Bears fall just short against Tigers
Redcar Agilia Bears lost a hotly contested and eventful meeting 46-44 against Glasgow Tigers on Friday night at the Media Prima Arena.
It was a tough night all around for the Bears, with only four heat wins all night against a strong Glasgow team. Indeed, it took until Charles Wright’s win in heat 10 before the Bears recorded their first win. Glasgow started the better of the two teams on the night, and after 8 heats led the Bears by 6 points.
There were a number of big incidents on the meeting, with Tom Woolley and Mikkel B Andersen crashing heavily in heat 7. Mikkel was treated by the paramedics on track and in the pits before being forced to withdraw from the meeting. There was more drama in heat 8, with Kasper Andersen falling whilst leading and being excluded, with Kyle Bickley also being treated on the track after being left with nowhere to go. Thankfully, Kyle was ok and fit to continue for the rest of the meeting.
Claus Vissing also took a heavy tumble in 10, and whilst he was excluded from the re-run he walked back to the pits under his own steam. Wright and Andersen however did combine for a 5-1 in the re-run, bringing the Bears to within 2 points. The Tigers ht back however with two 4-2’s over the next three heats to restore their six point advantage on the night. A heat 14 5-1 for the Bears, with Charles Wright and Jordan Stewart beating the Tigers duo gave the Bears hope of snatching something from the meeting. And whilst Wright duly won heat 15, despite his best efforts Stewart finished last to ensure the Tigers took the 3 points from the meeting.
Redcar Bears = 44
1. Charles Wright – 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3 = 15
2. Kasper Andersen – 1′, 1′, F/X, 2′ = 4+3
3. Michael Palm Toft – 2, 2, 1′, 3 = 8+1
4. Jordan Stewart – 1′, 1′, 2, 2′, 0 = 6+4
5. Erik Riss – R, 2, 2, 0 = 4
6. Tom Woolley – 2, 1′, 0, (CW – 3) = 3+1
7. Nathan Greaves – 1′, 1, 2, R = 4+1
Glasgow Tigers = 46
1. Craig Cook – 3, 3, 3, 1, 2 = 12
2. Sam Jensen – 0, 0, 3, 1, 1′ = 5+1
3. Claus Vissing – 3, 3, F/X, 2 = 8
4. Mikkel B Andersen – 0, 0, (KB – 1, CB – 0) = 0 (Withdrawn)
5. Rasmus Jensen – 3, 3, 3, 3 = 12
6. Connor Bailey – 3, 0, 0, 1′, 0 = 4+1
7. Kyle Bickley – 0, 2′, 1, 1, 1 = 5+1