SUNDAY 8TH FEBRUARY 2025

Streatham Douse Fire in Saturday Night Win

Match Report by Chris Beal

Streatham set the stage for a potentially tile race deciding encounter with Slough Jets on Saturday 1st March with a 12-0 win over the Cardiff Fire on Saturday evening.

With a game in hand over the Jets, after this game had been cancelled due to storm Darah back in December. This was a must win game for the RedHawks who could close the gap to 1 point behind the jets in the table ahead of the showdown in Slough this coming weekend. 

For the Fire the game was also a must win, in their race to beat Oxford into the final play off qualification spot of 8th place.

Danny Ingoldsby would start the scoring early on at 3 minutes in, with help from Ziggy Beesley and a returning Tomasz Skokan

Ben Scanalan in the Fire net would weather a storm of shots for the next 6 minutes before Ingoldsby would add his second of the game at 9 minutes. Again, assisted by Beesley and the secondary going to Sam Waller. Making it 2-0 Streatham

Beesley would then add a goal of his own at 15 minutes, with JJ Pitchley assisting, and Ingoldsby returning the favour on his first 2 goals with the second assist to make it 3-0

Streatham would continue building a lead 45 seconds into the 2nd period. As Danny Ingoldsby completed a hattrick of goals assisted by Damon Porter. Increasing the lead to 4-0 in the host’s favour

Porter would then score himself a minute later, to continue building the Streatham lead to 5-0. Sam Waller getting his second assist of the night

Scanlan would then hold off more Streatham pressure for the next 5 minutes, before conceding the 6th goal at 26 minutes. Ryan Watt would continue his recent home ice scoring streak assisted by Ingoldsby and Luke Brittle. 

Josh Ealey Newman would continue his strong form upon his return to the club netting the 7-0 goal at 26 minutes, assisted by Roman Cathcart. Before Ziggy Beesley would then deliver a snipers shot from the wing at 27 minutes to make it 8-0 Streatham. 

An unassisted goal for Roman Cathcart at 32 minutes, was the catalyst for Cardiff to make a change in net. Brochan Evans taking over in the Fire net with the score now Streatham 9-0 Fire. 

Evans however would fail to stop the bleeding immediately as a minute after coming on, Luke Brittle would score past Evans. To make it 10-0 Streatham with assists to Cathcart and Ben Paynter.

At 36 minutes, Danny Ingoldsby would net his 4th of the night. With a rare goalie assist going to Danny Milton as Streatham ended the 2nd up 11-0 on the visiting Fire

Evans and the Fire would put in a stronger defensive display in the 3rd. Conceding only 1 goal as Aidan Doughty netted the only goal of the 3rd on 42 minutes, as Sam Waller completed a hattrick of assists with help from Harvey stead. Wrapping up the score Streatham 12-0 Fire.

After the Game coach Paynter was pleased with the win and the games 1 way traffic allowing a chance to experiment ahead of the big game v Slough.

“It was pretty bread and butter tonight. I think we were ok in the 1st, 2nd was really good and I think the third was one of those periods where we were trying a few things out ahead of the big games coming up. That Cardiff team beat, a good Solent team a couple of weeks back. So we went into tonight with the same mindset as any game. Obviously, we were quite comfortable in this game, but we still wanted to play the right way and build momentum heading into that big upcoming game.”

Streatham are now off on the road for the next couple of weekends. With their next game being a huge game with title race implications against the Jets. With both points and the season tie breaker on the line in the hangar. On Saturday 1st March 2025. Before travelling to Swindon on the 2nd before a tough road trip to Invicta on the 9th March.

Streatham’s next home game will be vs the MK Thunder on March 16th facing off Sunday at 18:45pm.