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Glasgow Tigers v Isle of Wight Islanders
Premier League, 03 July 2005
Ashfield Stadium, Glasgow

Glasgow 46
1George Stancl1*331R ..81
2(g)Sean Stoddart2020. ..40
3Stefan Ekberg3202. ..70
4Claus Kristensen2*1*11*. ..53
5Shane Parker33332 ..140
6Adam Roynon2012. ..50
7James CockleF2*1*0. ..32
Isle of Wight 44
1Craig Boyce33223 ..130
2Steen JensenR0R0. ..00
3Krister Marsh01*21. ..41
4Ulrich Ostergaard121*31 ..81
5Tomas Suchanek022*0. ..41
6Jason Doyle31*33. ..101
7Glen Phillips1130. ..50

* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).

After an eventful week which saw them win the Pairs Championship then sign and lose Leon Madsen Glasgow returned home from a traumatic night at Berwick where they could only field five riders to take on the Isle of Wight . Glasgow without Madsen had to use Conference League guest, Sean Stoddart, at number two and had Adam Roynon making his home debut at number 6. The Isle of Wight were at full strength.

With three young, inexperienced riders in the side, Glasgow were expected to struggle but they triumphed in the face of their adversity. Craig Boyce won the opening heat but the points were shared as Steen Jensen pulled out with engine trouble. The islanders took the lead in heat 2 when the highly impressive Jason Doyle beat an equally impressive Adam Roynon in heat 2 with Glenn Phillips third for a 2-4. Then Glasgow struck two timely blows with an Ekberg/Kristensen 5-1 in heat 3 and a Parker/Cockle 5-1 in heat 4 to give Glasgow a six point lead with a score of 15-9.

The next four heats were all shared with wins from Boyce, Stancl, Parker and Phillips so that Glasgow were still six points ahead after 8 heats at 27-21. Then the match took an unexpected turn when Stefan Ekberg fell in heat 9 and Jason Doyle and Tomas Suchanek relegated Claus Kristensen to third place for a 1-5 which closed the gap to two points at 31-29. George Stancl won heat 10 to keep it that way but Glasgow doubled their lead with a 4-2 when Shane Parker beat Craig Boyce in heat 11 with Adam Roynon beating the unimpressive Steen Jensen. Most fans were wondering why, after such a dismal display, Steen Jensen wasn’t replaced by Jason Doyle in this heat but Glasgow weren’t complaining as the score moved on to 35-31.

It was back to a two point gap after heat 12 when Jason Doyle showed the islanders team manager the error of his ways by winning the heat from Stefan Ekberg. With Krister Marsh finishing third the Isle of Wight scored a 2-4. Craig Boyce split the Parker/Stancl pairing in heat 13 to limit Glasgow’s success to a 4-2 which put the Tigers four up again. To the astonishment of many fans again Jason Doyle was not given an extra ride in heat 14 when they desperately needed an advantage. Although Ulrich Ostergaard did his bit Adam Roynon and Claus Kristensen took the minor places in a very tight finish for the shared heat which kept Glasgow four points ahead going into the last race. Craig Boyce got a flyer from the tapes in heat 15 to win the race from Shane Parker while George Stancl pulled out with a puncture for a 2-4 to the Islanders who were one point short of the total they needed for a draw.

This was a great result for Glasgow given their problems but the Isle of Wight might just be asking a few questions of their team manager about his decision not to utilise Jason Doyle to greater advantage.

Match Report by Merlin