ICE HOCKEY LIVE: Swindon Wildcats v Basingstoke Bison (From Swindon Advertiser)
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ICE HOCKEY LIVE: Swindon Wildcats v Basingstoke Bison
Updated 9:25pm Sunday 10th March 2013 in Sport
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- Swindon Wildcats 5-6 Basingstoke Bison
- Cats suffer double weekend defeat
- Reporting by NED PAYNE
8:21pm
That's it. Tough loss for Swindon.
8:20pm
Skinns pulled.
8:20pm
Minute left.
8:17pm
Two minutes left.
8:15pm
GOAL! Swindon 5 Basingstoke 6, 56.00, PP
Greg Chambers shoots and his effort somehow melts through Skinns' gloves and dribbles over the line.
8:11pm
Just over five minutes left.
8:11pm
Bison powerplay as Betteridge is binned for hooking.
8:10pm
Skinns stands firm under huge pressure.
8:09pm
Lyle denies Ollie Betteridge with a slapshot.
8:05pm
Paul Swindlehurst does just enough to stop Joe Miller having a free whack at goal.
8:04pm
Eight minutes left.
8:03pm
Basingstoke looking slightly more likely to score.
8:00pm
Really could go either way, this.
7:56pm
We've played over six minutes of period three.
7:53pm
Nothing doing and it's still 5-5.
7:48pm
Cats powerplay.
7:46pm
Period three underway. No overtime please.
7:43pm
Here come the players.
7:42pm
Nicky Watt is wandering around. Not icing tonight, obviously.
7:39pm
Four minutes and we will be underway again.
7:38pm
We've had the chuck the puck bonanza. I should enter one day.
7:26pm
That's the end of the second period.
7:20pm
Penalty killed.
7:17pm
Ryan Aldridge goal will not count.
7:16pm
Cats powerplay. Owen off and takes abuse penalty (2+10).
7:12pm
Not a weekend for defensive purists...
7:11pm
GOAL! Swindon 5 Basingstoke 5, 29.56
Sandvik speeds down the left and plays into the slot for Perkkio, who beats Lyle emphatically.
7:06pm
GOAL! Swindon 4 Basingstoke 5, 26.31
Greg Owen scores unassisted and Basingstoke have not taken long to restore their lead.
7:03pm
GOAL! Swindon 4 Basingstoke 4, 22.15
Doug Sheppard pulls the visitors level.
6:55pm
Period two has begun.
6:52pm
The players are back out.
6:49pm
What price on no more goals in this game? Who's betting?
6:45pm
Decent first period...
6:37pm
GOAL! Swindon 4 Basingstoke 3, 18.07
Well would you believe it? Nell has a hat-trick in 5:32 and Cats lead for the first time.
6:34pm
GOAL! Swindon 3 Basingstoke 3, 17.05, SH
Stevie Whitfield might be in the bin, but Nell breaks free and he bamboozles Stevie Lyle before finishing high.
6:29pm
GOAL! Swindon 2 Basingstoke 3, 13.55
Well I never, Swindon are back in it. Matias Perkkio is picked out by Henri Sandvik and he sends the puck home from a narrow angle.
6:25pm
GOAL! Swindon 1 Basingstoke 3, 12.35, PP
Aaron Nell has so often been Swindon's man to turn to in their hour of need, and he's there again on the powerplay.
6:24pm
Time out Cats.
6:23pm
GOAL! Swindon 0 Basingstoke 3, 12.01
We've played just over 12 minutes and the Bison are three up. Ominous. Very easy finish for Greener. The puck came loose in front of the net and he was free to knock it in.
6:14pm
GOAL! Swindon 0 Basingstoke 2, 6.40
Joe Greener doubles the advantage. This could be another long night.
6:07pm
A Swindon shot comes out off the iron.
6:05pm
GOAL! Swindon 0 Basingstoke 1, 0.11
Nightmare start. Dean Skinns is rounded by Jaroslav Cesky and he taps in.
6:04pm
And we're off.
5:57pm
Players due out any second.
5:50pm
Lights off.
5:46pm
The Zamboni is out.
5:40pm
The players have been warming up but now they have been asked to clear the ice.
5:39pm
From what I can see, it looks like exactly the same line-up as the one that was crushed 10-2 by MK last night. Shane Moore is still out injured as well as long-term absentees Lee Richardson and Jamie Hayes. Jan Melichar could well be the import to miss out.
5:36pm
A rare dose of Sunday night hockey at the Link Centre. Sit back and enjoy.
