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Sheffield Tigers v Berwick Bandits
Premier Trophy (Group), 12 May 2005
Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield
| 1 | Sean Wilson | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2* | 2* | . | . | 13 | 2 |
| 2 | Ben Wilson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | . | . | . | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Ricky Ashworth | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | . | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Richard Hall | 2* | 1 | 2* | 1* | . | . | . | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Andre Compton | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 15 | 0 |
| 6 | Paul Cooper | 2* | 0 | 0 | 2 | . | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Trevor Harding | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Adrian Rymel | 2 | 0 | 1* | 1 | . | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Adam Pietraszko | 0 | 2 | 4^ | 2 | 1 | . | . | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Scott Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4^ | . | . | . | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Michal Makovsky | 1 | 1* | 2 | 3 | 0 | . | . | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Piotr Dym | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Chris Schramm | 1 | 1* | 2 | 1* | 0 | 1* | 0 | 6 | 3 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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This was Sheffield’s final section match in which they needed to pull back the 15 points by which they lost to Berwick in the opening match of the season. Sheffield were at full strength for this match and Berwick would have been too but for the non-appearance of Joachim Kugelmann who by all accounts was present at the track but did not race. Berwick claimed that he was suffering from food poisoning but, with no other eligible rider available, the Bandits were forced to track a six man team. Sheffield’s 20 point win means that they have set a target of 20 points for the runners up spot in the section with seven home wins and six bonus points. Berwick were swamped from the off. Adrian Rymel finished second to Sean Wilson in the opening heat for a 4-2 but consecutive 5-1s in heats 2 and 3 put the Tigers 10 points ahead before Piotr Dym and Chris Schramm relegated Trevor Harding to fourth place behind Andre Compton in heat 4 for a share of the heat. After heat 4 the score was therefore 17-7. Heats 5 and 6 went Sheffield’s way by 4-2 but Scott Smith and Michal Makovsky followed Andre Compton for a 3-3 in heat 7 before Berwick nominated Adam Pietraszko for a TR in heat 8. Although Ben Wilson won the heat Pietrsazko and Chris schramm followed him home for a 3-5 to make the score after heat eight 31-19. This meant that Berwick were still in front on aggregate by 3 points at 71 -74 but it looked to be just a matter of time before that was swallowed up by Sheffield. A 5-1 in heat 9 from Ashworth and Hall saw Sheffield in front for the bonus and they stretched the lead with a 4-2 in heat 10 when the two Wilsons were separated by Michal Makovsky. Heat 11 was shared but Berwick had their second heat success in heat 12 thanks to a TR by Scott Smith who finished second to Ashworth with his partner, Adrian Rymel, third. The 3-5 took the score to 46-30. Two more 5-1s in heats 13 and 15 flanked Berwick’s one and only race winner of the night in heat 14, Michal Makovsky, to stretch the win to 20 points. There were three maximums for Sheffield. Andre Compton had a full five ride maximum, Sean Wilson had a 5 ride paid maximum and Ricky Ashworth a 4 ride full maximum. Match Report by Merlin |