The Trade-Mart Dundee Stars were looking to improve their chances of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Challenge Cup in Belfast on Sunday afternoon but slipped to a narrow 1-0 defeat from the Giants.
By Kris Smith
The Stars and the Giants would play out a scoreless first 40 minutes as both sides exchanged chances in a very tightly contested battle in Northern Ireland but the deadlock would finally be broken in the third period.
Inside the 45th minute, Belfast’s Ciaran Long would blast home the only goal of the game as he smacked a shot towards Jarrett Fiske from just inside the blueline and beat the Dundee goalie on his left side.
Marc LeFebvre’s men were quick to get back on the attack but struggled to find a way past Tom McCollum in the Giants goal and even after calling a timeout and emptying their goal for an extra attacker, the score line would remain unchanged.
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