Bristol 8 - 11 Cardiff Junior Devils

The first league game of the season for the Devils under 16’s took them across the Severn Bridge to Bristol.

It was an exciting and nail biting rollercoaster of a game which saw Bristol take a 2-0 early lead as Cardiff got off to a slow start. Cardiff managed to settle into their game and closed the gap a minute before the end of first period thanks to Devils #18 Lewis Jones when he scored the all important contact goal after simple passing play by #12 Josh Haslam.

Net-minder James Wallace, playing in his first “full-time” match was kept busy between the pipes and faced 10 lethal shots in their first period as Bristol pilled on the pressure. He did a great job keeping the goal difference as small as possible.

The Devils entered the second period a more composed and confident team. They scored two quick goals through team captain Dafydd Davies. From here on the Devils started to take control of the game and were improving minute by the minute.

Bristol, a determined team fought to add to their goal tally and managed to net a total of 8 goals during the game. Cardiff created many chances but weren’t able to capitalise on them all, however, they did fire the puck home 11 times to give them a comfortable 11-8 lead. Cardiff determined to go home with the win did as they held on to their 11-8 lead as the clock counted down.

The game saw some defensive errors from the Devils, which the team will work and improve on, but overall a good performance from the team in their first league game.

Game Stats

Goal Scorers:	Assisted by:
1. Lewis Jones	Josh Haslam/Johan Hennius
2. Dafydd Davies	Nathan Dunn/J Haslam
3. D Davies	N Dunn
4. N Dunn	J Haslam
5. Johan Hennius
6. D Davies
7. N Dunn
8. L Jones
9. L Jones
10.Alex Mancuso	L Jones
11.J Haslam

Shots on Goal:	Man of the Match:	Spirit of the Game:
Cardiff 53, Bristol 31	Jordan Jefferies	Nathan Dunn