EUROPEAN CUP FINAL 1st LEG
 
UL Champions Necrons surely all but wrote their name on the European Cup with a stunning win in the first leg of this year's final.  With the European Leagues being strengthened in recent seasons it was expected that this meeting would be a closely contested one but the home side turned in a fine all-round performance, taking advantage of a little luck for the visitors too, to open up a commanding lead.  Tibor Nemecek top scored from reserve with an excellent 14+1 return but nobody contributed less than 5 points to the total.  Copenhagen relied too heavily on Bellini and Isaksen, although would surely have scored more had Jeppesen not opened the meeting with two engine failures whilst well placed.  So, to the second leg and is this one over or can the Euro champions complete the most amazing turnaround?
 
 NECRONS 57
 1. Pat Watkiss............... 2* 3  1  1  -  -   7+1
 2. Theo Craven............... 3  2* 2  -  -  -   7+1
 3. Jay Patterson............. 2  3  3  0  3  -  11
 4. Lukas Urbanik............. 1* 1  1  2  -  -   5+1
 5. Eddie Mendoza............. 2* 2* 0  3  1  -   8+2
 6. Tibor Nemecek............. 3  3  3  1  3  1* 14+1
 7. Shane Dwyer............... 2* 3  0  -  -  -   5+1
 
 COPENHAGEN COBRAS 33
 1. Leon Jeppesen............. R  R  3  2* 0  -   5+1
 2. Ricky Antunovich.......... 1  2  1  3  0  -   7
 3. Marco Bellini............. 3  0  2  2  3  F  10
 4. Hans Classen.............. 0  1  0  -  -  -   1
 5. Jens Isaksen.............. 1  1  2  1* 2  2   9+1
 6. Klaus Hermansen........... 1  0  0  -  -  -   1
 7. Gavin Wallace............. 0  Fx -  -  -  -   0   (I)
 
 No. Results                                                             NE CO  NE CO
  1: Theo Craven, Pat Watkiss, Ricky Antunovich, Leon Jeppesen (R)......  5  1   5  1 
  2: Tibor Nemecek, Shane Dwyer, Klaus Hermansen, Gavin Wallace.........  5  1  10  2 
  3: Marco Bellini, Jay Patterson, Lukas Urbanik, Hans Classen..........  3  3  13  5 
  4: Shane Dwyer, Eddie Mendoza, Jens Isaksen, Gavin Wallace (Fx).......  5  1  18  6 
  5: Jay Patterson, Ricky Antunovich, Lukas Urbanik, Leon Jeppesen (R)..  4  2  22  8 
  6: Pat Watkiss, Theo Craven, Jens Isaksen, Klaus Hermansen............  5  1  27  9 
  7: Tibor Nemecek, Eddie Mendoza, Hans Classen, Marco Bellini..........  5  1  32 10 
  8: Leon Jeppesen, Theo Craven, Ricky Antunovich, Shane Dwyer..........  2  4  34 14 
  9: Jay Patterson, Jens Isaksen, Lukas Urbanik, Klaus Hermansen........  4  2  38 16 
 10: Tibor Nemecek, Marco Bellini, Pat Watkiss, Hans Classen............  4  2  42 18 
 11: Ricky Antunovich, Leon Jeppesen, Tibor Nemecek, Eddie Mendoza......  1  5  43 23 
 12: Tibor Nemecek, Marco Bellini, Jens Isaksen, Jay Patterson..........  3  3  46 26 
 13: Eddie Mendoza, Jens Isaksen, Pat Watkiss, Leon Jeppesen............  4  2  50 28 
 14: Marco Bellini, Lukas Urbanik, Tibor Nemecek, Ricky Antunovich......  3  3  53 31 
 15: Jay Patterson, Jens Isaksen, Eddie Mendoza, Marco Bellini (F)......  4  2  57 33 

 

 

 

 

EUROPEAN CUP FINAL 2nd LEG
 
Necrons lifted the European Cup after another good performance in the Danish capital.  Copenhagen tried their best to narrow the gap, Bellini and Jeppesen both scoring double figures, but in the end had to settle for at least not losing both legs.  For Necrons Pat Watkiss showed his quality at number 1 but it was reserve Shane Dwyer who produced a fantastic show to top score with 14 - the reserve spots were the key, the sides fairly well matched across the top 5s, with Dwyer's (19+1) and Nemecek's (17+2) totals outscoring their opposite numbers by a massive 31 points!
 
So, congratulations to Necrons, who bring the European Cup back to the UK after last year's win for Budapest Bulls.  The running total in the competition now sees the UL leading the Euro League by 8 wins to 3, back to the first final in 2014.
 
 COPENHAGEN COBRAS 47 (80)
 1. Leon Jeppesen............. 1* 3  3  1  3  -  11+1
 2. Ricky Antunovich.......... 2  2* 3  0  -  -   7+1
 3. Marco Bellini............. 3  3  3  3  0  -  12
 4. Hans Classen.............. 1  0  2* 3  -  -   6+1
 5. Jens Isaksen.............. 3  2  2  0  -  -   7
 6. Klaus Hermansen........... 0  1* 1* 0  -  -   2+2
 7. Gavin Wallace............. 1  1  0  0  -  -   2
 
 NECRONS 43 (100)
 1. Pat Watkiss............... 3  2  1* 3  2* 2  13+2
 2. Theo Craven............... 0  1* 1* 0  -  -   2+2
 3. Jay Patterson............. 0  0  1* -  -  -   1+1
 4. Lukas Urbanik............. 2  2  1* 1* -  -   6+2
 5. Eddie Mendoza............. F  1  0  3  -  -   4
 6. Tibor Nemecek............. 2* 0  1  -  -  -   3+1
 7. Shane Dwyer............... 3  2  3  2  2  2  14
 
 No. Results                                                         CO NE  CO NE
  1: Pat Watkiss, Ricky Antunovich, Leon Jeppesen, Theo Craven......  3  3   3  3 
  2: Shane Dwyer, Tibor Nemecek, Gavin Wallace, Klaus Hermansen.....  1  5   4  8 
  3: Marco Bellini, Lukas Urbanik, Hans Classen, Jay Patterson......  4  2   8 10 
  4: Jens Isaksen, Shane Dwyer, Gavin Wallace, Eddie Mendoza (F)....  4  2  12 12 
  5: Marco Bellini, Pat Watkiss, Theo Craven, Hans Classen..........  3  3  15 15 
  6: Leon Jeppesen, Ricky Antunovich, Eddie Mendoza, Tibor Nemecek..  5  1  20 16 
  7: Shane Dwyer, Jens Isaksen, Klaus Hermansen, Jay Patterson......  3  3  23 19 
  8: Ricky Antunovich, Shane Dwyer, Theo Craven, Gavin Wallace......  3  3  26 22 
  9: Marco Bellini, Hans Classen, Tibor Nemecek, Eddie Mendoza......  5  1  31 23 
 10: Leon Jeppesen, Lukas Urbanik, Pat Watkiss, Ricky Antunovich....  3  3  34 26 
 11: Pat Watkiss, Jens Isaksen, Klaus Hermansen, Theo Craven........  3  3  37 29 
 12: Marco Bellini, Shane Dwyer, Jay Patterson, Gavin Wallace.......  3  3  40 32 
 13: Eddie Mendoza, Pat Watkiss, Leon Jeppesen, Jens Isaksen........  1  5  41 37 
 14: Hans Classen, Shane Dwyer, Lukas Urbanik, Klaus Hermansen......  3  3  44 40 
 15: Leon Jeppesen, Pat Watkiss, Lukas Urbanik, Marco Bellini.......  3  3  47 43