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Hull Vikings v Workington Comets
Premier Trophy (Group), 20 April 2005
Craven Park, Hull
| 1 | Paul Thorp | 3 | 3 | 1* | 3 | 3 | . | . | 13 | 1 |
| 2 | Emiliano Sanchez | 2* | 2* | 3 | 2 | 2* | . | . | 11 | 3 |
| 3 | Lee Dicken | 0 | 1 | 1* | 1* | . | . | . | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Emil Kramer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1* | . | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Garry Stead | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | 9 | 0 |
| 6(g) | Tommy Allen | 0 | Fx | 1* | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Craig Branney | 3 | 2* | 0 | 2 | 2 | . | . | 9 | 1 |
| 1 | Carl Stonehewer | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Fx | . | . | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Kevin Little | 0 | 2* | 2 | 0 | . | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Scott Robson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | . | . | . | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Kauko Nieminen | 3 | 1* | 3 | 3 | 1 | . | . | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | Shaun Tacey | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | . | . | . | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Scott Courtney | 1* | 0 | F | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | James Wright | 2 | 0 | 1* | 0 | F | . | . | 3 | 1 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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In this match Hull were faced with the daunting task of trying to pull back the 20 points by which they lost at Workington . The Vikings had Tommy Allen at number six in place of Joel Parsons while the Comets had Scott Courtney at number six in place of Tony Dart who, sadly, has had to retire from speedway due to a leg injury. Hull could not have got off to a better start when Paul Thorp and Emiliano Sanchez took a 5-1 in the opening heat from Carl Stonehewer. Heat 2, won by Craig Branney, was shared but Workington got two points back with a 2-4 in heat 3 won by Kauko Nieminen from Emil Kramer with Scott Robson third. In heat 4, however, Garry Stead and Craig Branney scored a 5-1 ahead of Shaun Tacey and Hull had a six point lead at 15-9. Back came Workington in heat 5 with a 1-5 from Carl Stonehewer and Kevin Little to close to within two points again but Hull responded with a 5-1 from Thorp and Sanchez from Shaun Tacey to go six points ahead again. The next six heats were all shared with six different race winners: Garry Stead, Emiliano Sanchez, Shaun Tacey, Kauko Nieminen, Carl Stonehewer and Scott Robson so there were still six points between the teams after heat 12 when the scores were 39-33. Hull struck again though in heat 13 with a 4-2 when Paul Thorp beat Carl Stonehewer with Garry Stead in third place. This put the Vikings eight up at 43-35 with just two heats to go. Kauko Nieminen won heat 14 but the shared heat confirmed a Hull win. In heat 15 Carl Stonehewer fell and Hull took a 5-1 from Paul Thorp and Emiliano Sanchez from Kauko Nieminen for a 12 point win – not enough for the bonus. Match Report by Merlin |