Game detail: 18 Dec 2019, Manchester Storm - Sheffield Steelers

18 Dec 2019, 19:30 | Play-off | QF | Altrincham Ice Dome

Manchester Storm

3-3

Sheffield Steelers

Periods:
Shots:

1-0
(14-10)

1-1
(22-14)

1-2
(11-24)

Total: 47-48

Referees: Tom Pering/Matt Rose | Spectators: 995

15:49	\|	home	\|	\|	1-0	\|	Adam Hughesman (Dallas Ehrhardt, Cameron Critchlow)
33:53	\|	away	\|	\|	1-1	\|	Robert Dowd (Nikolai Lemtyugov, Tanner Eberle)
35:03	\|	home	\|	\|	2-1	\|	Cody Thompson (Layne Ulmer, Henrik Samuelsson)
45:59	\|	away	\|	\|	2-2	\|	Brendan Connolly (Anthony DeLuca, Marc-Olivier Vallerand)
54:21	\|	away	\|	\|	2-3	\|	Michael Davies (Lucas Sandström, Janne Kolehmainen)
58:26	\|	home	\|	\|	3-3	\|	Tyson Fawcett (Cody Thompson, Dallas Ehrhardt)

Manchester Storm

Sheffield Steelers

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Jared Aulin	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Declan Balmer	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Cameron Critchlow	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Dallas Ehrhardt	\|		\|	2	\|	2	\|	1
Tyson Fawcett	\|	1	\|		\|		\|	-1
Mathieu Gagnon	\|		\|		\|	4	\|
Kyle Hope	\|		\|		\|		\|
Adam Hughesman	\|	1	\|		\|		\|	1
Jacob Lutwyche	\|		\|		\|		\|
Mario Puskarich	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Henrik Samuelsson	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	2
Scott Simmonds	\|		\|		\|		\|
Zach Sullivan	\|		\|		\|		\|
Cody Thompson	\|	1	\|	1	\|		\|
Layne Ulmer	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Finlay Ulrick	\|		\|		\|		\|

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Aaron Brocklehurst	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Brendan Connolly	\|	1	\|		\|		\|
Michael Davies	\|	1	\|		\|		\|	1
Anthony DeLuca	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Robert Dowd	\|	1	\|		\|		\|
Tanner Eberle	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	-1
Josef Hrabal	\|		\|		\|		\|	1
Janne Kolehmainen	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Nikolai Lemtyugov	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Eric Meland	\|		\|		\|		\|
Ben O’Connor	\|		\|		\|		\|	1
David Phillips	\|		\|		\|		\|
Jonathan Phillips	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Lucas Sandström	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Cole Shudra	\|		\|		\|	2	\|	-1
Marek Trončinský	\|		\|		\|		\|
Marc-Olivier Vallerand	\|		\|	1	\|	4	\|

Manchester Storm

Sheffield Steelers

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Matt Ginn	\|	48	\|	3	\|	60:00	\|	93.75
Adam Long	\|		\|		\|		\|

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Tomas Duba	\|	47	\|	3	\|	60:00	\|	93.62
William Kerlin	\|		\|		\|		\|

There will be no Challenge Cup Semi-Final debut for Manchester Storm who were unable to overcome a three-goal deficit against Sheffield Steelers back on their own ice.

Manchester Started brightly are deservedly had the lead after 20 minutes thanks to Adam Hughesman's goal at 15:49. They did, however, fail to capitalise on chances to extend that lead and were pulled back to level on the night by Robert Dowd at 33:53. Cody Thompson's tap-in just over a minute later had the Storm back to two down on aggregate again through two periods, but when Brendan Connolly struck at 45:59 the hosts had 15 minutes to find three goals.

Michael Davies' top-shelf finish made it 3-2 to the Steelers on the night at 54:21, although Tyson Fawcett's marker with 1:34 to go would deny the Steelers a victory at the Storm Shelter for the first time this season.