ARGED MALESA Ostrów Wlkp. becomes the first semifinalist of METALKAS 2. Ekstraliga! Defeat for H.SKRZYDLEWSKA ORZEŁ Łódź

The host’s victory with a score of 51:39 concluded the second quarter-final between ARGED MALESA Ostrów Wlkp. and H.SKRZYDLEWSKA ORZEŁ Łódź. Thus, Ostrów advanced to the semifinals, and the rider of this match was Sebastian Szostak

The match rather unexpectedly started in favor of the guests. After winning the first and fourth race, they led after the first series 13:11. In the second, ARGED MALESA began to catch up by winning the fifth, sixth, and seventh races of the day, thus taking the lead. As it turned out later, they did not relinquish it till the end.

Later on, up until the nominated races, we watched a fairly balanced contest, but the guests were still unable to catch up with the hosts. The moment of the match came in races twelve and thirteen when the Ostrów team defeated their rivals twice by 5:1. This gave them a comfortable lead over the Łódź team, allowing them to celebrate advancing to the semifinals.

In the end, a showcase ride was displayed by Tomasz Gapiński, who, alongside Luke Becker, was the best rider of his team. In the Ostrów team, however, Sebastian Szostak stood out, who was the rider of this match, and Chris Holder – who scored twelve points and one bonus.

Full results available HERE.

Marcin Rusewicz