Key: + = from 15m handicap,  * = Tactical substitute for double points.
SHEFFIELD SPEEDWAY MATCH REPORTS 2016
SHEFFIELD WINDOW CENTRE 'Tigers' v Sapphire Engineering 'Diamonds' Play Off Q/F 1st leg. 29th Sept

Referee: Dave Dowling

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Tot+Bp
1. Ricky Wells (g) 8.43 1 2 3 2' 2 1' 11+2
2. Jason Garrity r/r 8.43 - - - - (10+1)
3. Kyle Howarth 6.95 0 3 1 3 3 10
4. Josh Bates 5.46 2 2' 1' 3 3 2 13+2
5. Dmitri Berge 7.09 3 2 2 2 0 9
6. Arthur Sissis 3.70 3 0 0 0 3
7. Nathan Greaves 3.00 1 0 1 0 2
8. Jack P. Blackburn 3.00
Eric Boocock 4 4 2 2 5 3 2 4 4 5 2 3 2 3 3
Sheffield 'Tigers' 4 8 10 12 17 20 22 26 30 35 37 40 42 45 48
 Newcastle 'Diamonds' 2 4 8 12 13 16 20 22 24 25 29 32 36 39 42
George English 2 2 4 4 1 3 4 2 2 1 4 3 4 3 3
1. Steve Worrall 8.98 0 0 3 1 4
2. Viktor Palovaara 5.49 2 1 2 1 6
3. Matej Kus 6.22 3 3 1 2 0 9
4. Ludvig Lindgren © 7.23 1 1 0 2 4
5. Robert Lambert 8.30 3 3 2 3 3 14
6. Ashley Morris 4.37 2 0 0 1' 1' 4+2
7. Danny Phillips 3.00 0 1 0 - 1
Track record: 59.1
Ricky Ashworth, 14 Oct '10
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
60.4 60.3 61.4 60.6 60.9 60.4 61.7 62.7 60.6 62.1 62.1 62.9 61.3 63.1 61.4

Tonight's guest  The Tigers left themselves with a supreme task in the second leg if they wish to progress to the semi-finals. On a track which yet again allowed little by way of passing the Diamonds kept the margin close. Ricky Wells gave the Tigers fans something to cheer as he scraped the bouncy advertising castle to steal second place from Steve Worrall right on the line in heat 13. Josh was the meat in a Diamonds sandwich as they raced intro turn three in heat 14 three abreast but he proved to be the bravest (most fool hardy?) emerging as the leader, and then cruelly snatched second place from guest Ricky on the run to the line in heat 15.

Given our two pastings on previous excursions to (b)Rough Park it will take a minor miracle for the Tigers to progress, but given that Dmitri, Josh and Robert will all be in Poland for the World U21 final it could easily all hinge on the guest riders. (What a ridiculous situation!)

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