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Reading Racers v Newport Wasps
KO Cup (1st Round), 06 June 2005
Smallmead Stadium, Reading

Reading 54
1Zdenek Simota2121. ..60
3Andrew Appleton1*3323 0.121
4Richard Wolff2*2*31*3 ..113
5Matej Zagar33333 ..150
6Chris Johnson010.. ..10
7(g)Cameron Woodward3102*1* 02*93
Newport 36
1Mads Korneliussen31221* ..91
2Kristian Lund000R. ..00
4Neil Collins02021 ..50
5(g)Chris Harris22*302 ..91
6Tony Atkin21313 1*0111
7Karlis Ezergailis1*001*. ..22

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

This was intended to be the second leg of this tie but the match between the two teams at Newport yesterday was postponed due to the weather. Reading used R/R for Steve Masters at number 2 and had Cameron Woodward as a guest reserve at number 7 for Mathieu Tressarieu. Newport used R/R for Michael Coles and had Chris Harris at number 5 for Craig Watson.

The first two heats were shared with wins for Mads Korneliussen and Cameron Woodward before Reading edged in front with a 5-1 in heat 3 through Andrew Appleton and Richard Wolff from Tony Atkin. The Racers added a 4-2 in heat 4 when Matej Zagar beat Chris Harris with Cameron Woodward third to take the heat 4 score to 15-9.

Appleton and Wolff took a 5-1 for Reading in heat 5 but Atkin and Harris did likewise for the Wasps in heat 6 to keep the difference between the teams at 6 points. Zagar and Johnson added a 4-2 in heat 7 then another 5-1 for the Racers from Wolff and Woodward had Newport reeling at 30-18 after heat 8. However the visitors dug in and shared the next four heats before a 4-2 in a close run heat 13 won by Zagar from Korneliussen with Simota taking third place from Harris stretched the lead to 14 points at 46-32. It was an 18 point lead for Reading when Richard Wolff and Cameron Woodward took a 5-1 in heat 14 ahead of Neil Collins and that’s the way it stayed as Matej Zagar won heat 15 from Harris and Korneliussen.

Match Report by Merlin