Post by Pieman on Jun 8, 2004 20:21:33 GMT
WOLVES 44 EASTBOURNE 45, ELITE LEAGUE A, MONDAY 7TH JUNE
Parry’s International Wolves:
Mikael Max 3 3 0 1 3 =10
Adam Skornicki 1 fx fx 2* 3 =6+1
Daniel Nermark r/r
David Howe 2 2 2 2 1 =9
Sam Ermolenko 1* x 0 0 1 =2+1
Fredrik Lindgren 2* 1* f 1* 1 =5+3
Magnus Karlsson 3 2 3 1* 3 =12+1
Cinque Ports Eagles
Joonas Kylmakorpi 2 3 3 3 f =11
Peter Ljung x 0 1 2* =3+1
Doris Norris 3 3 1* 3 2 =12+1
Adam Shields 1 2* 2 2 =7+1
Nicki Pedersen 3 2 3 2* =10+1
Ulrich Ostergaard 0 1* 0 0 =1+1
Andrew Moore 1 0 0 0 =1
Wolves win bonus point after run-off.
I don’t really know where to begin with this report, as there was so much controversy and so many bizarre decisions in this encounter that I’m still trying to work it all out. For much of the meeting Wolves looked as if they were throwing all three points down the pan with some poor riding coupled with poor refereeing, but the bonus was rescued by an epic ride from Mikael Max in the runoff with Pedersen. Magnus once again performed above and beyond expectation from the reserve berth, while at the other end of the scale Sam looked strangely out of sorts – did this have an effect on the rest of the side?
Heat 1 (re-run): Max, Kylmakorpi, Skornicki (fell, pushed home) Ljung (f.excl.), 57.82. 4-2, 4-2.
At the first attempt Mikael led with Adam trying the outside of Kylmakorpi around the first lap. Ljung then dived inside them both at turn three but only succeeded in taking Kylmakorpi out causing both him and Adam to fall. The rerun, minus Ljung, was led by Mikael with Adam pressuring Kylmakorpi until spinning off starting the last lap. Adam then picked his bike up and pushed round for three quarters of a lap (on a boiling hot day too!) for the third place point.
Heat 2 (re-run): Karlsson, Lindgren, Moore, Ostergaard, 59.29. 5-1, 9-3.
Freddie moved off early at the first time of asking, with all four being called back. Magnus led all the way in the rerun, with Freddie looking very smooth and controlled in second.
Heat 3 (awarded): Doris, Howe, Shields, Skornicki (f.excl.), no time. 2-4, 11-7.
Shields took third off Adam at turn three as Doris led, but Adam repeated his trick of spinning off on lap three to bring the race to a halt.
Heat 4: Pedersen, Karlsson, Ermolenko, Moore, 58.97. 3-3, 14-10.
The first heat to run without a stoppage saw the Eagles gate, but Magnus and Sam were ahead of Moore before the end of lap one.
Heat 5: Kylmakorpi, Howe, Lindgren, Ljung, 58.57. 3-3, 17-13.
David superbly went from fourth to second inside Ljung and Freddie down the back straight, with Freddie taking third at turn four, but Kylmakorpi could not be caught.
Heat 6 (re-run): Max, Pedersen, Ostergaard, Skornicki (f.excl.), 57.03. 3-3, 20-16.
Adam tried to take Nicki wide out of turn two, only to spin round and fall yet again at turn four – his fourth fall in three rides. He was excluded, with the rerun seeing Mikael move around the outside of Nicki down the back straight for the lead and the win.
Heat 7 (re-run): Doris, Shields, Lindgren (fell), Ermolenko (excl), 58.23. 0-5, 20-21.
Remember what I said about throwing points away? Sam gated but Freddie went around all three others for the lead on turn two. Doris then fell at turn four with Sam excluded – did he push him or did Doris drop it? Whatever the reason, the rerun saw Freddie chase the fast-gating Eastbourne pair, only to rear up and fall at the end of lap two. He left the track and Eastbourne took the 5-0…oh dear.
Heat 8: Karlsson, Skornicki, Ljung, Moore, 58.88. 5-1, 25-22.
Magnus was first away but Ljung went round him to lead as far as the back straight, where Magnus powered back in front. Adam pushed Ljung hard, finally taking second at the end of lap two.
Heat 9 (re-run): Pedersen, Howe, Lindgren, Ostergaard, 59.53. 3-3, 28-25.
At the first time of asking Nicki moved right out from gate one and fired David straight into the air fence, almost taking Freddie with him. Amazingly the ref announced all four back (he is “clearly lacking in the spherical department” – Lupus), leading to a furious reaction from the terraces. It got worse in the rerun as Freddie took the lead only for Nicki to shunt him wide at turn four – again without penalty from the referee - dropping him to the back. Ostergaard later ran wide allowing the young gun back into third, but that was little compensation to anyone.
Heat 10: Skornicki, Shields, Doris, Max, 59.37. 3-3, 31-28.
This time Doris ran Mikael out wider and wider round the first turn (referee asleep again?), with Mikael just avoiding the fence and staying at the back. The visitors pressured Adam around the last lap, but he just held on for the win. Mmm donuts!
Heat 11: Kylmakorpi, Ljung, Lindgren, Ermolenko, 59.08. 1-5, 32-33.
Sam especially looked really out of sorts in this one, and was caught on the line for third by Freddie.
Heat 12: Doris, Howe, Karlsson, Ostergaard, 59.16. 3-3, 35-36.
Doris took David for the lead at turn two, while Magnus lost out to Ostergaard at one point, before retaking third place at the start of lap three.
Heat 13: Kylmakorpi, Pedersen, Max, Ermolenko (f.rem), 59.64. 1-5, 36-41.
Sam slid off at turn one while going wide in an attempt to avoid being knocked off (Cynical? Me?) as Mikael held second behind Kylmakorpi. On lap three Nicki dived up the inside for second, and despite Mikael’s best efforts to run him into the fence on the last turn he held on.
Heat 14: Karlsson, Shields, Howe, Moore, 59.78. 4-2, 40-43.
David came past both Eagles for second after half a lap, but Shields came back inside him down the home straight. A close race between all four saw Magnus take the win.
Heat 15: Max, Doris, Sam, Kylmakorpi (fell), 59.41. 4-2, 44-45.
Before the start of this one there was a little crowd incitement from Nigel Pearson, before he revealed that Nicki had chickened out of this one (leading to plenty of spoiled programmes). The race started with Sam taking Kylmakorpi wide for third on the first turn only for the Finn to come back under him at turn three. Next time round at turn two Kylmakorpi slid off behind Sam and retired, while Mikael held on for the win, setting up a run-off for the bonus point.
Some Wolves fans then remembered that in Heat 15 of the first leg Mikael had attempted to push round for a point, but then realised that the match was already won……
Run-off: Max, Pedersen, 59.86.
Those who thought Nicki had scarpered early were surprised as he reappeared for the run-off on the inside gate. Mikael went on to produce one of his finest ever rides by tracking Nicki around the outside for three and three-quarter laps, leaving the fans puzzled as there was no outside line. Entering the Park turn for the last time, Mikael shut off early and took the bend at speed, nailing the throttle off the last turn to slice inside Nicki and take the win by half a length. Both sets of fans went ballistic – the noise was more like the Millennium Stadium than Monmore!
Five Star ratings:
Weather: ***** The hottest day of the year so far.
Track conditions: ** Very slick, especially late on.
Attendance: **** A stoat of a crowd once again.
Wolves Performance: ** Threw points away too readily, and also couldn’t gate.
Entertainment value: *** Given three due to plenty of controversy, and also for the runoff – my voice has only just returned!
Man of the Match: No contest – Magnus Karlsson.
Referee (Robbie Perks): Reluctant to make any decisions at all, so no stars given.
Rider ratings:
Mikael Max: *** Did not look himself at all, but won us the bonus point.
Adam Skornicki: * Couldn’t stay on the thing in his early rides.
David Howe: *** Reasonably consistent, and showed restraint when Nicki stuffed him.
Sam Ermolenko: ** Don’t know why he was selected for heat 15, after his lowest score of the season.
Fredrik Lindgren: *** Looked stylish early on, but slipped back in a couple of hislater rides.
Magnus Karlsson: ***** Stunning – the only Wolf to display consistency throughout the match.
A poor showing from the Wolves overall then, although the Grand Prix riders were not affected by “GP-itis” as it has become known. Next Monday the table-topping Poole Pirates will be in town, and some serious improvements on tonight are needed if we are to overcome their challenge.
See you at the Green
Pieman.
Parry’s International Wolves:
Mikael Max 3 3 0 1 3 =10
Adam Skornicki 1 fx fx 2* 3 =6+1
Daniel Nermark r/r
David Howe 2 2 2 2 1 =9
Sam Ermolenko 1* x 0 0 1 =2+1
Fredrik Lindgren 2* 1* f 1* 1 =5+3
Magnus Karlsson 3 2 3 1* 3 =12+1
Cinque Ports Eagles
Joonas Kylmakorpi 2 3 3 3 f =11
Peter Ljung x 0 1 2* =3+1
Doris Norris 3 3 1* 3 2 =12+1
Adam Shields 1 2* 2 2 =7+1
Nicki Pedersen 3 2 3 2* =10+1
Ulrich Ostergaard 0 1* 0 0 =1+1
Andrew Moore 1 0 0 0 =1
Wolves win bonus point after run-off.
I don’t really know where to begin with this report, as there was so much controversy and so many bizarre decisions in this encounter that I’m still trying to work it all out. For much of the meeting Wolves looked as if they were throwing all three points down the pan with some poor riding coupled with poor refereeing, but the bonus was rescued by an epic ride from Mikael Max in the runoff with Pedersen. Magnus once again performed above and beyond expectation from the reserve berth, while at the other end of the scale Sam looked strangely out of sorts – did this have an effect on the rest of the side?
Heat 1 (re-run): Max, Kylmakorpi, Skornicki (fell, pushed home) Ljung (f.excl.), 57.82. 4-2, 4-2.
At the first attempt Mikael led with Adam trying the outside of Kylmakorpi around the first lap. Ljung then dived inside them both at turn three but only succeeded in taking Kylmakorpi out causing both him and Adam to fall. The rerun, minus Ljung, was led by Mikael with Adam pressuring Kylmakorpi until spinning off starting the last lap. Adam then picked his bike up and pushed round for three quarters of a lap (on a boiling hot day too!) for the third place point.
Heat 2 (re-run): Karlsson, Lindgren, Moore, Ostergaard, 59.29. 5-1, 9-3.
Freddie moved off early at the first time of asking, with all four being called back. Magnus led all the way in the rerun, with Freddie looking very smooth and controlled in second.
Heat 3 (awarded): Doris, Howe, Shields, Skornicki (f.excl.), no time. 2-4, 11-7.
Shields took third off Adam at turn three as Doris led, but Adam repeated his trick of spinning off on lap three to bring the race to a halt.
Heat 4: Pedersen, Karlsson, Ermolenko, Moore, 58.97. 3-3, 14-10.
The first heat to run without a stoppage saw the Eagles gate, but Magnus and Sam were ahead of Moore before the end of lap one.
Heat 5: Kylmakorpi, Howe, Lindgren, Ljung, 58.57. 3-3, 17-13.
David superbly went from fourth to second inside Ljung and Freddie down the back straight, with Freddie taking third at turn four, but Kylmakorpi could not be caught.
Heat 6 (re-run): Max, Pedersen, Ostergaard, Skornicki (f.excl.), 57.03. 3-3, 20-16.
Adam tried to take Nicki wide out of turn two, only to spin round and fall yet again at turn four – his fourth fall in three rides. He was excluded, with the rerun seeing Mikael move around the outside of Nicki down the back straight for the lead and the win.
Heat 7 (re-run): Doris, Shields, Lindgren (fell), Ermolenko (excl), 58.23. 0-5, 20-21.
Remember what I said about throwing points away? Sam gated but Freddie went around all three others for the lead on turn two. Doris then fell at turn four with Sam excluded – did he push him or did Doris drop it? Whatever the reason, the rerun saw Freddie chase the fast-gating Eastbourne pair, only to rear up and fall at the end of lap two. He left the track and Eastbourne took the 5-0…oh dear.
Heat 8: Karlsson, Skornicki, Ljung, Moore, 58.88. 5-1, 25-22.
Magnus was first away but Ljung went round him to lead as far as the back straight, where Magnus powered back in front. Adam pushed Ljung hard, finally taking second at the end of lap two.
Heat 9 (re-run): Pedersen, Howe, Lindgren, Ostergaard, 59.53. 3-3, 28-25.
At the first time of asking Nicki moved right out from gate one and fired David straight into the air fence, almost taking Freddie with him. Amazingly the ref announced all four back (he is “clearly lacking in the spherical department” – Lupus), leading to a furious reaction from the terraces. It got worse in the rerun as Freddie took the lead only for Nicki to shunt him wide at turn four – again without penalty from the referee - dropping him to the back. Ostergaard later ran wide allowing the young gun back into third, but that was little compensation to anyone.
Heat 10: Skornicki, Shields, Doris, Max, 59.37. 3-3, 31-28.
This time Doris ran Mikael out wider and wider round the first turn (referee asleep again?), with Mikael just avoiding the fence and staying at the back. The visitors pressured Adam around the last lap, but he just held on for the win. Mmm donuts!
Heat 11: Kylmakorpi, Ljung, Lindgren, Ermolenko, 59.08. 1-5, 32-33.
Sam especially looked really out of sorts in this one, and was caught on the line for third by Freddie.
Heat 12: Doris, Howe, Karlsson, Ostergaard, 59.16. 3-3, 35-36.
Doris took David for the lead at turn two, while Magnus lost out to Ostergaard at one point, before retaking third place at the start of lap three.
Heat 13: Kylmakorpi, Pedersen, Max, Ermolenko (f.rem), 59.64. 1-5, 36-41.
Sam slid off at turn one while going wide in an attempt to avoid being knocked off (Cynical? Me?) as Mikael held second behind Kylmakorpi. On lap three Nicki dived up the inside for second, and despite Mikael’s best efforts to run him into the fence on the last turn he held on.
Heat 14: Karlsson, Shields, Howe, Moore, 59.78. 4-2, 40-43.
David came past both Eagles for second after half a lap, but Shields came back inside him down the home straight. A close race between all four saw Magnus take the win.
Heat 15: Max, Doris, Sam, Kylmakorpi (fell), 59.41. 4-2, 44-45.
Before the start of this one there was a little crowd incitement from Nigel Pearson, before he revealed that Nicki had chickened out of this one (leading to plenty of spoiled programmes). The race started with Sam taking Kylmakorpi wide for third on the first turn only for the Finn to come back under him at turn three. Next time round at turn two Kylmakorpi slid off behind Sam and retired, while Mikael held on for the win, setting up a run-off for the bonus point.
Some Wolves fans then remembered that in Heat 15 of the first leg Mikael had attempted to push round for a point, but then realised that the match was already won……
Run-off: Max, Pedersen, 59.86.
Those who thought Nicki had scarpered early were surprised as he reappeared for the run-off on the inside gate. Mikael went on to produce one of his finest ever rides by tracking Nicki around the outside for three and three-quarter laps, leaving the fans puzzled as there was no outside line. Entering the Park turn for the last time, Mikael shut off early and took the bend at speed, nailing the throttle off the last turn to slice inside Nicki and take the win by half a length. Both sets of fans went ballistic – the noise was more like the Millennium Stadium than Monmore!
Five Star ratings:
Weather: ***** The hottest day of the year so far.
Track conditions: ** Very slick, especially late on.
Attendance: **** A stoat of a crowd once again.
Wolves Performance: ** Threw points away too readily, and also couldn’t gate.
Entertainment value: *** Given three due to plenty of controversy, and also for the runoff – my voice has only just returned!
Man of the Match: No contest – Magnus Karlsson.
Referee (Robbie Perks): Reluctant to make any decisions at all, so no stars given.
Rider ratings:
Mikael Max: *** Did not look himself at all, but won us the bonus point.
Adam Skornicki: * Couldn’t stay on the thing in his early rides.
David Howe: *** Reasonably consistent, and showed restraint when Nicki stuffed him.
Sam Ermolenko: ** Don’t know why he was selected for heat 15, after his lowest score of the season.
Fredrik Lindgren: *** Looked stylish early on, but slipped back in a couple of hislater rides.
Magnus Karlsson: ***** Stunning – the only Wolf to display consistency throughout the match.
A poor showing from the Wolves overall then, although the Grand Prix riders were not affected by “GP-itis” as it has become known. Next Monday the table-topping Poole Pirates will be in town, and some serious improvements on tonight are needed if we are to overcome their challenge.
See you at the Green
Pieman.
