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Hull Vikings v Glasgow Tigers
KO Cup (1st Round), 13 July 2005
Craven Park, Hull

Hull 44
1Emiliano Sanchez2212. ..70
2Craig Branney1*02*0. ..32
3Paul Thorp30321 ..90
4Emil Kramer122*33 ..111
5(g)Michal Makovsky21Fx0. ..30
6Simone Terenzani3012*. ..61
7(g)Daniel Giffard11*30. ..51
Glasgow 46
1George StanclFx331. ..70
2Trent Leverington3102*. ..61
3Stefan Ekberg23332 ..130
4Claus Kristensen02*2*0. ..42
5Shane Parker33130 ..100
6Adam Roynon0101. ..20
7James Cockle2011. ..40

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

Hull were without Garry Stead and Joel Parsons for this match. In place of Garry Stead they had Michal Makovsky at number 5 as a guest and Daniel Giffard at number 7 for Joel Parsons. Glasgow were at full strength.

It was always going to be a hard task to pull back 22 points against a rejuvenated Glasgow side but Hull were very much up against it when Michal Makovsky, as a guest for Garry Stead, turned in the lowest score in the team. The Vikings got a break when George Stancl fell and was excluded from the opening heat but Trent Leverington got the Tigers off to a good start by winning it. Hull then scored two 4-2s in heats 2 and 3 and heat 4, won by Shane Parker, was shared for a score of 14-10 after heat 4.

Glasgow then effectively put the tie beyond Hull’s reach with 2-4s in heats 5 and 6 won by Stancl and Parker respectively to get back on level terms. Then they shocked Hull with a 1-5 from Ekberg and Kristensen ahead of Makovsky in heat 7 to lead 19-23 on the night. Hull responded with a 5-1 from Daniel Giffard and Craig Branney after Trent leverington had fallen to square the match after heat 8 at 24-24.

There was only the prestige of the result on the night at stake after that and Hull took another 5-1 in heat 9 when Paul Thorp and Emil Kramer relegated Shane Parker to third place for a 4 point lead. Undismayed Glasgow were back on level terms after heat 10 when Ekberg and Kristensen took another 1-5 this time from Emiliano Sanchez. They followed that with their third 1-5 of the night in heat 11 from Stancl and Leverington after Makovsky had fallen and been excluded to lead 31-35 then increased their lead to six points when Ekberg beat Thorp with Roynan taking third place from Giffard. The score after heat 12 was 33-39.

It looked all over as the rampant Glasgow side took another 2-4 from Parker and Stancl in heat 13 for a 35-43 lead but Hull kept their hopes of a draw alive with a 5-1 in heat 14 from Kramer and Terenzani leaving them needing another 5-1 in the last race to salvage it. Although Kramer won heat 15, Ekberg took the vital second place as Thorp beat Parker at the back. Glasgow were then through to a quarter final tie against Rye House.

Match Report by Merlin