Swedish Elitserien Round 11

[Anders]

SWEDISH ELITSERIEN ROUND 11

Tuesday July 10th 2007

 

PREVIEW

 

KAPARNA (45) - SMEDERNA (51)

1. Rafal Dobrucki, 2. Piotr Paluch, 3. Matej Zagar, 4. Pawel Hlib, 5. Daniel Nermark, 6. Kim Jansson, 7. Jeremia Thelaus, (8. Mikael Berntsson)

 

1. Krzysztof Kasprzak, 2. Mariusz Puszakowski, 3. Rory Schlein, 4. Stefan Andersson, 5. Wieslaw Jagus, 6. Robert Miskowiak, 7. Linus Eklöf, (8. Robert Henderson)

 

A crucial meeting will be held in Kumla, home of Indianerna, as Kaparna host Smederna. Kaparna, still without a point in the standing, could be pushed even further towards Allsvenskan if they lose this meeting. But if Kaparna win, then the fight to avoid relegation will be even tougher for the remainder of the season.

 

Piotr Paluch should have been making his comeback from injury but Renat Gafurov will take his place according to Kaparna's website. Daniel Nermark have had an excellent season and is promoted from reserve - to number 5! Matej Zagar makes a rare appearence for Kaparna while Mariusz Puszakowski makes his Elitserien debut for Smederna, replacing Eric Andersson.

 

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PIRATERNA (48) - HAMMARBY (48)

1. Grzegorz Walasek, 2. Mikael Max, 3. Kenneth Bjerre, 4. Damian Balinski, 5. Ryan Sullivan, 6. Michal Szczepaniak, 7. Tobias Ingesson, (8. Christian Ingesson)

 

1. Tomasz Gapinski, 2. Jesper B Jensen, 3. Nicki Pedersen, 4. Joonas Kylmäkorpi, 5. Scott Nicholls, 6. Adam Shields, 7. Kim Nilsson, (8. Robert Pettersson)

 

The meeting in Motala looks highly interesting. Piraterna is the only team to take a point from Hammarby at their Gubbängen track, so Hammarby will certainly be looking for revenge. Both teams are at full strength with Adam Shields dropping down to reserve, replacing Joonas Kylmäkorpi who takes the number four race-jacket for the Hammarby side.

 

The Pirates should in most cases be considered favourites thanks to home track advantage, but they haven't been able to make an advantage of that so far this season, Hammarby may just sneak this one.

 

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ROSPIGGARNA (51) - INDIANERNA (45)

1. Greg Hancock, 2. Adrian Miedzinski, 3. Janusz Kolodziej, 4. Adam Skornicki, 5. Jonas Davidsson, 6. Travis McGowan, 7. Andreas Messing, (8. Jonas Andersson)

 

1. Magnus Zetterström, 2. Roman Povazhny, 3. Matej Ferjan, 4. Kaj Laukkanen, 5. Piotr Protasiewicz, 6. Simon Gustafsson, 7. Henrik Gustafsson, (8. Ludvig Lindgren)

 

After a minor slump, Rospiggarna could be back on track after winning against Smederna last week. They also won in Kumla earlier this year and could score three more points in the standing on Tuesday evening.

 

While Rospiggarna have had a short slump, The Indian's slump have lasted the entire season. They can't seem to fire on all cylinders, and Piotr Protasiewicz hasn't score much at the Orionparken track earlier years so things looks tough for 9th place Indianerna.

 

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DACKARNA (50) - MASARNAAVESTA (46)

1. Hans Andersen, 2. Peter Karlsson, 3. Fredrik Lindgren, 4. Charlie Gjedde, 5. Andreas Jonsson, 6. Emil Kramer, 7. Ricky Kling, (8. Joachim Engstrand)

 

1. Simon Stead, 2. Steve Johnston, 3. Dave Watt, 4. Ales Dryml, 5. Antonio Lindbäck, 6. Linus Sundström, 7. Daniel Davidsson, (8. Robin Bergqvist)

 

At G&B Arena, league leading Dackarna takes on 6th place MasarnaAvesta. The away team are missing Leigh Adams and shouldn't have much of a chance against a full strength Dackarna side.

 

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VÄSTERVIK (52) - ELIT VETLANDA (44)

1. Bjarne Pedersen, 2. Chris Harris, 3. Sebastian Ulamek, 4. Niels-Kristian Iversen, 5. Tomasz Gollob, 6. Tomasz Chrzanowski, 7. Billy Forsberg, (8. Viktor Bergström)

 

1. Jason Crump, 2. Thomas H Jonasson, 3. Jaroslaw Hampel, 4. Lee Richardson, 5. Rune Holta, 6. Niklas Larsson, 7. Lukasz Jankowski, (8. Robin Aspegren)

 

The finalists of 2005 & 2006 squares off once again, for the sixth time in three years. Västervik took a convincing victory in Vetlanda back in May and the current champions Elit Vetlanda have struggled so far, being left in 7th place in the standing, though with a meeting to spare (on Thursday against Smederna).

 

A full strength Västervik team have had some close encounters at home this season, but have yet to lose a meeting at Ljungheden. Second in the standing, Västervik must be considered favourites, but the top four of Crump, Holta, Hampel and Richardson will surely make life miserable for the home side.

 

 

All meetings can - as always - be followed LIVE on www.speedway.nu from 19:00 on Tuesday evening.

[Guest Schumi]

Does anyone know who held Vastervik's all time points record before Tomasz Gollob broke it last night please?

 

And Andreas is still not riding. Is he taking a break to coincide with his British league break, or will he be back sooner?

 

Edit: brief results from last night for anyone who's interested:

 

Kaparna..50-46..Smederna

Vastervik..49-47..Elit Vetlanda

Dackarna..62-34..MasarnaAvesta

Piraterna..48-48..Hammarby

Rospiggarna..58-38..Indianerna

Edited July 11, 2007 by Schumi

[SuzieQ]

And why did MasarnaAvesta have R/R for Lindback?

 

Did I miss something on Monday?

[tarabanko]

And why did MasarnaAvesta have R/R for Lindback?

 

Did I miss something on Monday?

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Sure you has. He crashed at Belle Vue on monday night.

[Jayne]

Sure you has. He crashed at Belle Vue on monday night.

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He was limping quite badly after the meeting. Thought James Wright was meant to be riding for Vastervik?

Edited July 11, 2007 by Jayne

[Anders]

Thought James Wright was meant to be riding for Vastervik?

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Yes, he did. James scored 2-0-1-3 = 6 (4) as Västervik won against Elit Vetlanda, 49-47.

 

VÄSTERVIK 49 (101)

1. Bjarne Pedersen 2-2-3-3-2 = 12 (5)

2. Chris Harris 1*-3-1*-0-0 = 5+2 (5)

3. Tomasz Chrzanowski 0-2-2*-1 = 5+1 (4)

4. Niels-Kristian Iversen 2-1*-3-0-2 = 8+1 (5)

5. Tomasz Gollob 2-3-1-2*-1* = 9+2 (5)

6. James Wright 2-0-1-3 = 6 (4)

7. Viktor Bergström 1*-0-2*-1 = 4+2 (4)

8. Sebastian Carlsson

 

ELIT VETLANDA 47 (91)

1. Jason Crump 3-3-2-3-2*-3 = 16+1 (6)

2. Thomas H Jonasson 0-0-0-N = 0 (3)

3. Jaroslaw Hampel 3-0-2*-F-3 = 8+1 (5)

4. Lee Richardson 1-2-3-3-0 = 9 (5)

5. Rune Holta 3-1-Fx-1-1 = 6 (5)

6. Niklas Larsson 0-N-N-2 = 2 (2)

7. Lukasz Jankowski 3-1-1*-0-1-N = 6+1 (5)

8. Robin Aspegren 0 = 0 (1)

 

2006 years champions Elit Vetlanda have had a tough season so far, but looked to have an opportunity to get two vital points in the standing, meeting Västervik who missed Sebastian Ulamek and Billy Forsberg through injury, but it wasn't meant to be.

 

Thomas H Jonasson's snapped chain in heat 9 turned a 3-3 into a 4-2 for the home side, but heat 10 was the real turning point. Holta and Jankowski had a 5-1 against Bjarne Pedersen when Holta locked-up badly exiting bend two of lap three, and Jankowski had no chance to avoid him, resulting in a heavy crash. Both walked back to the pit with Holta being excluded. A badly bruised Jankowski couldn't stop Pedersen/Bergström to record a double victory in the re-run and the Pole then withdrew from the meeting. (Am I being biased? Of course! Sour grapes? Definitely! And that's despite the meeting being over for over 24 hours!)

 

Västervik took command and even though they surrended two straight 5-1's in heats 12 & 13 to make the score 39-39, Elit Vetlanda were never able to re-gain the lead. Though it went to a last heat decider, Lee Richardson was last from the tape, from the outside gate, and unable to catch the home riders. Jason Crump went from 3rd to 1st on the same bend on lap three, passing Pedersen and Gollob, but it was to no avail, Västervik secured a tied heat and the match by a two point margin.

 

Man of the match: Jason Crump

 

Most exciting rider: None

[Jayne]

Thanks Anders.