BREAKING NEWS: Robins squeezed out by Aces (From Swindon Advertiser)

BREAKING NEWS: Robins squeezed out by Aces

9:36pm Monday 12th May 2008 in

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ROBINS slipped to their third away defeat in a row after a closely-fought battle against Belle Vue Aces in Manchester tonight.

Swindon were edged 47-43 in a last-heat decider after a see-saw struggle in which there was never more than four points between the sides.

Skipper Leigh Adams again led the way with paid 12, although unusually it took him until the 11th heat to register his first win of the night.

But bottom-of-the-table Aces, led by the 14 points of Jason Crump and 11 from ex-Robins rider Charlie Gjedde, came through as Swindon's lead at the top of the Elite League was cut to a point by Poole Pirates' surprise win at title favourites Eastbourne.

BELLE VUE ACES 47: Jason Crump (3-3-3-2-3) 14; Tai Woffinden (guest) (1-3-2*-3-0) 9+1; Charlie Gjedde (1-3-3-3-1) 11; Lukasz Jankowski - rider replacement; Joe Screen (1-3-2-1*-3) 10+1; Robert Ksiezak (0-0-0-1-0) 1; Jonas Raun (2-0-0-0-R) 2.

SWINDON ROBINS 43: Leigh Adams (2-1*-3-3-2) 11+1; James Wright (0-2-2-1) 5; Mads Korneliussen (Fx-2-1*-2) 5+1; Travis McGowan (2-1*-2-2-0) 7+1; Troy Batchelor (3-1-Fx-0) 4; Theo Pijper (3-0-2-1*) 6+1; Seb Alden (1-2*-1*-1*) 5+3.

HEAT RESULTS

Heat 1: Crump, Adams, Woffinden, Wright, 58.6 (4-2)

Heat 2: Pijper, Raun, Alden, Ksiezak, 62.2 (6-6) Heat 3: Woffinden, McGowan, Gjedde, Korneliussen (f.exc), 59.4 (10-8)

Heat 4: Batchelor, Alden, Screen, Raun, 60.9 (11-13)

Heat 5: Gjedde, Wright, Adams, Ksiezak, 59.5 (14-16)

Heat 6: Crump, Woffinden, Batchelor, Pijper, 59.5 (19-17)

Heat 7: Screen, Korneliussen, McGowan, Ksiezak, 60.8 (22-20)

Heat 8: Woffinden, Wright, Alden, Raun, 59.7 (25-23)

Heat 9: Gjedde, Pijper, Ksiezak, Batchelor (f.exc), 60.7 (29-25)

Heat 10: Crump, McGowan, Korneliussen, Woffinden, 59.6 (32-28)

Heat 11: Adams, Screen, Wright, Ksiezak, 59.8 (34-32)

Heat 12: Gjedde, Korneliussen, Pijper, Raun, 60.2 (37-35)

Heat 13: Adams, Crump, Screen, Batchelor, 59.7 (40-38)

Heat 14: Screen, McGowan, Alden, Raun (rtd), 60.5 (43-41)

Heat 15: Crump, Adams, Gjedde, McGowan, 59.7 (47-43)

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