Barbarians final two league games of the season saw them face off against 2 local rivals.
First game against Norton saw a slow start form both teams with very little offencive play. As the period reached the half way point Barbarians started to apply the pressure, with the Walker, Clapham combination coming close on a couple of occasions within a 30 second span. It was however the Bradley and Myers duo that broke the dead lock at 9.38 with a great cross rink pass to open up the Norton defence. 2 minutes later the same duo struck again with Myers scoring his second of the game. Bradley made it 3 with 6 minutes remaining in the first period but Norton were now getting in there stride and made the Barbarians pay for some sloppy defending to make it 3-1 at the interval.
The 2nd period started the same as the first with very little clear cut chances, the Walker and Clapman line increasingly frustrated with missed opportunities. With 5 minutes gone Clapham made it 4-1 with a feed from Oades. Bradley made it 5-1 and the 6-1 in the last quarter of the period.
Final score 6-1.
Stats:- Bradley 3+2, Myers 2+1, Oades 0+2, Clapham 1+0, Hawke 0+1
The Barbarians settled down early and soaked up the fast passed attack of the Khaos. It was mid way through the first period that the Barbarians started to excerpt pressure on there opponents with Bradley tipping in a long range shot to put the Barbarians in front. The first period ended with the same score line with plenty of blocked shots by the defensive group of Chambers, Ancliff, Oades, Hawke and Girling.
The second period started with the Barbarians looking very sluggish and seemed to have lost there attacking drive. It wasn't long until the Khaos had equalised and put the Barbarians under sustainable pressure with only five men! Clapham scored a goal against the run of play and made it 2-1 but it wasn't long until the Khaos had equalised and then take the lead 3-2. The luck didn't seem to be on the Barbarians side as they hit the opponents post 3 times. The league title could be seen slipping away with only 5 minutes to go, only a win would do. A powerplay with 4 minutes remaining saw plenty of openings but Khaos goaltender stood up to the test. With 15 seconds remaining the Barbarians equalised with Clapham slotting home from the slot.
Final score 3-3
This has left the team on 33 points with Northumberland 2 points behind with 2 games remaining, all we can do is wait and see what happens. Next BIPHA fixtures will be the National Championships July 27th & 28th
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