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Hull Vikings v Edinburgh Monarchs
Premier League, 15 June 2005
Craven Park, Hull
| 1 | Emiliano Sanchez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1* | . | . | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Paul Thorp | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1* | . | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Craig Branney | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Emil Kramer | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2^ | . | . | . | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Garry Stead | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0^ | 2 | . | . | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Simone Terenzani | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Joel Parsons | 0 | 2* | 1 | 1 | 0 | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Theo Pijper | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | William Lawson | 0 | 1 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Ross Brady | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Daniel Nermark | 2* | 1* | 0 | 2* | . | . | . | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Rusty Harrison | 1 | 2* | 2* | 3 | R | . | . | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Cameron Woodward | 1* | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2* | 3 | . | 14 | 2 |
| 7 | David McAllan | 2 | 0 | 1* | . | . | . | . | 3 | 1 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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After close encounters in their last two home matches Hull were back at full strength tonight. Edinburgh were also at full strength and looking for revenge after losing home and away to Hull in the Premier Trophy. After pushing Newcastle all the way with a makeshift team last Sunday, Hull must have fancied a win tonight. What they got was a demolition job from a rampant Edinburgh side winning their second successive away match. Hull took the lead in heat 1 with a 4-2 from Sanchez and Thorp but after the reserves’ race was shared they soon found themselves in arrears as Edinburgh took the first of their five maximum heat wins in heat 3 as Brady and Nermark headed Kramer home. Back came Hull with a maximum of their own in heat 4 from Stead and Parsons and the score after the first four heats was 13-11. However Edinburgh clicked into top gear and Hull struggled to keep themselves in the match. A 2-4 from Pijper and Lawson in heat 5 levelled the scores again then the Monarchs struck with another 1-5 in heat 6 from Woodward and Harrison ahead of Sanchez and Thorp who had to from 15 metres back after touching the tapes. Heat 7 was drawn but Hull got two points back in heat 8 with a 4-2 from Thorp and Parsons to take the score to 23-25. Heat 9 was a killer blow for Hull as Cameron Woodward and Rusty Harrison stormed from the gate for another 1-5 to leave the Vikings six points in arrears. The next two heats were shared then Hull nervously faced heat 12 represented by Craig Branney and Simone Terenzani. With good reason too, as the on-fire Cameron Woodward followed home Ross Brady for another 1-5 which put the Monarchs 10 points ahead at 31-41 with just three heats to go. After a short interval Garry Stead emerged, as expected, wearing the black and white helmet cover to signify a TR but he fluffed the start. With Rusty Harrison rounding Emiliano Sanchez for the win Edinburgh took a 2-4 to clinch the match as Stead trailed in last. Hull gave Emil Kramer a TR in heat 14 but that, too, was to no avail as Cameron Woodward completed one of his finest performances for the Edinburgh side with another heat win followed home by Daniel Nermark for a 2-5. Ross Brady did likewise in heat 15 for a share of the points to give Edinburgh a 15 point win. Match Report by Merlin |