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Reading Racers v Exeter Falcons
Premier Trophy (Group), 10 June 2005
Smallmead Stadium, Reading

Reading 46
1Zdenek Simota2211. ..60
3Andrew Appleton02*333 0.111
4Richard Wolff131*12 ..81
5Matej Zagar32332 ..130
6Chris Johnson001.. ..10
7Mathieu Tresarrieu0211*2 1071
Exeter 44
1Mark Lemon31221 ..90
2Pavel Ondrasik103R. ..40
3Ray Morton2*102. ..51
4Antonin Svab33233 ..140
5Seemond Stephens2320. ..70
6Ben Barker1000. ..10
7Lee Smethills3001. ..40

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

Reading had Mathieu Tressarieu back in the side at reserve but again used R/R for Steve Masters. Exeter were at full strength protecting a 15 point lead for the bonus point.

This match swung one way then the other as only two of the fifteen heats were shared. It was Exeter who scorched to a 5-13 heat over the opening three heats with 2-4s in heats 1 and 2 and a 1-5 in heat 3 from Toni Svab and Ray Morton over Richard Wolff and Andrew Appleton. Reading started their comeback with a 4-2 in heat 4 won by Matej Zagar. The score after the first four heats was 9-15.

Wolff and Appleton, who had lost a 1-5 in heat 3, made amends by taking a 5-1 themselves in heat 5 over Mark Lemon but, after a win for Seemond Stephens for a shared heat 6, Exeter moved four points ahead again with a 2-4 in heat 7. Pavel Ondrasik won heat 8 to maintain Exeter’s four point lead at 22-26. At this stage Exeter had provided 6 of the 8 race winners.

Reading then took control over the next 5 heats as Andrew Appleton (3) and Matej Zagar (2) provided all the race winners and they won them all 4-2 to take a ten point advantage which turned a four point deficit into a six point lead at 42-36 after heat 13 leaving Exeter a beaten side. However the Falcons rallied again.

With the on-fire Toni Svab in both heats 14 and 15 Exeter still had hope. In heat 14 they took a 2-4 with Lee Smethills providing the back up to Svab resulting in a last heat decider with Exeter needing a 1-5 for a draw. Toni Svab beat Matej Zagar for the second time in heat 15 but Mark Lemon could only finish third and the Falcons went down by two points.

Match Report by Merlin