A ROAD trip to National Ice Hockey League North Two title chasers Hull Jets was always going to be a tough assignment for the Bradford Bulldogs - and that’s exactly how it proved.

The Jets had come to Bradford just two weeks before and, following a third period goal blitz, taken two points back down the M62 with them on the back of a 9-4 win.

Short on numbers last Saturday, the Bulldogs battled hard to hold their own in a first period which saw them outshot two-to-one, but down by just the one goal.

But it was the second period where the game unravelled for the visitors, as they conceded a further five unanswered goals.

The Jets rounded off comprehensive 9-1 victory with three more goals in the third, with Bradford at least adding a consolation towards the end of the game.

There were only 15 seconds of the first period left when the deadlock was eventually broken, with Boris Giba finding a way past Ryan Wardell.

But it was three goals in five second period minutes where the greatest damage was done, Adam Jasecko scoring either side of a 29th-minute James Maugham marker.

Wardell faced 27 shots alone in the middle period and was unable to prevent the hosts going further ahead through Ryan Kemp at 37.46.

The Jets made the score 6-0 with just 18 seconds before the second intermission thanks to a Tom Forster strike.

That was how it remained until the 50th minute, when Ellis Martin extended the home side’s lead, Sam Bolwell having replaced Wardell in net for the Bulldogs by that stage.

The one highlight of the evening for the visitors came shortly after when Mark Higson got them on the board at 51.11 and the chance to add to that came a few minutes later when they went on the power play.

But being on the man advantage for the fourth time in the game only brought more agony, as Hull struck two short-handed goals.

The first came through Forster at 57.24 before Richie Haggar marked his return to the club 25 seconds later with the Jets' ninth and final strike.