BREAKING NEWS: Robins suffer first leg cup defeat (From Swindon Advertiser)

BREAKING NEWS: Robins suffer first leg cup defeat

9:24pm Wednesday 18th June 2008 in Sport

ROBINS have it all to do tomorrow night as they suffered a 53-40 first leg defeat away at Poole Pirates in the Knock Out Cup.

Despite the best efforts of skipper Leigh Adams, who scored an 18-point full maximum, Swindon were always playing catch-up with the Pirates, and they now need to overturn a 13-point deficit tomorrow night at Blunsdon to progress in the competition.

Poole Pirates 53

Chris Holder (2-3-3-1*-1*)10+2, Freddie Eriksson (0-0-2*-0)2+1, Bjarne Pedersen (3-2-3-2)10, Adam Skornicki (2*-1*-1-2*)6+3, Davey Watt (2*-3-2-2-2)11+1, Jordan Frampton (0-0-1*)1+1, Daniel Davidsson (3-3-3-1*-3)13+1

Swindon Robins 40

Leigh Adams (3-3-6-3-3)18, Seb Alden (1-1-0-1-0)3, Mads Korneliussen (1-2-2-2-3-0-0)10, Travis McGowan (0-1*-1*-0-1)3+2, Troy Batchelor (rider replacement), Manuel Hauzinger (1*-1*-0)2+2, James Wright (2-R-2-0-0)4

Heat 1: Adams, Holder, Alden, Eriksson, 58.36 (2-4)

Heat 2: Davidsson, Wright, Hauzinger, Frampton, 58.92 (5-7)

Heat 3: Pedersen, Skornicki, Korneliussen, McGowan, 59.44 (10-8)

Heat 4: Davidsson Watt, Alden, Wright(R), 60.30, (15-9)

Heat 5: Adams, Pedersen, Skornicki, Alden, 59.43 (18-12)

Heat 6: Holder, Wright, Hauzinger, Eriksson 58.31, (21-15)

Heat 7: Watt, Korneliussen, McGowan, Frampton, 59.48 (24-18)

Heat 8: Davidsson, Eriksson, Alden, Wright, 60.17 (29-19)

Heat 9: Pedersen, Korneliussen, Skornicki, Hauzinger, 59.14 (33-21)

Heat 10: Holder, Korneliussen, McGowan, Eriksson, 59.38 (36-24)

Heat 11: Adams (tactical ride), Watt, Frampton, Alden, 59.67 (39-30)

Heat 12: Korneliussen, Pedersen, Davidsson, Wright, 59.60 (42-33)

Heat 13: Adams, Watt, Holder, McGowan 59.49, (45-36)

Heat 14: Davidsson, Skornicki, Korneliussen, McGowan, 60.02 (50-37)

Heat 15: Adams, Watt, Holder, Korneliussen 59.63, (53-40)