For the first 10 heats of this encounter, there was never more than two points between the sides, with the Rebels taking the early advantage. However, the visitors rocked the home fans with a 5-1 heat advantage in heat eight, to take the lead for the first time on the night.  | | Glen Phillips |
Although the Rebels immediately hit back in the following race to level the scores, with just five heats remaining and the scores even, the match could have swung either way. The turning point of the meeting came in heat 11. After an unusually quick start by Glenn Cunningham, he was brought down by Tomasz Piszcz in an extreme move. With the Pole justifiably excluded from the re-run, Cunningham stormed into an early lead. But the real action was happening behind him, as Somerset reserve, Simon Walker, made a pass on Thorp and then rode a very mature three laps to hold off the vastly more experienced Comet number one. The resultant 5-1 took the Rebels into a four-point lead and galvanised the team to pull away in the final few heats, which included a further maximum heat-win in heat 13. Once again, Magnus Zetterstrom led from the front with a faultless maximum, ably supported by Glenn Cunningham and Stephan Katt. The home crowd reserving a special cheer for Paul Fry in heat 14, as he looked more like his old self after his recent run of mechanical problems - he took a well-deserved victory over James Wright. For the Comets, only Ritchie Hawkins, on his return to the Oak Tree Arena, showed any consistency. Thorp and Stead both had their moments, taking a heat-victory each, but both tailed off in the latter stages. This allowed the Rebels to take the two Premier League points, as well as maintaining their unbeaten home record. | 
