Two early penalties on Bison players came and went before the visitors found themselves short-handed with both Wales and Nick Poole serving slashing penalties at the same time.

Lightning survived the five on three spell and with Poole still in the sin bin Jamieson bagged an unassisted short handed goal at 13mins 27secs.

As the game progressed it became increasingly niggly. Ross Green suffered the first penalty call, for holding, in the idle period but Bison were unable to make it count.
Similarly when Chris Wiggins was called for charging the Bison penalty kill unit was able to see off the threat.

The period ended with Bison having three players in the sin bin and Lightning two but still the visitors held the 1-0 lead.

Two early Bison penalties – on Daniel Harris and Marek Dubec – failed to give Lightning another goal while there was no way through for Bison Christie was called for a high stick.

In the final minute Bison called a timeout and withdrew goalie Matt Colclough for the extra skater but Lightning shut up shop for maximum points.

MKL Goals

20.57 Jamieson, Poole, Green E
59.21 Green ENG

Basingstoke Penalties

0.45 Petran, 2 mins, holding
3.25 Chong, 2 mins, cross checking
13.30 Petran, 2 mins, tripping
31.48 Chinn, 2 mins, hooking
49.05 Wiggins, 2 mins, hooking

MKL Penalties

7.03 Poole, 2 mins, holding the stick
24.05 McPherson, 2 mins, slashing
46.06 Carr, 2 mins, slashing
51.55 Carr,  2 mins, hooking

Shots on Goal

Basingstoke – Collough – 9, 16, 1 = 26
MKL – Hollyhead – 12, 8, 17 = 37

Referee – Matt Thompson