Game for the advancement to the semi-finals of PGE Ekstraliga (preview #LUBZIE, #GRUWRO, and #GORTOR)

Fot. Marcin Karczewski

Return matches of the quarter-final phase will take place on Sunday. Matches in Lublin, Grudziądz, and Gorzów Wielkopolski will decide the pairs that will face each other in the semi-final round. Because the matches will be held simultaneously, they can be followed on three separate channels.

Relatively calm can be ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin, which won the match in Zielona Góra 54:35. In the regular season on Aleja Zygmuntowska, the team from Lublin decisively won, putting NOVYHOTEL FALUBAZ Zielona Góra in a very difficult position. Additionally, weakened by the absence of Jarosław Hampel, the team of Piotr Protasiewicz will face quite a challenge to stand up to the hosts. Therefore, it may seem that the current Polish champions are on the right path to exit the semi-finals with the best point balance.

01.09, 19:15 ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin vs NOVYHOTEL FALUBAZ Zielona Góra
LIVE: ELEVEN SPORTS 1
First match: 54:35


Studio: Marcin Musiał, Oskar Bober
Commentary: Michał Korościel, Marcin Kuźbicki
Reporters: Joanna Cedrych, Tomasz Lorek

Referee: Artur Kuśmierz
Track Commissioner: Łukasz Izak

An important task lies ahead for ZOOLESZCZ GKM Grudziądz. In the first quarter-final match, BETARD SPARTA Wrocław won 50:40. Robert Kościecha’s team is certainly counting on utilizing the advantage of their home track. The regular season showed that this is a deficit that can be made up, as the Grudziądz team won 51:39 then. It is an additional motivation for Dariusz Śledź’s team to protect the 10-point lead and directly advance to the semi-final phase. Much will depend on the form of Maciej Janowski, who was the team’s clear leader in the last match in Grudziądz.

01.09, 19:15 ZOOLESZCZ GKM Grudziądz vs BETARD SPARTA Wrocław
LIVE: CANAL+ Sport / CANAL + online
First match: 40:50


Studio: Michał Mitrut, Krzysztof Cegielski
Commentary: Tomasz Dryła, Patryk Malitowski
Reporter: Łukasz Benz

Referee: Krzysztof Meyze
Track Commissioner: Tomasz Walczak

Despite the EBUT.PL STAL‘s victory in Toruń 48:42, the hosts may feel uneasy before the return match. Weakened by the absence of Oskar Fajfer, the Gorzów team will need to rely on the good form of the remaining riders. Certainly, a lot of attention from fans will be focused on the newcomer to the PGE Ekstraliga, Adam Bednar. The misfortune of the Gorzów team could be an opportunity for KS APATOR Toruń for their first victory this season against Stanisław Chomski’s team. The state of health of Emil Sayfutdinov will have a significant impact on the course of this match, as the rider replacement tactic might be used again if he is unable to race.

01.09, 19:15 EBUT.PL STAL Gorzów vs KS APATOR Toruń
LIVE: CANAL+ Sport2 / CANAL+ online
First match: 48:42


Studio: Michał Łopaciński, Marek Cieślak
Commentary: Maciej Noskowicz, Piotr Świderski
Reporter: Piotr Kaczorek

Referee: Paweł Słupski
Track Commissioner: Maciej Głód

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Besides the competition of youth riders in the second races of the PGE Ekstraliga matches, fans will also have the opportunity for active participation in the Red Bull Junior Aces project. In the mobile app, after the second race of each match in the world’s best speedway league is completed, a vote for the best junior rider of the match will be launched. Voting will end after the last race, and the junior rider with the most votes will receive a point to the overall ranking. The winner of this ranking has a chance to see the Red Bull training center live.

Additionally, fans participating in the voting will be able to win Red Bull cans.

More information about the Red Bull Junior Aces program on the official site: Redbull.pl/asy

(This material was created in advertising cooperation with the Red Bull brand)

Aleksandra Rzepa