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MK Thunder 4 – 7 Bracknell Hornets
Period scores: 2-3, 1-2, 1-2
Penalty mins: MK Thunder 10
Bracknell 12
Shots on Goal: On Thunder’s Mark
Woolf 37
On Bracknell’s
Andrew Biart 27
Man of the match: MK Thunder:
Ross Horsley
Having been humbled in Bracknell the
night before, Thunder faced a massive task to lift themselves for the return
game of this double header but were determined to atone for their performance
the show the spirit that defines this team.
Things didn’t start well though with
Hornets quickly going into a two goal lead with two short handed goals during
just one penalty! Thunder once again guilty of leaving an opposition player
unmarked on the back post. By mid period Hornets were 3-0 up and it looked like
a possible repeat of the previous evening, but Thunder managed to calmed things
down and get into the game with some decent hockey. Jacob Heron led the way with
a typically determined chasing down of the puck to score Thunder’s opener
assisted by Keiron Goody, and just before the period break man of the match Ross
Horsley made it 2-3 finishing off a good cross ice pass from Dan Chaplen.
Thunder were now really in the game and
chasing down the puck, keeping it in the Bracknell zone for long periods but
couldn’t find the killer finish to get level. Meantime they were susceptible to
Bracknell’s fast breakouts with the visitors restoring a two goal lead at 26:24.
Keiron Goody pulled it back to 3-4 with a powerplay goal at 31:26 assisted by
Jacob Heron, but again Thunder succumbed to Hornets rush and went into the final
period 3-5 down.
Two further goals from Bracknell made it
3-7 before eventually Jamie Holland got Thunder’s fourth just before the final
buzzer.
So a marked improvement in performance,
but a number of basic mistakes cost Thunder this game so they will need to be
addressed with some urgency.
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