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Amherstburg's comeback falls short, Mooretown wins 5-4Libro Centre Sun, Dec 15, 2013 Story by Narrative Science.
The Mooretown Flags, who led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by Mooretown and clinched a 5-4 victory. The Flags led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when Mooretown's Dan Lumley's scored on the power play at 6:09 in the third period to put the Flags up 6-3. Brett Thompson had a great game for Mooretown, netting two goals. Thompson found the back of the net on the power play 4:31 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Amherstburg and again while on the power play 13:59 into the second to make the score 5-3 Mooretown. The Amherstburg Admirals were doomed by their poor performance on special teams, as the Flags were able to score four times while on the power play. Mooretown also got points from McGregor Haddon, who also grabbed one goal and two assists, Dallas Harper, who also had one goal and one assist, and Lumley, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Mooretown also got a goal from Jeff Schroeter as well. In addition, Mooretown received assists from Chad Beauchamp and Brandon Layman, who contributed one a piece. Amherstburg was often in penalty trouble, totaling 10 minors and one major for 55 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 28.0 minutes per game the Admirals had been spending in the box. Amherstburg forced Mooretown goalie Brandon Johnson to work between the pipes, taking 35 shots. The Admirals' defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in three goals. Amherstburg was led by Dan Matoski, who racked up one goal and two assists. Matoski scored on the power play 13:01 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Amherstburg. The Admirals had gained a power play chance when Clay Williams was whistled for handling the puck. Mark Sobocan assisted on the tally. Amherstburg additionally got points from Blake Rutckyj, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Amherstburg included Kyle Morand and Ryan Jones, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Amherstburg were Kyler Carter, who had one. Johnson recorded 31 saves for the Flags. Mooretown incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Arren Romeril rejected 21 shots on goal for Amherstburg. The Admirals registered two goals on four power play opportunities. For Amherstburg, Steven Spada was ejected from the game.
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