Clan cruise to Cup win against Flyers

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Glasgow Clan kept their Challenge Cup hopes firmly in their own hands with a convincing five-goal victory over Fife Flyers in Kirkcaldy on Saturday night.

“It was a good game - a very professional win for us,” said Clan’s Joe Hazeldine after the victory. “We needed to come here to keep our Cup campaign alive and that’s what we did. We have two games left to solidify our place and that’s what we’re going to be looking to do.”

The visitors held a two-goal lead after the opening 20 minutes. Cade Neilson opened the scoring just over seven and a half minutes in, and at 9:15 the Flyers were punished when everyone seemed to stop after Deven Sideroff went down in the zone. Clan played to the whistle, moving the puck quickly to their captain, who fired past Christian Purboo to double the advantage.

Fife’s night went from bad to worse in a difficult middle period. Hugo Roy struck 2:18 into the frame to make it 3-0, before adding his second of the game off Neilson’s feed at 33:52. Less than a minute later, Brayden Burke scored on a rebound to put the Clan five up through 40 minutes.

Shane Owen replaced Purboo for the final period, while Lucas Brine took over in goal for the Clan, and both goaltenders held firm as the game played out scoreless in the third.