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Kings Lynn Stars v Isle of Wight Islanders
Premier League, 31 August 2005
Norfolk Arena, Kings Lynn

Kings Lynn 57
1Oliver Allen1*332*3 ..122
2Troy Bachelor22*32*. ..92
3Ashley Jones11*R3. ..51
4Kevin DoolanR233. ..80
5Tomas Topinka33332* ..141
6Tommy Stange3011. ..50
7(g)Darren Mallett12*10. ..41
Isle of Wight 37
1Craig Boyce334^1R ..110
2Glen Phillips0020. ..20
3Krister Marsh2*1*R4^. ..72
4Ulrich Ostergaard32121 ..90
5Krzysztof Stojanowski1120. ..40
6Jason Doyle201*1*0! ..42
7Steen JensenRRR.. ..00

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

King’s Lynn had Darren Mallet as a guest at reserve for Jan Jaros. The Isle of Wight who were at full strength were defending a 16 point lead in the battle for the bonus point.

Craig Boyce passed Oliver Allen in the opening heat to win it for the Islanders and give them a share of the points but the Stars went in front with a 4-2 in heat 2, won by Tommy Stange from Jason Doyle with Darren Mallett taking third place as Steen Jensen had the first of his three retirals. However the Isle of Wight wiped out that deficit and took the lead with a 1-5 in heat 3 after Kevin Doolan suffered an engine failure while leading the race. The lead changed hands again with the Stars two points in front with a 5-1 from Tomas Topinka and Darren Mallet ahead of an uncomfortable looking Kryzsztof Stojanowski with Steen Jensen taking the second of his three retirals at the back. The score after four races was now 13-11.

Craig Boyce won again in heat 5 for another shared heat but the Stars scored another 5-1 in heat 6 from Oliver Allen and Troy Batchelor as Stojanowski struggled again. In heat 7 Tomas Topinka beat Ulrich Ostergaard but Krister Marsh took third place for a share of the points then in heat 8 Troy Batchelor beat Glenn Phillips with Darren Mallett taking third place as Steen Jensen had his third retiral. This 4-2 took the heat eight score to 28-20.

Kevin Doolan won heat 9 but Ashley Jones retired after clattering the safety fence so the race was shared as the interval arrived. After the interval King’s Lynn took a giant stride towards the bonus point with a 5-1 from Oliver Allen and Troy Batchelor to put the Stars 12 points ahead on the night and only four behind on aggregate. In heat 11 Craig Boyce took a TR but Tomas Topinka put an end to his winning run. With Tommy Stange third the race resulted in a 4-4 and in heat 12 it was Krister Marsh who was entrusted with a TR. Ashley Jones won the race but with Marsh second and Jason Doyle third the Islanders won the heat 3-5 to reduce the deficit to 10 points at 43-33 leaving King’s Lynn still chasing the six points advantage they needed to tie the score on aggregate.

Heat 13 resulted in a home 5-1 from Tomas Topinka and Oliver Allen as Craig Boyce was relegated to third place. This narrowed the aggregate score to only two points. In heat 14 Jason Doyle replaced Steen Jensen as a Tactical Substitute form 15 metres back no doubt to give the Islanders some insurance but Kevin Doolan beat Ulrich Ostergaard with Tommy Stange third. The Islanders might have done better if Jason Doyle had started from the gate. The resultant 4-2 tied the scores over the two matches so heat 15 was all about the bonus point. Oliver Allen made the gate in the last heat and Tomas Topinka passed Craig Boyce for second place before Boyce suffered an engine failure so the 5-1 meant that all three points went to King’s Lynn.

Match Report by Merlin