Anderson’s Quality Butchers Berwick Bandits 42(80)

Edinburgh Scotwaste Monarchs 51(105)

(Premier League Knockout Cup – 1^st round / 2^nd leg)

16 points down after the first leg incredibly extended to a 25 point aggregate defeat as Edinburgh sent the Bandits packing from this year’s Knockout Cup.

On a night where Edinburgh displayed good strength in the Bandit’s were depleted from the off, and with notable holes in their scoring they were on a hiding to nothing.

Adrian Rymel was still away on European Championship duty and the rider replacement rule netted only four points to cover his usual 12 plus, whist Berwick were again without the freshly injured Guglielmo Franchetti.

The Italian crashed at Edinburgh re-breaking his collar bone at the track he originally broke it in March, ruling him out of action for a good number of weeks.

To cover his absence, Bandit’s boss Peter Waite had booked in Ben Powell of Newcastle to deputise, but Powell broke down en route at Tadcaster with no chance of arrival, the plan was changed and young John Macphail was drafted in, but was well out of his depth.

On the bright side, Adam McKinna at last showed the form that Waite had signing him for with a good set of five rides, three of which gave him good scores and indeed a win in Heat Two.

HEAT ONE: had to be re run as Sneddon fell heavily on the third bend of lap one, stopping the heat with his exclusion and a big tear in his kevlars. In the re run Fisher shot out to lead well on bend one with Magosi making a good chase of it later on in the race (3-3 / 3-3 / 41-57).

HEAT TWO: saw McKinna make the first of several excellent gate on machinery completely re-built by his father Kenny through the week and with the added power he held on to his lead beautifully to win over Aarnio, who joined him up front on the second bend. Tully’s effort in getting back on terms with them was excellent. (5-1 / 8-4 / 46-58).

HEAT THREE: with the two Monarchs well out of the gate and leading well Bager put in a brief and sadly ineffectual chase for a lap before dropping back in a reversed maximum levelling the match (1-5 / 9-9 / 47-63).

HEAT FOUR: also needed to be re run after initially McKinna was well way with Makovsky joining him at the head of the race, but the Czech took bend three too high on the banking and fell and was excluded. In the re-run McKinna made a cracking gate but was caught and passed by Wethers off bend two on that opening lap (2-4 / 11-13 / 49-67).

HEAT FIVE: was a huge win for Edinburgh’s Fisher with Sneddon going round Bager on bend two to remain unchallenged for the away maximum (5-1 / 12-18 / 50-72).

HEAT SIX: provided a fine gate for Wethers, but Magosi went round him on the second bend with Aarnio settled in third but Wethers wasn’t giving up and he attempted some excellent moves inside and out succeeding in a masterful pass on the fourth bend of lap three (3-3 / 15-21 / 53-75).

HEAT SEVEN: nearly left Jonasson out of it as he just managed to change his bike with seconds of the time allowance left and made it to the tapes, but Lawson jumped the gate and it was all called back for a four man restart. In that re-run Makovsky was well away with Aarnio passing Lawson for second place on the second bend (5-1 / 20-22 / 58-76).

HEAT EIGHT: and Magosi made a wild gate and went round Summers to lead well. McKinna sadly could not make better than last this time round (3-3 / 23-25 / 61-79).

HEAT NINE: and it was the visiting pairing who hammered Bager and Macphail into the ground (1-5 / 24-30 / 62-84).

HEAT 10: provided an unexpected poor race from Magosi at the back with Lawson passing Aarnio earlier on in another away maximum (1-5 / 25-35 / 63-89).

HEAT 11: put Makovsky in the black and white for double points and he had to work for it with Sneddon and Fisher first out of the gate, but the Czech powered-up hot on Sneddon’s trail, passing him on the third bend of the second lap, and then shot magnificently round Fisher on bend two of the last lap resulting in much genuine hand shaking and congratulations from both (6-3 / 31-38 / 69-92).

HEAT 12: started with another excellent gate from McKinna, but a better one from Tully who led, Lawson, at the back pissed Bager on the fourth bend of the last lap and nearly shot up along side McKinna (2-4 / 33-42 / 71-96).

HEAT 13: saw both Bandits shoot off the gated to lead but Wethers was closing all the way and passed Magosi on the opening bend on the last lap. (4-2 / 37-44 / 75-98).

HEAT 14: opened with Aarnio shooting round Jonasson on bend two with McKinna in third defending hard against a determined Summers, but lost out to the Monarch on the last lap (3-3 / 40-47 / 78-101).

HEAT 15: was an immaterial race but Wethers shot determinedly under Makovsky on bend 2 followed by Fisher who squeezed his way between the two, but Makovsky came back under Wethers on the fourth bend of lap two, a heat that ended yet again in a flurry of Fisher / Makovsky handshakes (2-4 / 42-51 / 87-105).

Andersons Quality Butchers Berwick Bandits 42 (80)

1. Adrian Rymel © Rider Replacement
2. Norbert Magosi 2,2,3,0,1,0 = 8
3. Henning Bager 1,1,1,0 = 3
4. John Macphail (Guest) 0,0,0,N = 0
5. Michal Makovsky 1*,Fx,3,6^,3,2 = 15+1
6. Tero Aarnio ® 2*,1*,2*,1,0,3 = 9+3
7. Adam McKinna ® 3,2,0,2,0 = 7

Edinburgh “Scotwaste” Monarchs 51 (105)

1. Derek Sneddon © Fx,2*,1*,0 = 3+2
2. Ryan Fisher 3,3,1*,2,3 = 12+1
3. William Lawson 3,0,2*,1 = 6+1
4. Thomas H. Jonasson 2*,1,3,2 = 8+1
5. Matthew Wethers 3,3,3,2,1 = 12
6. Andrew Tully ® 1,0,2*,3 = 6+1
7. Aaron Summers ® 0,1,2,1* = 4+1