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Hull Vikings v Sheffield Tigers
Challenge, 09 March 2005
Craven Park, Hull

Hull 53
1	Paul Thorp	3	3	3	0	.	.	.	9	0
2	Emiliano Sanchez	2*	1	3	R	.	.	.	6	1
3	Lee Dicken	1	0	0	1*	.	.	.	2	1
4	Emil Kramer	3	3	3	3	3	.	.	15	0
5	Garry Stead	3	3	3	1	2*	.	.	12	1
6	Joel Parsons	2	0	Fx	.	.	.	.	2	0
7	Craig Branney	1*	2*	1	2	1	.	.	7	2
Sheffield 39
1	Sean Wilson	1	2	2	3	.	.	.	8	0
2	Ben Wilson	0	1*	0	1*	.	.	.	2	2
3	Richard Hall	0	1*	2	3	.	.	.	6	1
4	Ricky Ashworth	2	2	1*	2	R	.	.	7	1
5	Andre Compton	1	2	4^	2*	1	.	.	10	1
6	Paul Cooper	3	0	1*	0^	.	.	.	4	1
7	Kyle Legault	0	0	2	F	.	.	.	2	0

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

League Champions Hull built up a 14 point advantage for the second leg of the Yorkshire Cup in beating Sheffield by 53-39 in this local derby match. Both teams were at full strength. Hull kicked off with a 5-1 from Thorp and Sanchez against the two Wilsons and a further 4-2 and 5-1 in heats 3 and 4 suggested it was going to be a long night for Sheffield particularly since their big two of Sean Wilson and Andre Compton (who was beaten by Craig Branney in heat 4) had both conceded 5-1s in their opening rides. However Sean and Ben Wilson halved heat 5 but another two 4-2s in heats 6 and 8 saw Hull move into a 31-17 lead. Sheffield dug in after that and a 3-5 in heat 9 thanks to a second place from Andre Compton on a TR brought Sheffield back to within 12 points of the Hull total but the Tigers saw fit not use another TR nomination at that point. There then followed three 3-3s before Sheffield struck again with a 1-5 in heat 13 from their big two of Sean Wilson and Andre Compton ahead of Gary Stead and Paul Thorp. Had they nominated either rider for a TR this could have been a 1-8 instead of a 1-5. However since the 1-5 reduced the deficit to 8 points they had lost the opportunity and the unbeaten Emil Kramer won both heats 14 and 15 to take a 4-2 and 5-1 to stretch the Hull lead to 14 points again at 53-39. The return leg should be interesting though. Match Report by Merlin