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| Noah Percival was the Dragons' MVP against Sheffield (Photo by Adam Bassett) |
Saturday 6th December 2025 – NIHL Laidler Division: Deeside D2 Dragons 2 – Sheffield Titans 8
The Deeside D2 Dragons Laidler Division team put in a battling performance
against league leaders Sheffield Titans, ultimately losing out 2-8 at Deeside
Leisure Centre on Saturday.
Despite the final score-line, this wasn’t a one-side game by any means and
the Dragons had plenty of the play. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to make the
most of their chances when they came.
It took until the 12th minute of the game for the first goal –
which fell to Sheffield – and the Titans scored again two minutes later to take
a 0-2 lead into the first period break.
Sheffield further extended their lead with a third goal on 25 minutes
but Deeside’s efforts were finally rewarded when Noah Percival broke away and
fired in a superb shorthanded goal on 29 minutes.
Two further goals late in the period extended the Sheffield advantage and
the score stood at 1-5 at the second interval.
The Titans scored again 80 seconds into the third period but Deeside pulled
a goal back from Lewis Edwards - laid on by Percival – on 44 minutes.
Two more unanswered strikes late on for the visitors gave the score a more
one sided look than the game necessarily deserved and it finished 2-8 to
Sheffield.
The various niggles and tensions that had been simmering during the game
finally boiled over at the final buzzer and a number of players from both sides were involved in
an unseemly mêlée against the boards. A
number of penalties were handed out post-game and further disciplinary action
may well follow.
The D2 Dragons are at home again this Saturday 13th December when they
take on the Laidler Division’s bottom team Nottingham Lions - who they beat 2-6
away in the Lace City back in September - at Deeside Leisure Centre, 5.15pm
face off.
