This shock result certainly wasn’t in the Phantoms script

There was a massive shock for Peterborough Phantoms on Saturday night as they suffered defeat at the hands of rock-bottom Invicta - a side they walloped 15-0 a week earlier.

Phantoms clawed their way back from a 4-0 deficit to take the game in Gillingham into overtime, where they just missed out on penalties.

Phantoms conceded twice in the opening seven minutes of an opening session in which they dominated but were unable to find any way past inspired Invicta netminder Connor Morris.

Their arrears increased further against the run of play during a middle stanza in which the contest was frequently halted to allow for repairs to the boards, while blood on the ice prompted another stoppage.

And Invicta then struck again early in the final period before Phantoms delivered a rousing fightback in which they wiped out a four-goal deficit in the space of seven minutes and seven seconds.

Ales Padelek pounced on a powerplay to launch a revival continued by Scott Robson before captain James Ferrara and Petr Stepanek struck 13 seconds apart.

Former Invicta man Martins Susters then had an effort ruled out in overtime before the home side prevailed on penalties.

Both sides put away two of their opening three penalties with Stepanek and Padelek the men to oblige for Phantoms after Susters’ opening attempt was saved.

Padelek then squandered a chance to earn the extra point when seeing his sudden-death effort saved after netminder Jordan Marr denied Invicta man Ondrej Zosiak.

Stepanek then kept Phantoms alive after Callum Best had netted for the hosts.

Louis Colvin also put away the next Dynamos effort and that turned out to be enough for victory as Padelek hit a post.