The first period epitomised the Metros A season as the team fell behind 1-0 within 10 seconds of the face-off and continued to concede goals without finding any offensive zone rhythm themselves. The score was 3-0 before the Metros tallied their first goal. What seemed like the necessary spark to get the wheels rolling, it would be short lived as Birmingham reclaimed their three goal lead at 4-1.
Manchester would climb to 4-2 early in the second, but would once again find themselves three goals in the hole at 5-2. After shortening the bench considerably, Manchester found their footing and hammered four-unanswered goals past the solid Eagles goalie over the course of the last 35 minutes of action. The game winning goal was scored shorthanded by Matt Lowry with under five minutes left in the game.
Goalie Iain Foster also recovered from his early struggles to end the season with a .500 record.
Overall, the Metros finished with a 3-7 (.429) record. It is good enough for a 4th place finish in the BUIHA Div 1 North table -- a disappointing finish for what had hoped to be a promising year that was riddled with injuries and inconsistency.
