The Invicta Dynamos returned to winning ways on Saturday night, bringing home two points from Gosport by defeating the Solent Devils.

The Invicta roster made do without the services of Grant Baxter and Damien Welch whilst the two young Wootton twins also played no part. Invicta coach Kevin Parrish was forced to watch the game with the Invicta fans due to serving a suspension.

The game started at a fast pace in the small rink but the first goal did not arrive until 10:27, captain Nicky Lewis scoring on the powerplay after linking up with Steve Osman and Conor Redmond to give the away side the perfect start.

30 seconds later Invicta doubled the lead, Callum Fowler claiming his first goal of the night. To complete a crazy minute, Solent then scored within seconds, Mitchell Murray striking from the blue line for 1-2.

Just short of the 12 minute mark Steve Osman restored Invicta’s two goal cushion – which was also his 100^th point for the club. Osman then turned provider five minutes later, playing Fowler through on goal for 1-4 to the Kent side.

Controversy was in the air just before the end of the period – Solent netminder Sam Calder throwing down his goal but the officials restarted the face-off in the Dynamos zone – which brought the second Solent goal via Murray again who beat King at the far post.

Eriks Ozollapa struck to make it 5-2 after the break, combining with Fowler and the Latvian shooting past the helpless Calder. Goal of the game came a couple of minutes later. Damien King pulled out a tremendous save to deny Stephen Gosset and the loose puck fell to Bailey Wootton who skated the length of the Solent pad to deke Calder and tap the puck into the net for 6-2.

Calder did stand tall to deny Ozollapa on the half hour mark but would be soon picking the puck out the net for 7-2 – Arran Strawson beating him from the left flank from a Fowler pass on a powerplay after Josh Condren was tripped by Alex Cole.

Ozollapa almost claimed his second goal of the night shortly into the third period but was denied by the red paint on Calder’s goal frame. But with the Dynamos looking the more likely to score it was Solent who grabbed their third goal – Richard Facey sliding the puck past King from a Mitchell Murray assist on 50 minutes.

Barely a minute after Solent scored Invicta replied to make it 8-3 to the Kent side – Ozollapa bulging the net after good build-up play by Lewis and Fowler. Twenty seconds afterwards the final goal of the game was scored by Nicky Lewis, feeding off a Ozollapa pass for 9-3 and two points in the bag.

Man of the match awards went to Eriks Ozollapa for his 2+2 and Mitchell Murray who played ahand in all the Solent goals for a 2+1.