Around the Premier League Tracks 2008
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Tuesday, 13 May
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Tonight on the Isle of Wight it was back to aggregate scoring as the Islanders took on Sheffield in the second leg of their first round Knock Out Cup tie.
Knock Out Cup (first round, second leg): Isle of Wight 54, Sheffield 38 The Isle of Wight won through to the next round on aggregate by 92-90.
The Isle of Wight welcomed back Krzysztof Stojanowski after his shoulder injury but were without Paul Fry following his accident at Berwick. They used Rider Replacement instead at number 4. Sheffield were at full strength.
Sheffield won the first leg of this tie by 52-38 so the Islanders had a 14 point deficit to pull back in this match. Both teams came into this match on the back of away defeats. The home side lost at Glasgow by nine points on Sunday while the visitors suffered a twenty seven point defeat at Reading on Monday.
Ricky Ashworth leapt from the gate in the opening heat to win the race comfortably but he got no support from Joel Parsons who followed Krzysztof Stojanowski and Cory Gathercole home for a shared race but the Islanders moved two points clear in the reserves race. David Bargh and Paul Cooper made the best starts but it was Cooper who got his nose in front and kept it there until he was passed by James Holder on the line. This gave the home side a 4-2 and they added a 5-1 in heat 3. Glen Phillips and Cory Gathercole (R/R) gated to win unchallenged by Andre Compton who finished third. Now six points ahead the Islanders consolidated their lead as Jason Bunyan won from Ben Wilson and Paul Cooper for a shared race which took the score to 18-12 which meant that the Isle of Wight now trailed on aggregate by eight points.
Ricky Ashworth made another superb start in heat 5 for the Tigers but Glen Phillips was on his tail until he passed Ashworth on the last bend. Joel Parsons in third place made sure the race points were shared but the home side got two points closer to their objective with a 4-2 in heat 6. Cory Gathercole won the heat from Ben Wilson while Krzysztof Stojanowski took third for a 4-2. The Tigers were really struggling when the Islanders landed a 5-1 in heat 7. Andre Compton reared at the gate and, by the time he recovered, David Bargh and Jason Bunyan were gone increasing the home side’s lead to ten points. It got even worse for Sheffield when another 5-1, this time from Cory Gathercole and James Holder, put the home side 16 points ahead giving them a two point lead on aggregate. The score was now 32-16 (70-68).
Sheffield played their TR card in heat 9 with Ben Wilson wearing the black and white tablecloth but there was no gain for the Tigers who, of course, were now chasing the tie. Wilson did make the gate and led for over two laps until Glen Phillips passed him. With James Holder taking third from Paul Cooper the race points were shared 4-4. It looked all over when the Islanders scored another 5-1 in heat 10. Krzysztof Stojanowski was the race winner while Cory Gathercole headed home Andre Compton for second to put the home side twenty points ahead (six on aggregate). Jason Bunyan came from the back to lead the field in heat 11 while Ricky Ashworth and Joel Parsons shared the points behind him. At last Sheffield took their second heat advantage of the match when Andre Compton beat Glen Phillips in heat 12 while Sam Martin survived a late challenge by James Holder to hold on to third for a Sheffield 2-4. The score now stood at 46-28 which meant that the home side’s aggregate lead was four points (84-80).
Suddenly the Tigers gave themselves fresh hope when they took a 2-4 from heat 13. Ben Wilson made the gate and held on to win under pressure from Jason Bunyan while Ricky Ashworth beat Krzysztof Stojanowski for the vital third place. This reduced the Tigers’ arrears on the night to 16 points which meant that with two races left the Islanders aggregate lead had been reduced to just two points. In heat 14 Sheffield gave Andre Compton a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres back and replaced Sam Martin with Paul Cooper against the two home reserves. James Holder and Andrew Bargh made the gate but Andre Compton brought down Bargh on the first lap of the third bend and was excluded. The race was awarded as tempers became heated so the 5-1 went to the Islanders to see them home and dry into the next round. In heat 15 Jason Bunyan went through the tapes and had to go from 15 metres back. Then, in the rerun, Glen Phillips went through the tapes and was excluded so the Islanders went with just Bunyan. Ben Wilson and Andre Compton took advantage by scoring a 1-5 despite the best efforts of Bunyan to catch them.
Scorers: For the Isle of Wight[/u][/b] – Cory Gathercole 11+3 (5), Jason Bunyan 11+1 (5), Glen Phillips 11 (5), James Holder 9+1 (6), Andrew Bargh 6+1 (5), Krzysztof Stojanowski 6 (4).
For Sheffield – Ben Wilson 14 (5) (with 4 point TR), Ricky Ashworth 8 (4), Andre Compton 7+1 (6), Paul Cooper 5+1 (5), Joel Parsons 2+2 (4), Lee Smethills 1 (3), Sam Martin 1 (3).
Knock Out Cup (first round, second leg): Isle of Wight 54, Sheffield 38 The Isle of Wight won through to the next round on aggregate by 92-90.
The Isle of Wight welcomed back Krzysztof Stojanowski after his shoulder injury but were without Paul Fry following his accident at Berwick. They used Rider Replacement instead at number 4. Sheffield were at full strength.
Sheffield won the first leg of this tie by 52-38 so the Islanders had a 14 point deficit to pull back in this match. Both teams came into this match on the back of away defeats. The home side lost at Glasgow by nine points on Sunday while the visitors suffered a twenty seven point defeat at Reading on Monday.
Ricky Ashworth leapt from the gate in the opening heat to win the race comfortably but he got no support from Joel Parsons who followed Krzysztof Stojanowski and Cory Gathercole home for a shared race but the Islanders moved two points clear in the reserves race. David Bargh and Paul Cooper made the best starts but it was Cooper who got his nose in front and kept it there until he was passed by James Holder on the line. This gave the home side a 4-2 and they added a 5-1 in heat 3. Glen Phillips and Cory Gathercole (R/R) gated to win unchallenged by Andre Compton who finished third. Now six points ahead the Islanders consolidated their lead as Jason Bunyan won from Ben Wilson and Paul Cooper for a shared race which took the score to 18-12 which meant that the Isle of Wight now trailed on aggregate by eight points.
Ricky Ashworth made another superb start in heat 5 for the Tigers but Glen Phillips was on his tail until he passed Ashworth on the last bend. Joel Parsons in third place made sure the race points were shared but the home side got two points closer to their objective with a 4-2 in heat 6. Cory Gathercole won the heat from Ben Wilson while Krzysztof Stojanowski took third for a 4-2. The Tigers were really struggling when the Islanders landed a 5-1 in heat 7. Andre Compton reared at the gate and, by the time he recovered, David Bargh and Jason Bunyan were gone increasing the home side’s lead to ten points. It got even worse for Sheffield when another 5-1, this time from Cory Gathercole and James Holder, put the home side 16 points ahead giving them a two point lead on aggregate. The score was now 32-16 (70-68).
Sheffield played their TR card in heat 9 with Ben Wilson wearing the black and white tablecloth but there was no gain for the Tigers who, of course, were now chasing the tie. Wilson did make the gate and led for over two laps until Glen Phillips passed him. With James Holder taking third from Paul Cooper the race points were shared 4-4. It looked all over when the Islanders scored another 5-1 in heat 10. Krzysztof Stojanowski was the race winner while Cory Gathercole headed home Andre Compton for second to put the home side twenty points ahead (six on aggregate). Jason Bunyan came from the back to lead the field in heat 11 while Ricky Ashworth and Joel Parsons shared the points behind him. At last Sheffield took their second heat advantage of the match when Andre Compton beat Glen Phillips in heat 12 while Sam Martin survived a late challenge by James Holder to hold on to third for a Sheffield 2-4. The score now stood at 46-28 which meant that the home side’s aggregate lead was four points (84-80).
Suddenly the Tigers gave themselves fresh hope when they took a 2-4 from heat 13. Ben Wilson made the gate and held on to win under pressure from Jason Bunyan while Ricky Ashworth beat Krzysztof Stojanowski for the vital third place. This reduced the Tigers’ arrears on the night to 16 points which meant that with two races left the Islanders aggregate lead had been reduced to just two points. In heat 14 Sheffield gave Andre Compton a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres back and replaced Sam Martin with Paul Cooper against the two home reserves. James Holder and Andrew Bargh made the gate but Andre Compton brought down Bargh on the first lap of the third bend and was excluded. The race was awarded as tempers became heated so the 5-1 went to the Islanders to see them home and dry into the next round. In heat 15 Jason Bunyan went through the tapes and had to go from 15 metres back. Then, in the rerun, Glen Phillips went through the tapes and was excluded so the Islanders went with just Bunyan. Ben Wilson and Andre Compton took advantage by scoring a 1-5 despite the best efforts of Bunyan to catch them.
Scorers: For the Isle of Wight[/u][/b] – Cory Gathercole 11+3 (5), Jason Bunyan 11+1 (5), Glen Phillips 11 (5), James Holder 9+1 (6), Andrew Bargh 6+1 (5), Krzysztof Stojanowski 6 (4).
For Sheffield – Ben Wilson 14 (5) (with 4 point TR), Ricky Ashworth 8 (4), Andre Compton 7+1 (6), Paul Cooper 5+1 (5), Joel Parsons 2+2 (4), Lee Smethills 1 (3), Sam Martin 1 (3).
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