Strange counters the first few times Syrlya pushes the puck towards his end. But when Syrlya gets that good shot, when his arm and the puck are in opposite directions, that's the one Strange misses. The puck sails right past him, thunk into the goal. Syrlya: 1, Strange: 0.

Taking the puck out, Strange pauses for a moment before setting it down. This part should be easier. He's quite good at billiards and hitting the air hockey puck with the striker from a stable position is closer to that than hitting a moving air puck. Taking his fingers off the puck, he hits it in a decisive manner, again with a lot of force behind it. The puck quickly ricochets off the side of the table and bounces towards Syrlya's goal.