Floorball holds grand final

The Peninsula Floorball Club held its Spring 2012 Grand Final on the evening of Tuesday, December 4, at the Peninsula Leisure Centre.

The senior game was won by the Pythons with a score of 5-3 against Fighting Ibis and the junior game was won by Lightening by 4-3 against Storm.

Fighting Ibis players were determined to have their team name engraved on the trophy for the first time.

On the other hand, Pythons were also determined not to lose a final game twice in a row.

It started well for Fighting Ibis when Adam Turner opened the score early in the first period.

Mid-way through the first period, Josh Hope equalised for the Pythons and took the lead straight after restart with a goal from Gareth Watson.

A goal from Mitchel Fiddock before the end of the first period kept Fighting Ibis in the game.

The end of the second period saw both teams again on equal terms following goals from Yannick Sottaz (Pythons) and Mitchel Fiddock.

The third period was going to be a thriller with both teams still having equal chances to win the game.

At the end, Gareth Watson scored twice to complete his second hat-trick in this final round and win the game for Pythons.

In the junior game, Lightning had a great start and scored a couple of goals early in the game.

In the second period, Lightning continued to play well and were defending well against some determined Storm players.

The third period kept everyone on edge with Storm reducing the score to 4-3.

The last few minutes saw both teams attacking and creating a scoring chance.

At the end, Lightning managed to keep their small advantage and won the game.

Media Release, 7 Dec 2012

Tanya Watson, Peninsula Floorball