Swindon Robins 49 Coventry Bees 43 

Close call for Swindon Robins in last heat decider

 

On a glorious evening a large Blunsdon attendance witnessed Swindon collect a six point victory over a resolute Coventry side that wrestled the Robins into a last heat decider.

Despite trailing throughout the entire meeting the Bees fought back in the concluding stages and in doing so set up a tense climax to the meeting.

Top of the league: Robins manage to steal the win in heat fifteen

 

However, it was the Robins who prevailed as the Coventry attack fell apart in the concluding race and allowed Swindon to collect two more league points, in doing so bolstering their position at the top of the table.

As always, Leigh Adams contributed a thoroughly professional performance that saw him notch up a hefty fourteen point haul and deservedly collect the man of the match award. 
 

Heat Stats:

Sky Sports Elite League ‘A’ 
 
SWINDON
Leigh Adams (C) 3 2* 3 2 3 - - 13 (1)
James Wright 1 3 1* 0 - - - 5 (1)
Mads Korneliussen 3 2 3 3 - - - 11
Travis McGowan 1 1* 0 1 - - - 3 (1)
Troy Batchelor 2 3 3 0 2* - - 10(1)
Theo Pijper 1 0 0 - - - -1
Seb Alden 3 1* 2 0 0 - - 6 (1)
Team manager: Alun Rossiter 
 
COVENTRY
Chris Harris(C) 2 3 4 3 X - - 12
Olly Allen r/r SB SB SS BJ
Rory Schlein 2 2 2 1* 1 - - 8 (1)
Billy Janniro 0 1* 1* 2*- - 5 (4)
Simon Stead 3 1 3 1* 1 - - 9 (1)
Stan Burza 0 X 0 0 - - - 0
Ben Barker 2 0 0 2 2 3 - 9
Team managers: Colin Pratt & Peter Oakes
Referee: D Robinson 

 
Ht 1: (re-run)Adams, Harris, Wright, Burza (4-2) 64.99
Ht 2: Alden, Barker, Pijper, Burza f.ex (8-4) awarded
Ht 3: (re-run)Korneliussen, Schlein, McGowan, Janniro (12-6) 66.52
Ht 4: Stead, Batchelor, Alden, Barker (15-9) 66.46
Ht 5: Harris, Korneliussen, McGowan, Burza (18-12) 64.30
Ht 6: Wright, Adams, Stead, Barker (23-13) 66.70
Ht 7: Batchelor, Schlein, Janniro, Pijper, (26-16) 67.65
Ht 8: Stead, Alden, Wright, Burza (29-19) 66.99
Ht 9: Korneliussen, Barker, Stead, McGowan(32-22) 66.46
Ht 10: Adams, Schlein, Janniro, Wright (35-25) 66.30
Ht 11: Batchelor, Harris TR, Janniro, Pijper (38-30) 66.21
Ht 12: Korneliussen, Barker, Schlein, Alden (41-33) 66.17
Ht 13: Harris, Adams, Stead, Batchelor (43-37) 65.08
Ht 14: Barker, Janniro, McGowan, Alden (44-42) 67.36
Ht 15: Adams (R)Batchelor(B)Schlein(G)Harris(Y)ex (49-43) awarded