eliot Randall. Second line forward Iwan Williams scored two convincing goals, his first of the season, with the final goal scored by third line forward Ethan Nesic.

Cardiff players Max Roberts, Sam Smith and Dylan Jeenes guested for Solent in the first and second periods, with Cael James, Ben Morgan and James Parkin showing their sportsmanship in the third.

Once again, Cardiff’s netminder Jake Roberts put up a fine display in goal, making several classy saves including a great glove catch, and even chalked up an assist on one of Eliot’s goals. At the other end, Solent’s netminder, David Grindrod, had to work hard to keep an on-fire Cardiff team at bay.

The Solent first line deserved their two goals. For two periods they kept Cardiff defenders Alex Ljungstrand-Byrne and Jake Burt working very hard, forcing the play wide and clearing the puck time after time, while Iwan Davies and Cael James helped Eliot make the most of every chance. But two very well-worked plays beat the Cardiff defence, with good passing and clever positional play opening up unbeatable chances for Solent’s Mikey Laishley.

The second line defence of Ella Nesic and Ryan Fearnley also combined well to keep the Solent forwards out wide, with both players creating attacking chances and registering assists on Iwan’s second goal. Tom Francis and Lewis Davies made some great forward moves, passing well to find Iwan and set up his first goal.

Cardiff’s six and seven year old third line showed how much they have improved over recent weeks. Ben Morgan shone in centre, making some great turnovers to keep Cardiff on the attack. Sam Smith and Dylan Jeenes found an extra gear to power up the wing, only for their breakaway to be stopped by the buzzer, while Thomos Marsh and Archie Peake pressured the Solent defence throughout.

Well done to the under 10s for a very well-deserved and sporting victory.

The score is recorded as 8-0, as per EIHA under 10s rules, as Solent could not field a full team.

Game Stats

Goal Scorers:	Assisted by:
Ethan Nesic	Ben Morgan and James Parkin
Eliot Randall	Iwan Davies and Cael James
Iwan Williams	Lewis Davies and Tom Francis
Iwan Williams	Ella Nesic and Ryan Fearnley
Eliot Randall	Unassisted
Eliot Randall	Jacob Burt and Jake Roberts

Shots on Goal:	Man of the Match:	Spirit of the Game:
Jake Roberts (Cardiff) – 23 David Grindrod (Solent) - 32	Eliot Randall Mikey Laishley	Ethan Nesic David Grindrod