Sheffield Tigers open speedway season with Knockout Cup defeat at Belle Vue
Tigers were narrowly beaten 48-42 in the Premiership Knockout Cup
Sheffield Tigers opened their speedway season with a narrow 48-42 defeat at Belle Vue in the Premiership Knockout Cup last night.
Leon Flint was top scorer for Tigers, winning three out of his four races. Sheffield ultimately lost out through a final heat decider.
Sheffield boss Simon Stead said: “For an opening night display, overall I think there are reasons to be encouraged and there are definitely positives we can take moving forward.
“I think the performances of the lower end of the team was the most pleasing aspect for sure.
“And when you consider a few of the teething problems a few of our other lads had, on most other nights we’d have been walking away with a win in the bag.
“But that’s the first meeting out of the way, we’ve put ourselves in with a real shout of getting the aggregate point on Thursday and the lads are really looking forward to getting back out on home shale competitively.”
Attention now turns to the reverse fixture - Tigers' first home match of the season - at Owlerton on Thursday.