PHILADELPHIA LIBERTY beat HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND, 3-1, in a contest where the winning goal was scored in the first period but the game remained close throughout.

PHILADELPHIA LIBERTY took over the lead for good with a goal by BOB GOODMOTE at 35 seconds in the first period. ERIC COOPER provided the assist.

PHILADELPHIA LIBERTY was led by STEVE HUNT, who grabbed one goal. HUNT scored 3:40 into the second period to make the score 2-0 PHILADELPHIA LIBERTY. BRANDON SPENCER picked up the assist.

PHILADELPHIA LIBERTY additionally got points from SPENCER, who also tallied one goal and one assist.

HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND could not produce up to its normal offensive output. HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND averages 4.3 goals per game. PHILADELPHIA LIBERTY's defense shut down HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND's forwards for much of the game, and HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND got off only 14 shots during the contest.

HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND was led by Pat Harris, who scored the team's only goal. Harris scored 4:07 into the second period to make the score 2-1 PHILADELPHIA LIBERTY.

PHILADELPHIA LIBERTY's MIKE MACIKANYCZ stopped 13 shots out of the 14 that he faced. PHILADELPHIA LIBERTY avoided the penalty box for the entire game and scored zero goals off of zero power plays. Steve Yablonski recorded 18 saves for HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND. HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND ended with no penalties and went 0-for-0 on the power play.