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Glasgow Tigers v Kings Lynn Stars
Premier League, 21 August 2005
Ashfield Stadium, Glasgow

Glasgow 35
1George Stancl1*21*.. ..42
2Trent Leverington2022. ..60
3Claus Kristensen2*022. ..61
4Stefan Ekberg321*.. ..61
5Shane Parker332.. ..80
6Adam RoynonR00.. ..00
7James Cockle3101*. ..51
Kings Lynn 36
1Oliver Allen333.. ..90
2Troy Bachelor0131. ..50
3Ashley Jones11*M3. ..51
4Kevin Doolan023.. ..50
5Tomas Topinka233.. ..80
6Tommy StangeR1100 ..20
7Jan Jaros200.. ..20

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

Once again both Glasgow and King’s Lynn were able to track full strength sides.

It must surely be a first for a team to lose by just two points on aggregate over the two Premier League matches yet fail to pick up any points at all. This is what happened to Glasgow. For the second time in four days the Tigers went down by just one point to King’s Lynn to surrender the points. Timing, they say, is everything and the last thing you want in Speedway is to be losing by one point after heat 12 with the rain pouring down and little prospect of any further racing. Such was Tigers’ fate although it is doubtful whether they would have taken anything from this match against a very determined King’s Lynn side.

Oliver Allen won the opening heat but Trent Leverington and George Stancl followed him home for a shared heat before Glasgow went ahead, rather fortuitously, in heat 2. Tommy Stange led comfortably before suffering an engine failure. This promoted James Cockle to first place followed by Jan Jaros since Adam Roynon had also pulled up on the first lap while at the back. The 3-2 gave the Tigers a one point lead. Stefan Ekberg and Claus Kristensen scored a 5-1 in heat 3 then Shane Parker beat Tomas Topinka in heat 4 with James Cockle beating Jan Jaros for third place for a 4-2 which gave Glasgow a 7 point lead at 15-8.

Then it all started to go pear-shaped for the Tigers who provided just one race winner in the remaining 8 heats! In heat 5 Oliver Allen won for the second time and with Troy Batchelor taking third place as Claus Kristensen slipped to the back the Stars took a 2-4 to cut the gap to 5 points. Another 2-4 in heat 6 when Tomas Topinka beat George Stancl with Tommy Stange holding on to third place from Trent Leverington pulled another two points back. Shane Parker won heat 7 for a shared heat but in heat 8 a third 2-4 to the Stars from Batchelor and Stange had the Tigers worried as their lead was cut to one point at 24-23 with the scores tied on aggregate again.

Tomas Topinka won heat 9 for a 3-3 then Kevin Doolan did likewise in heat 10. But the Stars scored a decisive blow in heat 11 when Oliver Allen beat Shane Parker with Troy Batchelor third for King’s Lynn’s fourth 2-4 which put them one point in front at 32-33. With the rain increasing and the match unlikely to be completed, heat 12 took on a much greater significance than usual. Glasgow desperately needed an advantage which would have put them in front but Ashley Jones won from Claus Kristensen. James Cockle got up on the line to pip Tommy Stange but King’s Lynn still had that one point lead as the referee called a halt to the proceedings.

Match Report by Merlin