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Kings Lynn Stars v Somerset Rebels
KO Cup (Final), 11 October 2006
Norfolk Arena, Kings Lynn
| 1 | Daniel Nermark | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | . | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Trevor Harding | 1* | F | 2* | 2* | . | . | . | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Troy Bachelor | 1* | 2* | 2 | 3 | . | . | . | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Kevin Doolan | 2 | 3 | 1* | 2* | 3 | . | . | 11 | 2 |
| 5(g) | Jason Lyons | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2* | . | . | . | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Chris Mills | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | John Oliver | 2* | 3 | 3 | 2* | 0 | . | . | 10 | 2 |
| 1 | Magnus Zetterstrom | 3 | Fx | 4^ | R | . | . | . | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Glen Phillips | 0 | 1 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Stephan Katt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Glenn Cunningham | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1* | . | . | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Emil Kramer | 2 | 4^ | 3 | 1 | 2 | . | . | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Simon Walker | 1 | 1* | 1 | 0 | 1 | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Ben Barker | 0 | 0 | 0 | R | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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King’s Lynn were missing Tomas Topinka, out with a broken finger, and had Jason Lyons as a guest at number 5 but Somerset were at full strength. King’s Lynn had set the foundations for their cup final success by drawing at Somerset last Friday and started as massive favourites to pick up the trophy. That’s how it turned out with Somerset never really in contention. King’s Lynn will now set their sights on the Play-Offs to round off the season by taking all three major team honours. To have any chance at all Somerset needed a huge score from Magnus Zetterstrom and he started off by winning heat 1 for them. Daniel Nermark and Trevor Harding took second and third though so the race points were shared. It didn’t take the Stars long to take the lead. In the reserves race Chris Mills and John Oliver were soon in front for a 5-1 on a track surface which had required a lot of work before the meeting began and on which the riders struggled. In heat 3 Glenn Cunningham passed Kevin Doolan on the first lap to take the lead at the same time as Troy Batchelor passed Stephan Katt for third place. That’s the way it finished so the points were shared. In heat 4 John Oliver made the start and led all the way. Emil Kramer pushed him hard and, although he seemed to be going faster, he couldn’t pass the young reserve. Jason Lyons was third so the heat resulted in a 4-2 which put the Stars 6 points ahead taking the score to 15-9 after four races as the rain started. Any slim hope Somerset might have cherished disappeared in heat 5 when Magnus Zetterstrom fell on the first bend and was excluded from the rerun in which Kevin Doolan and Troy Batchelor scored an easy 5-1 from Glen Phillips rocketing the Stars into a 10 point lead. Emil Kramer took a TR in heat 6 but was headed home by Daniel Nermark. However Simon Walker finished third as Trevor Harding fell at the back while challenging him for third place so the Rebels took a 3-5 heat advantage to cut the gap to eight points. It was back to 10 points again when the Stars scored a 4-2 in heat 7. Jason Lyons won the race from Glenn Cunningham while Chris Mills picked up the third place point from Stephan Katt who was way off the pace. A ding dong battle in heat 8 ended with another 5-1 for the Stars. Simon Walker was the early race leader but he was passed by John Oliver on the opening lap. Trevor Harding then passed him too on the second lap but he was repassed by Walker who then pressurised John Oliver again. Unfortunately the Rebels’ reserve got little reward for his efforts as Trevor Harding passed him again on the last bend for a maximum for the home side which took the score after eight races to 32-18. Emil Kramer registered his second race win in heat 9 from Troy Batchelor. Behind him Kevin Doolan got out of shape and slipped to the back but he recovered to repass Ben Barker to share the heat. Daniel Nermark and Trevor Harding added another 5-1 ahead of Glenn Cunningham in heat 10 to put the Stars 18 points in front before Zetterstrom took a TR in heat 11. Although under some pressure from Zetterstrom late in the race, Jason Lyons won the heat while Chris Mills passed Simon Walker for third place. The result was a 4-4 shared race. King’s Lynn finally secured victory with another 5-1 in heat 12. Troy Batchelor won the race while John Oliver completed a reserve’s paid maximum by finishing second ahead of Stephan Katt after Ben Barker suffered an engine failure at the tapes. The score after 12 heats was 49-27. In heat 13 Daniel Nermark and Jason Lyons added another 5-1 ahead of Emil Kramer with a rather disinterested looking Magnus Zetterstrom pulling up at the back. It became a hat trick of 5-1s in heat 14 as Chris Mills and Kevin Doolan scored another maximum although Simon Walker again impressed with a determined effort to prevent it. John Oliver was rewarded for his efforts by being nominated for heat 15 from which Magnus Zetterstrom was conspicuously absent. Unfortunately for the Stars, Oliver couldn’t add to his total and finished at the back behind Emil Kramer and Glenn Cunningham while Kevin Doolan passed Kramer on the second lap on his way to winning the race for a shared heat. So it’s congratulations to King’s Lynn who have added the Knock Out Cup to the Premier Trophy. All they need to do now to complete a memorable treble is to win the League Championship again (!) by winning the Play-Offs. Match Report by Merlin |