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Sheffield Tigers v Isle of Wight Islanders
KO Cup (1st Round), 26 May 2005
Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield

Sheffield 51
1	Sean Wilson	2	3	Fx	.	.	.	.	5	0
2	Ben Wilson	1*	2*	R	2	.	.	.	5	2
3	Ricky Ashworth	3	2	3	3	0	.	.	11	0
4	Paul Cooper	0	1*	2*	2	.	.	.	5	2
5	Andre Compton	3	3	3	2	3	.	.	14	0
6	Richard Hall	3	1	2*	1	1*	1*	.	9	3
7	Trevor Harding	R	2	0	.	.	.	.	2	0
Isle of Wight 39
1	Craig Boyce	3	3	2	3	1*	.	.	12	1
2	Manuel Hauzinger	R	0	1	.	.	.	.	1	0
3	Krister Marsh	2	1	1	1*	.	.	.	5	1
4	Ulrich Ostergaard	1*	0	3	3	2	.	.	9	1
5	Tomas Suchanek	0	0	1	.	.	.	.	1	0
6	Jason Doyle	2	1	0	2	Fx	.	.	5	0
7	Steen Jensen	1*	2	3	0	0	.	.	6	1

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

Sheffield take a 12 point lead into the second leg of this tie on the Isle of Wight and although 12 points has often proved to be a defendable lead it should be remembered that Tactical Rides are not permitted in the KO Cup which could make a huge difference. Tonight the Sheffield averages dictated that Richard Hall moved to reserve with Paul Cooper moving into the body of the team. Both teams were at full strength. This turned out to be a much closer match than many had predicted with the Islanders putting up a spirited showing. Sheffield’s cause was not helped by a fall by Sean Wilson in his third ride in heat 10 which resulted in him having to withdraw from the meeting with a dislocated shoulder. There was no early onslaught from the Tigers in this match as the Islanders shared the first three heats. In fact it wasn’t until heats 6 and 7 that the home side started to show their teeth taking both heats 5-1, firstly, from Sean and Ben Wilson, then from Andre Compton and Richard Hall. In heat 8, however they suffered a setback when, in a 4-2 winning position, Ben Wilson suffered an engine failure to transform the heat into a 2-4 to the Islanders. In heat 9 Ricky Ashworth and Paul Cooper scored another 5-1 for the home side but then came Sean Wilson’s fall and the Sheffield attack was somewhat blunted. They took a 4-2 in heat 11 however to go 12 points ahead thanks to Andre Compton and Richard Hall at 39-27 but failed to build on that lead over the last four heats. In heat 13 Andre Compton was finally beaten for the one and only time by Craig Boyce but he got his revenge in heat 15 by beating Boyce although Ulrich Ostergaard took third place for a shared heat. Match Report by Merlin