Miracle at Hallera – 2 points stay in Grudziądz

Comeback of ZOOLESZCZ GKM Grudziądz. After the hosts were losing by 10 points, they managed to turn the game in their favor and win 46:44. The leaders of their teams were Max Fricke (12+1) and Anders Thomsen (12).

The guests started very strongly. In the 1st heat, Oskar Fajfer won, followed by Max Fricke and Martin Vaculik. Then the juniors from Gorzów (Oskar Paluch and Jakub Stojanowski) achieved a double victory against the locals, and in the next two races, the Gorzów riders won 4:2 and led by ten points.

A quick response from Grudziądz right after leveling the track – Fricke replaced the lackluster Kacper Pludra and, along with Jepsen Jensen, reduced the deficit. In the 5th race, the score of 4:2 was in favor of EBUT.PL STAL after an excellent ride by Martin Vaculik. The Grudziądz team responded in the same manner – the very fast Fricke rode ahead of Thomsen, Lidsey, and Stojanowski.

At the start of the third series, Vadim Tarasenko revived, winning against Fajfer and Woźniak. Then there was a sort of exchange of blows – first Fricke and Lidsey doubled Vaculik and Miśkowiak. Immediately after, the Gorzów guests responded – Thomsen and Paluch won against Jensen and Małkiewicz. Especially the attack by the Dane was an advertisement for speedway, moving from last place to second in one maneuver.

The beginning of the fourth series brought a somewhat unexpected victory of 4:2 by Tarasenko and Fricke over the very strong guest pair Vaculik and Woźniak. In the 12th race, Michael Jepsen Jensen patiently chased Paluch, overtaking him and securing a decisive victory.

In the last race of the series, a certain victory by Lidsey and Tarasenko over Thomsen and Fajfer. Thanks to this, ZOOLESZCZ GKM Grudziądz took the lead for the first time in the match.

In the 14th race, the emotions overwhelmed the well-performing Paluch, who was excluded after touching the tape. In the rerun, Vaculik and Stojanowski couldn’t handle Jepsen Jensen and Lidsey. Nothing changed after the guests’ response in the 15th race, where Thomsen and Fajfer easily defeated Fricke and Tarasenko. The two big points stayed at H4, and thus the hosts moved up to 4th place in the table.

Full report HERE.

Paweł Pokorski