ENIHL North

Dec 3 2007 The Journal

Manchester ENL Phoenix 2, Newcastle ENL Vipers 3

NEWCASTLE ENL Vipers returned to winning ways in the English National Hockey League North with a narrow victory at Altrincham.

Manchester went ahead at 08.44 and Ben Campbell levelled the scores in under 90 seconds. With four minutes remaining in the opening period Phoenix regained the advantage.

Anders Lunke equalised for the second time on the powerplay in the 26th minute and Jeremy Lundin put Vipers ahead for the first time in the match on a powerplay in the final period.

ENL VIPERS: Ben Campbell and Jeremy Lundin 1+1, Anders Lunke 1+0, Dean Holland and Daniel Pye 0+1.

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Grimsby Redwings 3, Whitley Warriors 11

WHITLEY maintained their five-point lead at the top of ENIHL North and it was the first time in three seasons they had come away from the small Grimsby rink with a victory.

Mark Good (short-handed) and Andrew Tindale (powerplay) gave the visitors an early lead, with Alex Raithby hitting the lone home reply in the first period.

However, in the second session Good netted for a second time to be followed by an Andrew Carter strike. Although Matt Curtiss pulled one back for Grimsby on 29 minutes, Carter grabbed his second at 30.56.

But DJ Good was on target for the first time 90 seconds later followed by markers from Karl Culley and Tindale, before DJ made it five in six minutes. Whitley then eased down in the final session, but after Raithby had scored his second for Grimsby, Culley brought up double figures for the visitors at 56.36. DJ Good then completed his hat-trick.

WHITLEY WARRIORS: DJ Good 3+2, Andrew Carter 2+4, Karl Culley 2+3, Andrew Tindale 2+2, Mark Good 2+1, Ryan Sample 0+3, Adam Hendry 0+2, Sam Zajac 0+1.