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Dominant Barons rue missed chances
Solihull Barons were left frustrated by what could have been, after outplaying a brittle Whitley Warriors side, only to end up on the back end of a 4-2 defeat.
The Barons created a number of chances throughout, but a lack of cutting edge in front of goal cost them what should have been their second victory of the season.
Despite the overall domination, they couldn’t have got off to a worse start as the Warriors struck three goals in the first nine minutes.
But Solihull responded terrifically. Rob Perks bundled home a powerplay goal just a minute later to drag his side back into the match, and then they took control.
Shots rained down on the Whitley goal as the Barons turned up the heat, but they couldn’t force the puck home and the period ended 3-1.
The short-benched Warriors were struggling to get a foothold in a backs-to-the-wall second period as the Barons continued to pepper the goal. But frustratingly for Solihull, they couldn’t make their dominance tell on the scoreboard.
The tiring Warriors continued to wilt in the third, but the Barons route to goal remained blocked. That was until with ten minutes remaining, Erik Bakalar powered an effort home to make it 3-2 and set up a frantic finale.
Solihull continued to drive forward in pursuit of the equaliser, but with a minute left, they were hit by a sucker punch as Eddie Slater inadvertently turned the puck into his own net to kill the game off at 4-2 and inflict a cruel defeat on the Barons.
In complete contrast, Solihull were outplayed 24 hours earlier by a sharper Trafford Metros side. Barons started slowly once again and were four goals behind in the first ten minutes, but Andy Whitehouse clawed one back early in the second, before Metros extended their lead to 7-1. Richard Slater struck twice in the third to secure a 2-0 period victory, but Barons succumbed to an overall 7-3 defeat.
“It’s same old story.” Said Head Coach Darren Bellerby.
“But I can’t ask anymore from my lads at the minute. They’re turning up at training and skating hard and working hard. We just need a bit of luck on our side and to get another goal scorer on board and we’ll be quids in.”
The Barons now face a grudge match at the Skydome against Coventry ENL Blaze on Saturday (f/o 7:30pm) before they welcome Nottingham Lions back to Hobs Moat Road on Sunday. Solihull defeated the Lions in their last meeting and tickets for the clash are priced at £6 Adults and £3 Concessions with face-off scheduled for 6pm.
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