Speedway: Sheffield draw a blank in tough night at Ipswich
Late blow sees Tigers miss out on aggregate point in bad night at Foxhall
Sheffield saw their 14 point aggregate lead wiped out in a defeat at Ipswich , after a cruel twist in the 15th heat.
Tigers had looked set to take the aggregate point themselves, despite losing on the night until skipperJosh Pickering fell late in heat 15 while in second place.
The resulting 5-1 heat loss was enough to take the point away from them.
With the home side winning on the night, the aggregate point went to a superheat.
And despite Pickering winning the superheat, teammate Chris Holder was at the back for most of the race.
Tigers had briefly led the meeting after heat two, after a 5-1 from Jye Etheridge and Luke Killeen.
But Tigers fell further behind as the night went on, with Ipswich winning the last two heats 5-1 to level the aggregate score and take things to a superheat.
Heat one: Danny King was ahead from the start, with Anders Rowe in second, and Tigers guest Nicolas Klindt third, staying ahead of a close challenge from Tom Brennan. (3-3)
Heat Two: Tigers were quick out of the gates, heat winner Jye Etheridge and Luke Killeen ahead from the third placed Will Cairns. (1 - 5)
Heat three: Witches battled back, with Richard Lawson winning ahead of Scott Nicholls, from the tapes. Leon Flint was third (5-1).
Heat four: Tobiasz Musielak finished well clear for Ipswich. Tigers skipper Pickering found a way past Edwards early on to take second after a slow start. (4-2)
Heat five: Rowe was quick out of the tapes, but could not hold heat winner Nicholls, the Sheffield man soon dropping into second. Lawson was in third behind Rowe (4-2).
Heat six: King wins again, from the gate, under pressure from Pickering, who passed Brennan on the second bend (4-2).
Heat seven: Tigers gated well, but Musielak passed Holder at the end of the first lap to move into second. Flint held onto first place under pressure from the Pole (2-4).
Heat eight: King finished well clear, as Ipswich led from the gate, with Edwards well behind and holding off pressure from Tigers Killeen, third (5-1).
Heat nine: Pickering fast out of the tapes to win the heat, holding off Nicholls. Some way back, Etheridge held off Lawson (2-4).
Heat 10: Flint started well, but both King and Brennan passed him on bend two. In the end he appeared to have mechanical problems, Holder finishing in third (5-1)
Heat 11: Cairns started well, but was passed by Rowe on bend two. Klindt held Musielak off to take third (2-4)
Heat 12: Pickering was brought in for Etheridge as a tactical substitute. With Holder ahead from the gate, Pickering starting poorly. But he quickly passed Edwards, then passing Lawson on the outside shortly afterwards. After a mistake from Pickering, Lawson moved back into second, only to be passed again by Pickering, this time in the inside (5-1)
Heat 13: Brennan won the heat, after a good start from Klindt, who soon faded. Pickering found a way past Musielak, passing on the inside at the end lap one to take second ahead of the Pole (4-2 )
Heat 14: Etheridge was brought in in a reserve switch, but excluded for breaking the tapes. He started the re-run from 15m back. Nicholls won the heat from the tapes, with Cairns holding on to second despite several challenges on the inside from Flint, in third, as Witches secured the win on the night (5-1 ).
Heat 15: Pickering fell while in second place, behind Brennan, giving Nicholls second place in a 5-1. Holder was third.
Super heat: Pickering finished clear at the front, but Holder was behind the Ipswich pair of Brennan and Nicholls from the start.
Ipswich 52: Scott Nicholls 12+2, Danny King 12, Tom Brennan 9+1, Tobiasz Musielak 6, Will Cairns 5+1, Richard Lawson 5, Jason Edwards 3+1.
Sheffield 38: Josh Pickering 11+1, Anders Rowe 7, Chris Holder 6, Leon Flint 5, Jye Etheridge 4, Luke Killeen 3+1, Nicolai Klindt 2+1.
Aggregate scores tied. Ipswich win the aggregate point after winning a Super Heat 5-4