Polish champions win at the last minute! Brave performance by the PGE Ekstraliga newcomer

In the first match of the 12th round of the PGE Ekstraliga, NOVYHOTEL FALUBAZ Zielona Góra hosted ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin on their track. The hosts bravely stood up to the Polish champions. Ultimately, the guests won 47:43, also earning a bonus point (103:77). The best junior in this match was Wiktor Przyjemski.

Jarosław Hampel won the start in the 1st race and took the lead. On the 2nd corner, Dominik Kubera started attacking him. Both rode close to each other, but Hampel successfully fended off the attacks. In the youth race, Sadurski and Bańbor fought fiercely on the 1st corner. The guests led 5:1 for a moment, but Oskar Hurysz overtook Bartosz Bańbor and started catching up to Wiktor Przyjemski, though unsuccessfully. After the race, Hurysz had a minor fall, quickly got up, and returned to the pit area. After the first series, the score was 12:12.

Fredrik Lindgren made a fast move from the tape in the 5th race and took the lead. Then he had an exciting battle with Przemysław Pawlicki, with the riders repeatedly exchanging the lead. Ultimately, the rider from NOVYHOTEL FALUBAZ Zielona Góra won this race. In the 7th race, Jarosław Hampel was excluded for touching the tape. In the rerun, his place was taken by Oskar Hurysz. Bartosz Zmarzlik overtook Rasmus Jensen on the first lap. Meanwhile, Bańbor and Hurysz were in a fierce battle. The youth member from the hosts overtook his rival on the outside, literally on the last meters.

A fantastic competition took place in the 11th race. Jan Kvech took Mateusz Cierniak to the board, which allowed Hampel to gain an advantage. However, the hosts enjoyed it only for a moment, as their representative was quickly overtaken by the two-time world junior champion.

In the 12th race, Bartosz Bańbor had a fall but quickly got up on his own. At the start, Krzysztof Sadurski had a defect. In the rerun, Prz. Pawlicki and Holder had a fierce battle for victory over four laps – ultimately, the Pole came out on top. Pawlicki started having health problems, complaining of leg pain. In the 13th race, there was an incredible squeeze – all four riders were practically arm-in-arm on the first corner. Piotr Pawlicki dropped from second to last, while Bartosz Zmarzlik overtook Rasmus Jensen, changing the score from 5:1 to 2:4. Pawlicki and Lindgren reached the finish almost simultaneously, but the Swede turned out to be slightly faster. Before the nominated heats, NOVYHOTEL FALUBAZ Zielona Góra was losing to ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin 37:41.

In the first nominated heat, the hosts took a 5:1 lead, but Lublin quickly dealt with Jan Kvech. Fredrik Lindgren tried to attack Jarosław Hampel for a moment but could not keep up. In the 15th race, there was a possibility of a huge sensation when the hosts briefly took a double lead. However, Zmarzlik quickly made up for the loss, and Cierniak also overtook Pawlicki.

Scoring from the match is available HERE.

Agata Krasek