FIFE FLYERS 4 TRADE-MART DUNDEE STARS 1
The Trade-Mart Dundee Stars suffered their first defeat of the season to their Tayside rivals, Fife Flyers as they were beaten 4-1 in Kirkcaldy on Saturday night.
By Kris Smith
The Stars did not get off to a great start on the road as they found themselves a man down for two minutes after 90 seconds when Kris Inglis was sent to the box for a tripping foul but they managed to kill of the penalty and began to get forward on the attack.
After testing Shane Owen in the Fife goal through the opening minutes, Dundee’s Zach Tsekos would start the scoring as he slipped through the Flyers defence before dispatching the puck between the legs of Owen.
The Stars would still be 1-0 up at the first break but in the second session, the home team responded and tied the game up inside 24 minutes as blueliner, Daniel Krenzelok slapped Michael Cichy’s pass into the back of the net.
The Czech defenseman then bagged a second five minutes later to put Tom Coolen’s side in front and once again he slapped home a cross-ice pass to beat Dundee netminder.
The Flyers then made extended their lead to 3-1 as Drake Pilon buried home at the back door in the 34th minute and that gave them a defendable cushion heading into the third.
The final period would be scrappy as the Stars tried to find a way back into the game but they would fall three goals behind as Phelix Martineau deflected Olivier Leblanc’s shot past Sabol on 47 minutes.
Despite a late powerplay chance, Dundee would be unable to beat Owen again and the Flyers would claim a 4-1 victory to draw level on points in Group B of the Challenge Cup with five points, but they move above the Stars due to playing one game less.
Next up for the Stars is a home clash with Glasgow Clan as they look to reclaim second place and need to put on a winning performance to snap their three-game losing skid.
Man of the Match
Dundee: #98 Jake Elmer
Fife: #88 Daniel Krenzelok
Goals
1st:
0-1 Zach Tsekos (Alex Tonge, Kyle Pouncy) 07:14
2nd:
1-1 Daniel Krenzelok (Michael Cichy, Lucas Chiodo) 24:12
2-1 Daniel Krenzelok (Johnny Curran, Michael Cichy) 29:50
3-1 Drake Pilon (Phelix Martineau) 33:49
3rd:
4-1 Phelix Martineau (Olivier Leblanc, Noah Delmas) 47:34
All images: Flyers Images.
