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Sheffield Tigers v Edinburgh Monarchs
Premier Trophy (Group), 31 March 2005
Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield
| 1 | Sean Wilson | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2* | 2* | . | . | 12 | 2 |
| 2 | Ben Wilson | 0 | 1* | 2 | 0 | . | . | . | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Richard Hall | 1 | 1* | 1* | R | . | . | . | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Ricky Ashworth | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2* | . | . | . | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | Andre Compton | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 15 | 0 |
| 6 | Paul Cooper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | . | . | . | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Kyle Legault | 1* | 0 | 0 | 1 | . | . | . | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Daniel Nermark | 2 | 0 | 1* | R | . | . | . | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Theo Pijper | 1* | 3 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | Rusty Harrison | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | . | . | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Cameron Woodward | 0 | 0 | 1* | 1 | . | . | . | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Ross Brady | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | . | . | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | William Lawson | 3 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Robert Ksiezak | 0 | 1* | 3 | 2* | Fx | . | . | 6 | 2 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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A 10 point win for Sheffield may look comfortable enough but it doesn’t tell the full story of this match. In fact Edinburgh were leading by two points with only three heats remaining in one of their better performances at a track where they are traditionally hammered and this was achieved without the assistance of TR or TS rides. Both teams were at full strength. The first two races were decided from the starting gate and both were drawn as a result of wins by Sean Wilson and William Lawson. In heat 3 Sheffield moved into a two point lead thanks to Ricky Ashworth beating Rusty Harrison with Richard Hall third. Andre Compton won heat 4 but again the points were shared then Theo Pijper did likewise in heat 5 when he beat Ricky Ashworth. Sheffield started to get a little worried when Ross Brady and Sean Wilson had a ding-dong battle, passing and repassing each other in heat 6, before the Edinburgh rider took the win for another shared heat to bring the score to 19-17. Sheffield took their second heat win in heat 7 thanks to another Andre Compton win this time over Rusty Harrison with Paul Cooper third to ease the pressure putting the Tigers four points ahead. However the Monarchs neutralised that result with their own 2-4 when Robert Ksiezak won heat 8 from Ben Wilson with Theo Pijper third. Ross Brady had his second consecutive heat win in heat 9 beating Ricky Ashworth for another drawn heat and a Sean Wilson win in heat 10 produced the same result and the score was now 31-29. Although Andre Compton won heat 11 Theo Pijper and Daniel Nermark took the minor places for another share of the points. Then the unthinkable happened. Edinburgh went in front as a result of a 1-5 in heat 12 from Harrison and Ksiezak ahead of Kyle Legault to take the score to 35-37. Sheffield were now rattled as they found themselves in arrears in a match which they expected to win comfortably. Edinburgh were then incensed at the goings-on in heat 13! Sean Wilson touched the tapes but the referee declared it an unsatisfactory start then allowed extra time for Andre Compton to repair a puncture! (Must have a look for that one in the rule book!) As a result Sheffield got their big guns back to the tapes for the restart and this time they made no mistake taking a 5-1 to put Sheffield back in front at 40-38. Sheffield then sealed the win in heat 14 after Robert Ksiezak fell and was excluded from the rerun. Paul Cooper and Ricky Ashworth took a 5-1 ahead of Cameron Woodward before Andre Compton and Sean Wilson sealed things with a third consecutive 5-1 for the Tigers to give them a 10 point win. Match Report by Merlin |