Glasgow Clan got the win they needed on Friday night against Fife Flyers, moving to within three points of qualification from Challenge Cup Group B with two games in hand.

Brett Neumann, scoring for the fifth straight game, opened the scoring just over nine minutes in, while Rylan Schwartz capitalised on a turnover and quickly fired past Shane Owen to double the lead four minutes later.

Jason Fram made it three at 2:20 of the second period, before Neumann grabbed his second of the night at 36:13 to put the home side four ahead. Smart play from Richard Jarůšek set up Robert Lachowicz for a close-range finish with 2:23 left in the period, giving Clan five goals through 40 minutes, though the Flyers were somewhat unfortunate to trail by that margin.

For the final period, Clan gave Lucas Brine the net while the Flyers handed an EIHL debut to 21-year-old Ben Keddie. Vlastimil Dostálek forced the puck over the line with nine minutes to play after a scramble in front to get Fife on the board. That ended Brine’s shutout bid, but Keddie stopped all four shots he faced in the period to finish without conceding.

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