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Emersic the difference
Photograph of Adam Greener in action against Manchester courtsey of Dave Steadman.
Slough Jets' Blaz Emersic has been the thorn in Manchester Phoenix' English Premier League charge all season.
In the six games between the two sides, he has helped his side claim all but one.
And in their latest meeting, he proved the eventual game winner in a classic battle.
For long periods Manchester had the better of their nemesis – but they couldn't find the killer touch to make their dominance pay.
In a tense and tight first period, Phoenix killed an early Slashing penalty on Iain Bowie before Slough repeated the feat whilst Ryan Watt was off for Holding.
But when Adam Greener was binned also for Holding, Manchester clicked up a gear.
Firstly, Jaakko Hagelberg was stoned by Gregg Rockmann at point blank range – a telling warning – and seconds later Tony Hand fed James Neil for his seventh of the season (16:50).
It took just 47 seconds of the second period for Slough to equalise and when they did, it was a real highlight reel goal.
Slava Koulikov took the puck on the blueline, swerved around, and delivered an absolute ripper that flew over Stephen Fone's left shoulder.
Slough's Blaz Emersic almost put Dan Davies in for the go-ahead goal at the half-way mark and Phoenix had Fone to thank when Peter Jasik went on a mazy skate to the goal.
Six minutes later, Tony Hand's stick broke as he fired on a shorthanded one-on-one opportunity.
Phoenix ended the second period on the powerplay but failed to create any clear cut scoring chances.
And the Jets made them pay early in the third.
Emersic took a pass down the middle and bided his time long enough to commit Fone and backhand it high, off the crossbar, and into the goal (43:55).
Luke Boothroyd twice tested Rockmann from the blueline as Phoenix piled on the pressure but despite their dominance couldn't find the equaliser.
Fone vacated his goal with less than a minute to go but it was too little too late – and the post hooter fracas showed how much the result meant to both sides.
Period Scores: 0-1, 1-0, 1-0
Referee: Matt Thompson
Penalties:
Jets: 6
Phoenix: 8
Scoring:
Jets:
Koulikov 1+0, Emersic 1+0, Poljacek 0+1, Davies 0+1
Phoenix:
Neil 1+0, Hand 0+1
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