Bears KO Cup reign ends

The Redcar “Agilia” Bears were defeated 55-35 on their 2nd visit to Perry Barr this season after a disappointing night in the second city. In truth, Redcar struggled to gain a foothold in the meeting and never looked likely to progress to the quarter-finals. On a dusty night in Birmingham Redcar failed to defend their 2 point lead from the first leg as they only gained 2 heat advantages over the course of the meeting.

Redcar heat leader Michael Palm-Toft was disappointed with the result, “Tonight was not a good meeting for us. Having a lot of guests in the team does not help matters. Personally, I was average tonight, I struggled to make starts and I lacked speed but it wasn’t enough. I’m now looking forward to getting back to my home track on Friday.”

Birmingham Brummies = 55 (99)

1. Chris Harris : 1*, 3, 2, 2* , 2*= 10+2

2. Valetin Grobauer : 2, 1, 2*, 0 = 5+1

3. James Shanes : 1*, 1, 2, 2 = 6+1

4. Ashley Morris : 2, 3, 1*, 2* = 8+2

5. Erik Riss : 3, 1*, 3, 3, 3 = 13+1

6. Paco Castagna : 3, 2, 0, 3 = 8

7. Jack Thomas : 1, 1, 3, 0 = 5

Redcar Bears = 35 (81)

1. Charles Wright : 0, 2, 1*, F = 3+1

2. Josh MacDonald (G) : 3, R, 0, 1, 2 = 6

3. Jake Allen : 3, 3, 3, 3, 1, 0 = 13

4. Jordan Stewart R/R : JM R, DK 0, DK 1, JA 1 = 2

5. Michael Palm Toft : 2, 2, 3, 1, 1 = 9

6. Drew Kemp (G) : 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0 = 2

7. Dan Thompson (G) : 2, 0, R, R = 2