Wolves show fight but the gap proves too wide
Wolverhampton’s put in a fighting performance in the Premiership Knockout Cup semi-final second leg against Sheffield – but ultimately the first leg deficit proved too much.
The Parrys International Wolves went into the Monmore leg of the semi-final as big underdogs having suffered a bruising 54-36 defeat in South Yorkshire 10 days earlier.
However, despite the long odds against a Wolves fightback proving successful, the Monmore men fought to the death and managed to reduce the deficit to just four points on aggregate with a 52-38 win last night. That saw Sheffield progress to the final, winning 92-88 overall.
Wolves had gotten off to the perfect start with a 5-1 win in the first heat with Sam Masters and Steve Worrall quick off the mark.
Wolves took the second and third heats 4-2 and the home crowd began to scent their side could be in with a faint glimmer of hope.
However, consecutive 4-2 reverses followed to ease any Sheffield nerves by the end of the fifth heat.
Heats 12 and 15 saw 5-1 wins for Wolves but it was too little too late.
WOLVERHAMPTON 52: Steve Worrall 14+1, Zach Cook 11+2, Sam Masters 9+2, Ryan Douglas 8+1, Luke Becker 5+1, Rory Schlein 4, Leon Flint 1.
SHEFFIELD 38: Tobiasz Musielak 10, Jack Holder 9+1, Kyle Howarth 8+1, Lewis Kerr 5, Adam Ellis 5, Dan Gilkes 1+1, David Bellego r/r.
Sheffield win 92-88 on aggregate
