Credit: Photo by Luc Cordebar
“It’s a long journey to go far away” - maybe that’s what the players of Amiens were thinking on Saturday; firstly, Amiens managed to assemble only 10 skaters to their roster for the game against Tornado and, secondly, they met a tough challenge on Saturday evening in Kockelscheuer.
Even though Tornado took control from the very beginning of the match, only Marcus Eriksson managed to score. Marcus used his trademark: a top-corner wrister after a long load. In practice, Marcus had been perfecting this frequently.
In the second period, Tornado made the difference, not only on the ice but on the scoreboard as well. In the beginning of the period. Steven Minden and Ossi Uotila scored goals one minute after each other and 3-0 started to feel like a safe lead.
Half way through the period was the hardest part of the game for Tornado. There was a moment when Tornado had to play almost 5 minutes shorthanded, and a minute and half of it was with 3 against 5. Although it is always preferable to stay out of the penalty box, coach Fical has put lot of emphasis on Tornado’s penalty killing. Now it paid off and Amiens did not have any really dangerous chances to score. After Tornado’s penalties, Colm Cannon turned the knife in Amiens’ wound by scoring the fourth goal for Tornado.
In the third period, the goals flowed, though at both ends. Amiens managed to score 3 goals in the period but, when Tornado scored 4 goals in the same time, there was no doubt who would win the game. Tornado’s goals were scored by Lukas Föhr, Tony Jakubse, David Muller and Bob Schneider.
It was nice to see that players from all the lines got their names on the scoresheet. It shows that there is much talent in each line. Also, Gilles Mangen in the net was amazing again as he pampered the audience with his theatrical glove saves.
The season continues next weekend when Tornado will play the postponed home game against Cergy at 19:00 in Kockelscheuer.
