Bison remain in title hunt after rollercoaster victory in Swindon (From Basingstoke Gazette)
When news happens, text BAZ and your photos or videos to 80360. Or contact us by email and phone.
Bison remain in title hunt after rollercoaster victory in Swindon
8:57am Monday 11th March 2013 in Sport
Greg Chambers scored twice, including the winner, in the Bison's 6-5 win at Swindon on Sunday.
THE Basingstoke Bison remain in contention for the English Premier League title after beating the Swindon Wildcats in an 11-goal thriller on Sunday night.
The Herd got off to an excellent start in Wiltshire, with goals from Jaroslav Cesky, Joe Greener and Greg Chambers putting them 3-0 up after just 12 minutes.
However, Swindon hit back to lead 4-3 by the end of the first period thanks to Aaron Nell's hat-trick and Matias Aleksi Perkkio's goal.
Back came the Bison, with Doug Sheppard and Greg Owen putting them in front again - but Swindon equalised through Perkkio at 29:56, making it 5-5.
That was the way it remained until four minutes from the end of the game, when Chambers netted his second of the night on the powerplay to secure a 6-5 win for the Herd.
The win means the Bison remain in contention for the EPL title - but the Guildford Flames need to win just one of their last four games to clinch top spot.
See Thursday's Gazette for a full report and all of the reaction to last night's game.
click2find
