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Glasgow Tigers v Stoke Potters
Premier Trophy (Group), 19 June 2005
Ashfield Stadium, Glasgow
| 1 | George Stancl | 3 | 3 | 2 | R | R | . | . | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Trent Leverington | Fx | 1 | 3 | 1* | . | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Stefan Ekberg | 2 | 1 | 2* | 3 | 1 | . | . | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | Claus Kristensen | 1* | 0 | 3 | 1* | . | . | . | 5 | 2 |
| 5(g) | Adrian Rymel | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | . | . | . | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Matthew Wethers | 3 | 1* | 0 | 2 | . | . | . | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | James Cockle | 0 | 1* | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Robbie Kessler | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1* | 3 | 3 | . | 14 | 1 |
| 3 | Paul Clews | 1* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | . | . | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Alan Mogridge | 3 | 2* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2* | . | 16 | 2 |
| 5(g) | Rusty Harrison | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2* | . | . | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | Barrie Evans | 1* | F | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Jack Hargreaves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | 2 | 0 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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There was nothing at stake in this match other than pride as Glasgow met Stoke. But all eyes were focussed on Glasgow’s new signing Stefan Ekberg who came into the team at number three at the expense of James Birkinshaw who has been dropped. Trent Leverington moved to number two and Matthew Wethers to reserve at number 6. Adrian Rymel was recruited to guest for the injured Shane Parker. Stoke had Rusty Harrison as a guest replacement for Jan Staechmann and used R/R for Peter Carr. The opening four heats were all shared but the big moment came in heat three with the debut of Stefan Ekberg. The Swede didn’t let Glasgow down either finishing second to Alan Mogridge after chasing him all the way. With the heat four score at 12-12 it looked like being a close match. Stoke broke the deadlock with a 1-5 in heat 5 when Kessler and Mogridge finished ahead of Ekberg to lead 13-17 but Glasgow pulled two points back in the next heat with a 4-2 from Stancl and Leverington. Heat 7 was shared but Glasgow were back on level terms with a 4-2 in heat 8 from Leverington and Cockle at 24-24. The Tigers then took the lead for the first time in heat 9 thanks to a 5-1 from Kristensen and Ekberg ahead of Harrison and the next two heats were shared to take the score to 35-31. Glasgow looked to have struck a decisive blow in heat 12 when Stefan Ekberg won his first race in Glasgow’s colours and was supported in third place by Cockle for the 4-2 which increased the lead to six points at 39-33. However, Stoke obviously hadn’t read the script! They hit back with a rare 1-5 in heat 13 against Glasgow as George Stancl shed a chain while chasing Kessler. Harrison took second place ahead of a disappointing Rymel and the score was 40-38. Alan Mogridge made it five unbeaten rides in heat 14, sharing the heat in the process, so it was a last heat decider with Glasgow two points to the good. The Tigers were rocked as it was Stoke who took the 1-5 with Robbie Kessler and Alan Mogridge heading home Stefan Ekberg and George Stancl pulling up at the back looking none too pleased at the track conditions following the watering and regrading which had taken place after heat 12. For Alan Mogridge it was a memorable match since he went through the card for a six ride paid maximum. But Glasgow had the consolation of a fine debut performance from their new signing and, with more changes on the verge of being announced, perhaps better times are on the horizon. Match Report by Merlin |