GLASGOW CLAN 3 TRADE-MART DUNDEE STARS 2
The Trade-Mart Dundee Stars piled on the pressure but were unable to find an equaliser after a four-goal first period saw Glasgow Clan take the lead and hold out for the rest of the match.
By Kris Smith
The home team took the lead after only 72 seconds as Tyson McLellan found a way in behind the Dundee defence and dispatched the puck past Jarrett Fiske but the Stars thought they had responded to the early setback instantly.
Dundee went straight on the attack and forward, Spencer Naas batted a loose puck back across goal for Zach Tsekos to smack home out of mid-air but the goal would be disallowed be the referees for an adjudged high-stick by Naas on the pass.
The Taysiders did eventually level the score on 14 minutes as they cashed in on their second powerplay of the night as Jake Elmer finished high over the shoulder of his ex-teammate, Lucas Brine.
Although, the match would only be level for one minute as Cole Ully restored Glasgow’s lead straight away and Corey Neilson’s men then added a third goal in the 19th minute as Ully netted once more but a lengthy review then took place and despite a Clan player being in the goal crease of Fiske, the goal stood.
After a second scoreless period, the Stars came out and pushed hard to find a route back into the match but were struggling to keep their Scottish rivals under any pressure.
However, just seconds after the Clan had killed off another penalty, Brett Gravelle would find a similar finish to Elmer in 53rd minute and he beat Brine up high from the right flank.
Dundee then threw everything forward to find another equaliser but the Clan kept clearing their lines and held on to claim their fifth straight victory over the Stars, with four coming by a one-goal margin and the two teams will do it all again tomorrow in Dundee.
Man of the Match
Dundee: #98 Jake Elmer
Glasgow: #91 Cole Ully
Goals
1st:
1-0 Tyson McLellan (Liam Finlay) 01:20
1-1 Jake Elmer (Ben O’Connor, Philippe Sanche) 14:04 PPG
2-1 Cole Ully (Unassisted) 15:07
3-1 Cole Ully (Tyson McLellan) 18:23
2nd:
3rd:
3-2 Brett Gravelle (Ben O’Connor, Keanu Yamamoto) 52:04
All images: Al Goold.
