Hammers nailed by Aces comeback

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The Vortex Lakeside Hammers suffered despair tonight going down to a 52-37 loss in Manchester, against the Belle Vue Aces.  The Hammers had put up a valiant fight in the first half of the meeting and still held a two point lead by heat 10, but a dominant display by The Aces in four of the remaining five heats, which included three 5-1s and a 5-0, saw the hosts run out comfortable winners.

For the Hammers, Danish star Mikkel Bech top scored with 12 points, including three heat victories, whilst Skipper Andreas Jonsson delivered 11 paid 12, including an exclusion in heat 13 for a tapes infringment.

The Hammers now move on down to Wiltshire in their quest for an away win, where they take on The Swindon Robins tomorrow night, where Paul Starke guests at reserve in place of the injured Ashley Birks.

 

Belle Vue = 52

1. Matej Zagar 1, 2, 3, 1′ = 7+1
2. Max Fricke 0, 3, 2′, 2′, 2′ = 9+3
3. Craig Cook 2, 2, T, 3, 3 = 10
4. Josh Grajczonek 2, 0, 2, 2′ = 6+1
5. Scott Nicholls 1′, 1′, 2, 2 = 6+2
6. Steve Worrall 2, 1, 3, 0, 3 = 9
7. Stefan Nielsen 1′, 1′, 1′, 2′ = 5+4

Lakeside = 37

1. Andreas Jonsson 2′, 3, 3, 3, X = 11+1
2. Mikkel Bech 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, X = 12
3. Edward Kennett 0, 1, 3, 1, 1, R = 6
4. Richard Lawson 3, 0, 0, R, R = 3
5. Kim Nilsson R/R (AJ 3, EK 1, RL R, MB 3 = 7)
6. Lee Payne (G) 0, 0, 0 = 0
7. Max Clegg (G) 3, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0 = 5

Aces off 1 and 3 in Heat 1

Heat Results

Heat 01: Bech, Jonsson, Zagar, Fricke 1-5
Heat 02: Clegg, Worrall, Nielsen, Payne ret 3-3 4-8
Heat 03: Jonsson, Cook, Nicholls, Kennett 3-3 7-11
Heat 04: Lawson, Grajczonek, Nielsen, Clegg 3-3 10-14
Heat 05: Fricke, Bech, Worrall, Payne 4-2 14-16
Heat 06: Jonsson, Cook, Kennett, Grajczonek 2-4 16-20
Heat 07: Kennett, Zagar, Nicholls, Lawson 3-3 19-23
Heat 08: Bech, Grajczonek, Nielsen, Clegg 3-3 22-26
Heat 09: Re-run Worrall, Fricke, Clegg, Lawson 5-1 27-27
Heat 10: Jonsson, Nicholls, Bech, Worrall 2-4 29-31
Heat 11: Zagar, Fricke, Kennett, Lawson ret 5-1 34-32
Heat 12: Re-run Worrall, Nielsen, Clegg, Payne 5-1 39-33
Heat 13: Re-run Bech, Nicholls, Zagar, Clegg 3-3 42-36
Heat 14: Cook, Grajczonek, Kennett, Lawson ret 5-1 47-37
Heat 15: Re-run Cook, Fricke, Bech ex, Kennett ret 5-0 52-37

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Image: Mikkel Bech Credit: Rob Newell/TGS Photo