Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Saturday, 10 May
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Three Premier League matches and one Premier Trophy match were raced today. The three Premier League matches were at Rye House where the Rockets faced Edinburgh, at Workington where the Comets took on Reading and at Berwick where the Bandits raced against the Isle of Wight. The Premier Trophy match was at Stoke where the Potters had Newcastle as their visitors.
Premier League: Rye House 48, Edinburgh 42
Rye House, still without Tommy Allen, used Rider Replacement at number 4 and nominated Gary Cottham as their number 8. Edinburgh were without the injured Thomas Jonasson and used Rider Replacement at number 2.
This was an excellent match on a warm, balmy evening at Hoddesdon. Edinburgh made the early running but Rye House took control over the second part of the meeting to win by six points.
William Lawson fell on the opening bend of heat 1 but Andrew Tully emerged in front off the second bend and won the heat comfortably for a shared race. The Monarchs then took the lead with a 1-5 in the reserves race. Aaron Summers made the gate and, although Daniel Halsey held second place for a lap, Andrew Tully passed him on the second lap to join his partner for the maximum. Rye House pulled two points back in heat 3 in an excellent race. A close tussle between Robert Mear and Ryan Fisher, who passed and repassed each other, ended with Mear taking the flag. Behind this pair Tai Woffinden took third for a 4-2. Back came the Monarchs with a 2-4 in heat 4. Luke Bowen gated and was away while Aaron Summers moved Stefan Ekberg over on the second bend allowing Matthew Wethers up the inside to pass both of them. Wethers then hunted down and passed Bowen on the third lap to win the race taking the score to 10-14.
Although William Lawson made the start in heat 5, he was passed by Tai Woffinden who went on to win. Aaron Summers passed Luke Bowen for third place for a shared race. Heat 6 was shared too. Chris Neath led from the start while Robert Mear made a stunning inside pass on Matthew Wethers down the back straight but Wethers repassed him at the start of the next lap. Mear got the second bend all wrong allowing Andrew Tully through for third and a 3-3. The Rockets pulled two points back in the rerun of heat 7 after Derek Sneddon had got out of shape causing Daniel Halsey to run into him. Stefan Ekberg gated in the rerun for a comfortable win from Ryan Fisher and a 4-2. The Monarchs looked like scoring a 1-5 in heat 8 when Matthew Wethers led from the gate. Aaron Summers passed Luke Bowen as did Robert Mear but a hard charge into the first bend by Mear forced Summers over the first/second bend camber. By the time he had recovered Bowen was back into third for a 3-3 which took the score to 23-25.
Matthew Wethers and Andrew Tully gated for the Monarchs in heat 9 but a magnificent effort from Woffinden saw him pick off both the Monarchs on successive laps to share the race. The Rockets took the lead for the first time in heat 10. Robert Mear and Chris Neath were fast away and Andrew Tully could only follow them home as Ryan Fisher retired from the race. This resulted in a 5-1 and two point lead for the home side and it stayed than way when Stefan Ekberg gated to win heat 11 for another shared race. The Rockets doubled their lead with another Woffinden win in heat 12. Andrew Tully took second under pressure from Bowen and the 4-2 took the score to 41-37.
Stefan Ekberg took a heavy fall on the first bend of heat 13 but was able to take his place in the rerun in which Chris Neath gated. Although passed by Lawson he repassed the Monarchs’ man to win the race while Matthew Wethers also passed his partner for a shared race. It was all over after heat 14, won by Stefan Ekberg from Andrew Tully and Luke Bowen, for a 4-2 which sealed victory for the Rockets. William Lawson made en excellent gate in the last race and, now on the outside line, was never challenged by Neath and Woffinden for a shared race.
Scorers: For Rye House – Chris Neath 12+1 (5), Tai Woffinden 11+1 (5), Robert Mear 9+1 (5), Stefan Ekberg 9 (5), Luke Bowen 6+1 (7), Danny Halsey 1 (3).
For Edinburgh – Andrew Tully 13+2 (7), Matthew Wethers 11+1 (6), William Lawson 8+1 (5), Aaron Summers 5+1 (4), Ryan Fisher 5+1 (5), Derek Sneddon 0 (3).
Premier League: Workington 54, Reading 36
Workington had James Wright (Belle Vue) as a guest at number 1 for the injured Daniel Nermark. Reading, without both reserves, had Tom Brown as a guest for Jaimie Smith at number 6 and Ross Brady (Glasgow) at number 7 for Daniel Warwick.
Reading took a two point lead from the opening race when Mark Lemon got the better of James Wright to head off for the win. Barry Burchatt went too wide allowing Jaimie Mills through for third and a 2-4. Ross Brady gated to lead the reserves race but was passed by Joe Haines and John Branney. Tom Brown then ran into Brady who was excluded and the race was awarded as a 5-1 to the Comets reversing the two point lead. In heat 3 the Comets added a 4-2 from Nieminen who beat Ostergaard and Charles Wright then Tom P Madsen won heat 4 for a shared race taking the score to 14-10.
Reading pulled two back in heat 5 when Mark Lemon won again passing Kauko Nieminen in the process while Chris Mills took third for a 2-4. Workington replied with a 4-2 won by James Wright from Tom P Madsen. Barry Burchatt took third as Tom Brown fell to regain their four point lead. Ulrich Ostergaard won from Stonehewer and Haines in heat 7 for a shared race but the Comets pulled further away with a 5-1 in heat 8 from John Branney and Barry Burchatt taking the score to 28-20.
Tom P Madsen rocketed from the gate to win heat 9 but Charles Wright and Kauko Nieminen shared the points behind him. Ulrich Ostergaard won heat 10 but this too was only good enough for a 3-3 as Tomas Suchanek recorded his third successive blot. The home side’s lead went to 10 points when Carl Stonehewer ended Mark Lemon’s winning run and Joe Haines beat Chris Mills for third and a 4-2. Kauko Nieminen won heat 12 from Ostergaard while Tom Brown scored a point when John Branney fell. The 3-3 took the score to 41-31.
Mark Lemon took a TR in heat 13 but was on the wrong end of a 5-1 from James Wright and Carl Stonehewer as the Comets sealed victory with the maximum. They added another in heat 14 thanks to Joe Haines and Charles Wright but Ulrich Ostergaard won heat 15 from Nieminen and Stonehewer for a shared race as the Comets recorded an eighteen point victory.
Scorers: For Workington – Kauko Nieminen 11+1 (5), Carl Stonehewer 10+1 (5), James Wright 10 (4), Joe Haines 8+1 (4), John Branney 6+2 (4), Charles Wright 5+1 (4), Barry Burchatt 4+2 (4).
For Reading – Ulrich Ostergaard 13 (5), Mark Lemon 9 (5), Tom P Madsen 8 (4), Tom Brown 3+1 (5), Chris Mills 3 (4), Ross Brady 0 (3), Tomas Suchanek 0 (4).
Premier League: Berwick 17, Isle of Wight 19 Match abandoned after heat 6 – result does not stand.
Berwick were without Benny Johansson so used Rider Replacement at number 4 . The Isle of Wight were without Krzysztof Stojanowski so used Rider Replacement at number 1.
The details of this match were overshadowed by the events of heat 7. For the sake of accuracy I can do no better than quote the following extract from the Official Berwick Speedway site:
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Berwick’s Premier League match against the Isle of Wight came to shocking end on Saturday night when with a horrific crash injured two riders and two supporters.
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The prize for the winner was the League’s number one slot and as a result racing was keen and tight, with some great speedway, but come Heat Seven events took a shocking turn. As the tapes went up Scott Smith and Paul Fry locked machines going into the opening bend leaving the pair unable to control the outcome.
With both machines at full-bore, they smashed headlong into the first bend fencing, shattering the barrier to smithereens, sending Smith deep into the no-mans- land area, but Fry, and machines kept on going, flying over the remains of the fence and into the supporters’ area. Fry ended up against the stadium’s perimeter wall, some 50 feet from the track, but the flying bikes struck two very unlucky young supporters walking past.
Fry ended up with knee ligament damage and a couple of broken toes, and Smith, like Fry was well shaken up and shocked at the severity of the incident. Both stricken supporters required instant medical attention and two NHS service ambulances were called in, arriving within 5 minutes, and as a result the authorities were effectively in charge of the event.
Treating the scene as a regular accident scene, the local police called in their incident unit as the supporters were taken into the ambulances where medics tended to their injuries. After consultations between the paramedic teams, the police, the promotion and the referee it was agreed that the only sensible decision would be for the event to be abandoned at this stage, and as the announcement was made it received a round of applause from the crowd who were themselves coming to terms with the scenes and the shock and disbelief caused.
The result does not stand and a rescheduled date will be arranged soon. Berwick Promoter Peter Waite said: “Above everything else, we at Berwick Speedway have the two injured fans and their families uppermost in our minds and wish them all the very best for a very swift recovery. “Any referral to results or potential results is immaterial although we will be preparing early for the hard trip to Somerset on Friday.” Berwick had no planned home meeting for next Saturday, the 17th of May, stating several weeks ago that this would be a blank Saturday.
Scorers: For Berwick – Norbert Magosi 7 (3), Scott Smith 3 (2), Adrian Rymel 2+1 (2), Michal Makovsky 2+1 (2), Adam McKinna 2+1 (2), Tero Aarnio 1(1).
For the Isle of Wight– Cory Gathercole 6 (2), Jason Bunyan 5 (3), James Holder 3+1 (2), Glen Phillips 3 (2), Paul Fry 2+1 (1), Andrew Bargh 0 (2).
Premier Trophy: Stoke 54, Newcastle 39
Stoke were at full strength. Newcastle had Daniel Giffard (Redcar) as a guest for Ben Powell at number 2 and Scott Richardson as a guest for Jaimie Robertson at number 6. They also used Rider Replacement for George Stancl at number 3.
After losing two 5-1s in the opening three heats Newcastle never looked like challenging for the points. Eleven last places certainly gave them little chance of success.
The Diamonds started well when their guest, Daniel Giffard, passed Lee Complin to win the opening race. Unfortunately for them, Mark Burrows passed Josef Franc to relegate him to last so the race was shared. Two 5-1s followed from Evans and Kristiansen and Barker and Jakobsen to put the Potters eight points up. Emiliano Sanchez gated to win heat 4 but Jesper Kristiansen trying to pass Stoddart ended up being passed by Christian Henry instead for a shared race which took the score to 16-8.
Josef Franc gated in heat 5 but was passed by Ben Barker while Claus Jakobsen ended up at the back for a 3-3 but the Potters soared twelve points in front with a 5-1 from Lee Complin and Mark Burrows who passed Christian Henry to join him. Newcastle then gave Josef Franc a TR in heat 7 which he duly won from the gate. However Barrie Evans and Emiliano Sanchez both passed Jason King to restrict the heat advantage to the Diamonds to a 3-6. Stoke nullified that by scoring another 5-1 in heat 8 thanks to Mark Burrows and Jesper Kristiansen taking the score to 32-19.
The home side pulled another two points clear with a 4-2 in heat 9 when Ben Barker beat Christian Henry who had his work cut out keeping Claus Jakobsen behind him. Newcastle were sitting on a 1-5 in heat 10 when Mark Burrows fell causing the race to be rerun. In the second running Lee Complin won the race for a 3-3 then another 4-2 from Barrie Evans who beat Josef Franc and Emiliano Sanchez stretched the lead to 17 points. Heat 12 won by Ben Barker also resulted in a 4-2 taking the score to 47-28.
Newcastle again sat on a 1-5 in heat 13 when Josef Franc and Christian Henry led the race but Henry suffered an engine failure so the race was shared. Newcastle finally did score a 1-5 in heat 14. Sean Stoddart and Jason King led Barrie Evans home then, in the last race, Josef Franc completed a lucrative evening by winning from Barker and Complin for a shared race.
Scorers: For Stoke – Ben Barker 14 (5), Lee Complin 11+1 (5), Barrie Evans 9 (4), Emiliano Sanchez 6+2 (4), Mark Burrows 6+2 (4), Jesper Kristiansen 5+2 (4), Klaus Jakobsen 3+1 (4).
For Newcastle– Josef Franc 16 (6) (with 6 point TR), Jason King 7+2 (6), Sean Stoddart 7 (6), Christian Henry 5+1 (4), Daniel Giffard 4+1 (5), Scott Richardson 0 (3).
Three Premier League matches and one Premier Trophy match were raced today. The three Premier League matches were at Rye House where the Rockets faced Edinburgh, at Workington where the Comets took on Reading and at Berwick where the Bandits raced against the Isle of Wight. The Premier Trophy match was at Stoke where the Potters had Newcastle as their visitors.
Premier League: Rye House 48, Edinburgh 42
Rye House, still without Tommy Allen, used Rider Replacement at number 4 and nominated Gary Cottham as their number 8. Edinburgh were without the injured Thomas Jonasson and used Rider Replacement at number 2.
This was an excellent match on a warm, balmy evening at Hoddesdon. Edinburgh made the early running but Rye House took control over the second part of the meeting to win by six points.
William Lawson fell on the opening bend of heat 1 but Andrew Tully emerged in front off the second bend and won the heat comfortably for a shared race. The Monarchs then took the lead with a 1-5 in the reserves race. Aaron Summers made the gate and, although Daniel Halsey held second place for a lap, Andrew Tully passed him on the second lap to join his partner for the maximum. Rye House pulled two points back in heat 3 in an excellent race. A close tussle between Robert Mear and Ryan Fisher, who passed and repassed each other, ended with Mear taking the flag. Behind this pair Tai Woffinden took third for a 4-2. Back came the Monarchs with a 2-4 in heat 4. Luke Bowen gated and was away while Aaron Summers moved Stefan Ekberg over on the second bend allowing Matthew Wethers up the inside to pass both of them. Wethers then hunted down and passed Bowen on the third lap to win the race taking the score to 10-14.
Although William Lawson made the start in heat 5, he was passed by Tai Woffinden who went on to win. Aaron Summers passed Luke Bowen for third place for a shared race. Heat 6 was shared too. Chris Neath led from the start while Robert Mear made a stunning inside pass on Matthew Wethers down the back straight but Wethers repassed him at the start of the next lap. Mear got the second bend all wrong allowing Andrew Tully through for third and a 3-3. The Rockets pulled two points back in the rerun of heat 7 after Derek Sneddon had got out of shape causing Daniel Halsey to run into him. Stefan Ekberg gated in the rerun for a comfortable win from Ryan Fisher and a 4-2. The Monarchs looked like scoring a 1-5 in heat 8 when Matthew Wethers led from the gate. Aaron Summers passed Luke Bowen as did Robert Mear but a hard charge into the first bend by Mear forced Summers over the first/second bend camber. By the time he had recovered Bowen was back into third for a 3-3 which took the score to 23-25.
Matthew Wethers and Andrew Tully gated for the Monarchs in heat 9 but a magnificent effort from Woffinden saw him pick off both the Monarchs on successive laps to share the race. The Rockets took the lead for the first time in heat 10. Robert Mear and Chris Neath were fast away and Andrew Tully could only follow them home as Ryan Fisher retired from the race. This resulted in a 5-1 and two point lead for the home side and it stayed than way when Stefan Ekberg gated to win heat 11 for another shared race. The Rockets doubled their lead with another Woffinden win in heat 12. Andrew Tully took second under pressure from Bowen and the 4-2 took the score to 41-37.
Stefan Ekberg took a heavy fall on the first bend of heat 13 but was able to take his place in the rerun in which Chris Neath gated. Although passed by Lawson he repassed the Monarchs’ man to win the race while Matthew Wethers also passed his partner for a shared race. It was all over after heat 14, won by Stefan Ekberg from Andrew Tully and Luke Bowen, for a 4-2 which sealed victory for the Rockets. William Lawson made en excellent gate in the last race and, now on the outside line, was never challenged by Neath and Woffinden for a shared race.
Scorers: For Rye House – Chris Neath 12+1 (5), Tai Woffinden 11+1 (5), Robert Mear 9+1 (5), Stefan Ekberg 9 (5), Luke Bowen 6+1 (7), Danny Halsey 1 (3).
For Edinburgh – Andrew Tully 13+2 (7), Matthew Wethers 11+1 (6), William Lawson 8+1 (5), Aaron Summers 5+1 (4), Ryan Fisher 5+1 (5), Derek Sneddon 0 (3).
Premier League: Workington 54, Reading 36
Workington had James Wright (Belle Vue) as a guest at number 1 for the injured Daniel Nermark. Reading, without both reserves, had Tom Brown as a guest for Jaimie Smith at number 6 and Ross Brady (Glasgow) at number 7 for Daniel Warwick.
Reading took a two point lead from the opening race when Mark Lemon got the better of James Wright to head off for the win. Barry Burchatt went too wide allowing Jaimie Mills through for third and a 2-4. Ross Brady gated to lead the reserves race but was passed by Joe Haines and John Branney. Tom Brown then ran into Brady who was excluded and the race was awarded as a 5-1 to the Comets reversing the two point lead. In heat 3 the Comets added a 4-2 from Nieminen who beat Ostergaard and Charles Wright then Tom P Madsen won heat 4 for a shared race taking the score to 14-10.
Reading pulled two back in heat 5 when Mark Lemon won again passing Kauko Nieminen in the process while Chris Mills took third for a 2-4. Workington replied with a 4-2 won by James Wright from Tom P Madsen. Barry Burchatt took third as Tom Brown fell to regain their four point lead. Ulrich Ostergaard won from Stonehewer and Haines in heat 7 for a shared race but the Comets pulled further away with a 5-1 in heat 8 from John Branney and Barry Burchatt taking the score to 28-20.
Tom P Madsen rocketed from the gate to win heat 9 but Charles Wright and Kauko Nieminen shared the points behind him. Ulrich Ostergaard won heat 10 but this too was only good enough for a 3-3 as Tomas Suchanek recorded his third successive blot. The home side’s lead went to 10 points when Carl Stonehewer ended Mark Lemon’s winning run and Joe Haines beat Chris Mills for third and a 4-2. Kauko Nieminen won heat 12 from Ostergaard while Tom Brown scored a point when John Branney fell. The 3-3 took the score to 41-31.
Mark Lemon took a TR in heat 13 but was on the wrong end of a 5-1 from James Wright and Carl Stonehewer as the Comets sealed victory with the maximum. They added another in heat 14 thanks to Joe Haines and Charles Wright but Ulrich Ostergaard won heat 15 from Nieminen and Stonehewer for a shared race as the Comets recorded an eighteen point victory.
Scorers: For Workington – Kauko Nieminen 11+1 (5), Carl Stonehewer 10+1 (5), James Wright 10 (4), Joe Haines 8+1 (4), John Branney 6+2 (4), Charles Wright 5+1 (4), Barry Burchatt 4+2 (4).
For Reading – Ulrich Ostergaard 13 (5), Mark Lemon 9 (5), Tom P Madsen 8 (4), Tom Brown 3+1 (5), Chris Mills 3 (4), Ross Brady 0 (3), Tomas Suchanek 0 (4).
Premier League: Berwick 17, Isle of Wight 19 Match abandoned after heat 6 – result does not stand.
Berwick were without Benny Johansson so used Rider Replacement at number 4 . The Isle of Wight were without Krzysztof Stojanowski so used Rider Replacement at number 1.
The details of this match were overshadowed by the events of heat 7. For the sake of accuracy I can do no better than quote the following extract from the Official Berwick Speedway site:
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Berwick’s Premier League match against the Isle of Wight came to shocking end on Saturday night when with a horrific crash injured two riders and two supporters.
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The prize for the winner was the League’s number one slot and as a result racing was keen and tight, with some great speedway, but come Heat Seven events took a shocking turn. As the tapes went up Scott Smith and Paul Fry locked machines going into the opening bend leaving the pair unable to control the outcome.
With both machines at full-bore, they smashed headlong into the first bend fencing, shattering the barrier to smithereens, sending Smith deep into the no-mans- land area, but Fry, and machines kept on going, flying over the remains of the fence and into the supporters’ area. Fry ended up against the stadium’s perimeter wall, some 50 feet from the track, but the flying bikes struck two very unlucky young supporters walking past.
Fry ended up with knee ligament damage and a couple of broken toes, and Smith, like Fry was well shaken up and shocked at the severity of the incident. Both stricken supporters required instant medical attention and two NHS service ambulances were called in, arriving within 5 minutes, and as a result the authorities were effectively in charge of the event.
Treating the scene as a regular accident scene, the local police called in their incident unit as the supporters were taken into the ambulances where medics tended to their injuries. After consultations between the paramedic teams, the police, the promotion and the referee it was agreed that the only sensible decision would be for the event to be abandoned at this stage, and as the announcement was made it received a round of applause from the crowd who were themselves coming to terms with the scenes and the shock and disbelief caused.
The result does not stand and a rescheduled date will be arranged soon. Berwick Promoter Peter Waite said: “Above everything else, we at Berwick Speedway have the two injured fans and their families uppermost in our minds and wish them all the very best for a very swift recovery. “Any referral to results or potential results is immaterial although we will be preparing early for the hard trip to Somerset on Friday.” Berwick had no planned home meeting for next Saturday, the 17th of May, stating several weeks ago that this would be a blank Saturday.
Scorers: For Berwick – Norbert Magosi 7 (3), Scott Smith 3 (2), Adrian Rymel 2+1 (2), Michal Makovsky 2+1 (2), Adam McKinna 2+1 (2), Tero Aarnio 1(1).
For the Isle of Wight– Cory Gathercole 6 (2), Jason Bunyan 5 (3), James Holder 3+1 (2), Glen Phillips 3 (2), Paul Fry 2+1 (1), Andrew Bargh 0 (2).
Premier Trophy: Stoke 54, Newcastle 39
Stoke were at full strength. Newcastle had Daniel Giffard (Redcar) as a guest for Ben Powell at number 2 and Scott Richardson as a guest for Jaimie Robertson at number 6. They also used Rider Replacement for George Stancl at number 3.
After losing two 5-1s in the opening three heats Newcastle never looked like challenging for the points. Eleven last places certainly gave them little chance of success.
The Diamonds started well when their guest, Daniel Giffard, passed Lee Complin to win the opening race. Unfortunately for them, Mark Burrows passed Josef Franc to relegate him to last so the race was shared. Two 5-1s followed from Evans and Kristiansen and Barker and Jakobsen to put the Potters eight points up. Emiliano Sanchez gated to win heat 4 but Jesper Kristiansen trying to pass Stoddart ended up being passed by Christian Henry instead for a shared race which took the score to 16-8.
Josef Franc gated in heat 5 but was passed by Ben Barker while Claus Jakobsen ended up at the back for a 3-3 but the Potters soared twelve points in front with a 5-1 from Lee Complin and Mark Burrows who passed Christian Henry to join him. Newcastle then gave Josef Franc a TR in heat 7 which he duly won from the gate. However Barrie Evans and Emiliano Sanchez both passed Jason King to restrict the heat advantage to the Diamonds to a 3-6. Stoke nullified that by scoring another 5-1 in heat 8 thanks to Mark Burrows and Jesper Kristiansen taking the score to 32-19.
The home side pulled another two points clear with a 4-2 in heat 9 when Ben Barker beat Christian Henry who had his work cut out keeping Claus Jakobsen behind him. Newcastle were sitting on a 1-5 in heat 10 when Mark Burrows fell causing the race to be rerun. In the second running Lee Complin won the race for a 3-3 then another 4-2 from Barrie Evans who beat Josef Franc and Emiliano Sanchez stretched the lead to 17 points. Heat 12 won by Ben Barker also resulted in a 4-2 taking the score to 47-28.
Newcastle again sat on a 1-5 in heat 13 when Josef Franc and Christian Henry led the race but Henry suffered an engine failure so the race was shared. Newcastle finally did score a 1-5 in heat 14. Sean Stoddart and Jason King led Barrie Evans home then, in the last race, Josef Franc completed a lucrative evening by winning from Barker and Complin for a shared race.
Scorers: For Stoke – Ben Barker 14 (5), Lee Complin 11+1 (5), Barrie Evans 9 (4), Emiliano Sanchez 6+2 (4), Mark Burrows 6+2 (4), Jesper Kristiansen 5+2 (4), Klaus Jakobsen 3+1 (4).
For Newcastle– Josef Franc 16 (6) (with 6 point TR), Jason King 7+2 (6), Sean Stoddart 7 (6), Christian Henry 5+1 (4), Daniel Giffard 4+1 (5), Scott Richardson 0 (3).
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