The Chester Road men
survived an early scare, when the visitors snatched a goal after just four
minutes of the first period.
Deeside had to
wait until the 36th minute to equalise, as Hull threatened to turn
the Laidler Conference form book on its head. And a Dragons rally
late in the third period sealed the points against a determined Jets outfit.
Paul said: “It was
really close tonight and I think the way our team plays is governed by the way
we start games. We began slowly against a team with young kids in cages, trying
to prove themselves.
“The effort they put
in stunned us a little bit and credit to Hull, they put an awful lot of
effort in. We got the puck up as fast as we could and eventually triumphed.
“We look at it as
every game is a final for us. Other teams are bringing their A game, so we
won’t get any easy matches. They’re coming out firing on all cylinders, so I’m
proud of the lads tonight.”
That early Hull
strike was cancelled out by Filip Supa on 36 minutes, before the Jets regained
the lead with just eight minutes of the game remaining.
An immediate reply
from Marc Lovell pulled Deeside back level on 55 minutes, ahead of further
goals from Supa and Alex Parry.
Paul added: “The
result is always more important than the performance and I’ve said before
that sometimes we have to win ugly.
“It’s no good
playing well and putting in 50 shots if you then lose 5-0. Tonight we
faced a very determined Hull side and the history books will show that we
won.”
