EUROPEAN CUP FINAL - 1st LEG
 
King's Lynn built up a healthy lead in their home leg of the European Cup Final, led by David Bedford with 13 points and he received strong support right down the order.  Stockholm stayed close in the first half of the meeting, trailing by just 2 after 8 races, but had fallen 10 behind after heat 12.  The Swedish side did well to maintain that gap to the end of the match and all their side contributed at some stage but will they be strong enough to make up the gap on home shale?
 
 KING'S LYNN LIGHTNING 50
 1. David Bedford............. 1  3  3  3  3  -  13
 2. Brad Easty................ 3  2* 2  1  0  -   8+1
 3. Kamil Ulabek.............. 1* 0  3  3  -  -   7+1
 4. Jean-Marc Struthers....... 2  2  1  R  -  -   5
 5. Braxton McChesney......... 0  2  3  0  -  -   5
 6. Nils Olsen................ 1* 1* 1  -  -  -   3+2
 7. Kenneth Krogh............. 2  3  0  1  3  -   9
 
 STOCKHOLM SCORPIONS 40
 1. Lars Magnussen............ 2  1  0  2  1* -   6+1
 2. Gote Nordvall............. 0  3  3  2  2  -  10
 3. Halle Soderberg........... 3  3  0  0  -  -   6
 4. Erik Davidsson............ 0  0  2  2  -  -   4
 5. Eric Bjork................ 2  Fx 2  2  N2 1*  7+1
 6. Kjell Immonen............. 3  1  0  -  -  -   4
 7. Joran Joransson........... 0  1* 1  1* -  -   3+2
 
 No. Results                                                                  KI ST  KI ST
  1: Brad Easty, Lars Magnussen, David Bedford, Gote Nordvall................  4  2   4  2 
  2: Kjell Immonen, Kenneth Krogh, Nils Olsen, Joran Joransson...............  3  3   7  5 
  3: Halle Soderberg, Jean-Marc Struthers, Kamil Ulabek, Erik Davidsson......  3  3  10  8 
  4: Kenneth Krogh, Eric Bjork, Joran Joransson, Braxton McChesney...........  3  3  13 11 
  5: Gote Nordvall, Jean-Marc Struthers, Lars Magnussen, Kamil Ulabek........  2  4  15 15 
  6: David Bedford, Brad Easty, Kjell Immonen, Eric Bjork (Fx)...............  5  1  20 16 
  7: Halle Soderberg, Braxton McChesney, Nils Olsen, Erik Davidsson..........  3  3  23 19 
  8: Gote Nordvall, Brad Easty, Joran Joransson, Kenneth Krogh...............  2  4  25 23 
  9: Kamil Ulabek, Eric Bjork, Jean-Marc Struthers, Kjell Immonen............  4  2  29 25 
 10: David Bedford, Erik Davidsson, Brad Easty, Halle Soderberg..............  4  2  33 27 
 11: Braxton McChesney, Gote Nordvall, Nils Olsen, Lars Magnussen............  4  2  37 29 
 12: Kamil Ulabek, Eric Bjork, Kenneth Krogh, Halle Soderberg................  4  2  41 31 
 13: David Bedford, Lars Magnussen, Joran Joransson, Braxton McChesney.......  3  3  44 34 
 14: Kenneth Krogh, Erik Davidsson, Lars Magnussen, Jean-Marc Struthers (R)..  3  3  47 37 
 15: David Bedford, Gote Nordvall, Eric Bjork, Brad Easty....................  3  3  50 40 

 

 

 

EUROPEAN CUP FINAL - 2nd LEG
 
This meeting was a real see-saw affair which saw the Euro League winners overturn the 10 point deficit from the first leg to take an aggregate lead after 6 heats.  The performance was even more impressive given the introduction of King's Lynn number 1 David Charlton as a tactical substitute in heat 6 which failed when he trailed home last.  The Ultimate League champions got their next changes very right though with first Braxton McChesney and then Jean-Marc Struthers both being involved in maximum heat wins that put Lightning 6 points ahead overall.  Two heats later and the scores were level in this meeting and it seemed King's Lynn had the trophy all but wrapped up.  Stockholm are champions this season too though and showed their quality with a pair of 5-1s that reduced the aggregate deficit to just 2 points.  McChesney and Bedford picked up a vital 4-2 advantage in heat 13 and after that King's Lynn never let their grip on the meeting slip to make it home 93-87 overall and keep the European Cup on UK soil for another season.
 
 STOCKHOLM SCORPIONS 47 (87)
 1. Lars Magnussen............ 3  3  2  2  2  -  12
 2. Gote Nordvall............. 2* 2* 0  R  -  -   4+2
 3. Halle Soderberg........... 2* 3  0  3  -  -   8+1
 4. Erik Davidsson............ 3  2* 2  3  0  -  10+1
 5. Eric Bjork................ R  1  2* 0  -  -   3+1
 6. Kjell Immonen............. Fx 0  3  0  -  -   3
 7. Joran Joransson........... 2  2  1  2* -  -   7+1
 
 KING'S LYNN LIGHTNING 43 (93)
 1. David Bedford............. 1  1  0  1  1  -   4
 2. Brad Easty................ 0  0  0  -  -  -   0
 3. Kamil Ulabek.............. 0  1  1  -  -  -   2
 4. Jean-Marc Struthers....... 1  3  2* 3  1* 3  13+2
 5. Braxton McChesney......... 3  1  2* 3  3  1  13+1
 6. Nils Olsen................ 1  1  Fx -  -  -   2
 7. Kenneth Krogh............. 3  1  3  2  -  -   9
 
 No. Results                                                                  ST KI  ST KI
  1: Lars Magnussen, Gote Nordvall, David Bedford, Brad Easty................  5  1   5  1 
  2: Kenneth Krogh, Joran Joransson, Nils Olsen, Kjell Immonen (Fx)..........  2  4   7  5 
  3: Erik Davidsson, Halle Soderberg, Jean-Marc Struthers, Kamil Ulabek......  5  1  12  6 
  4: Braxton McChesney, Joran Joransson, Kenneth Krogh, Eric Bjork (R).......  2  4  14 10 
  5: Halle Soderberg, Erik Davidsson, David Bedford, Brad Easty..............  5  1  19 11 
  6: Lars Magnussen, Gote Nordvall, Braxton McChesney, David Bedford.........  5  1  24 12 
  7: Jean-Marc Struthers, Braxton McChesney, Eric Bjork, Kjell Immonen.......  1  5  25 17 
  8: Kenneth Krogh, Jean-Marc Struthers, Joran Joransson, Gote Nordvall......  1  5  26 22 
  9: Braxton McChesney, Erik Davidsson, Nils Olsen, Halle Soderberg..........  2  4  28 26 
 10: Jean-Marc Struthers, Lars Magnussen, Kamil Ulabek, Gote Nordvall (R)....  2  4  30 30 
 11: Kjell Immonen, Eric Bjork, David Bedford, Brad Easty....................  5  1  35 31 
 12: Halle Soderberg, Joran Joransson, Kamil Ulabek, Nils Olsen (Fx).........  5  1  40 32 
 13: Braxton McChesney, Lars Magnussen, David Bedford, Eric Bjork............  2  4  42 36 
 14: Erik Davidsson, Kenneth Krogh, Jean-Marc Struthers, Kjell Immonen.......  3  3  45 39 
 15: Jean-Marc Struthers, Lars Magnussen, Braxton McChesney, Erik Davidsson..  2  4  47 43