{"id":33076,"date":"2021-04-26T15:46:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T14:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=33076"},"modified":"2021-04-26T15:46:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T14:46:19","slug":"semi-final-showdown-confirmed-following-sheffield-steelers-victory-against-manchester-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/04\/26\/semi-final-showdown-confirmed-following-sheffield-steelers-victory-against-manchester-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Semi-final showdown confirmed following Sheffield Steelers victory against Manchester Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sheffield Steelers are gearing up for tomorrow’s semi-final playoffs following an impressive 3-5 win last night against the Manchester Storm.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having completed the round-robin stage of the 2021 Elite Series, the two teams will face off again tomorrow night.<\/p>\n

Thanks to an early goal from Kevin Schulze, timed at only 33 seconds, and two further polished strikes from Jonathan Phillips and Sam Jones, the Steelers victory was cemented after some determined fightback from the Storm.<\/p>\n

With Steelers key-player John Muse unable to play, still suffering from ongoing injuries, the pressure was on for the Sheffield team, but Ben Churchfield did a fantastic job holding the defence line following promising goals from the Storm’s Dallas Ehrhardt.<\/p>\n

For the Storm, it was a disappointing result, and one they had hoped to reverse to avoid playing Sheffield, a team\u00a0 going from strength-to-strength, in the playoffs on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

The Sheffield Steelers were delighted with the team’s victory, sharing their delight with remote fans across social media:<\/p>\n

\n

\ud83c\udf4a\ud83d\udcf8<\/p>\n

The face of a team finishing top of the table<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcf8 @woolster80<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/53FtHgijnX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sheffield Steelers | #2021EliteSeries (@steelershockey) April 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n