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Paisley Pirates coach Ian Turley is calling on the players who produced a miraculous comeback against Dundee Comets last weekend to produce a similar performance this Sunday, when the club faces North Ayrshire Wild in another vital SNL clash at Braehead Arena (face off 6.00pm).   “The boys put in the kind of shift last Sunday which I know they’re capable of,” said a delighted coach. “Even when we went in at the first break 2-0 behind, I was still very confident as we’d played some great stuff in the first session without reward, and the message to the players …

Pirates produced a stunning comeback to overcome the Comets and keep the pressure on their rivals at the top end of the SNL table.   In spite of having most of the play in the first period, during which they outshot their opponents by 14 to 7, they were shocked after 15 minutes as Gordon fired the Comets into a lead against the run of play. It got worse for Pirates less than two minutes later, as with the visitors on the powerplay, Comets broke forward and Whitelaw netted shorthanded to give the home side a 2-0 lead at the …