Sunday afternoon in Poland and speedway fans were treated to two matches in the eWinner 1 league that both finished 51:39 to winning side.
#LODBYD
First on the menu was a mid table clash and Bydgoszcz were again without one of their best riders from the 2021 season, David Bellego.
The match was tight with just two points separating the sides for the majority of the game. So, by Heat 10 it was 31:29 to Łódź who had taken over the lead from Bydgoszcz after Heat 5.
But the final five heats took a completely different turn as Łódź turned on the style. Home fans were treated to four heat advantages in five heats with Alexandr Loktaev (pictured) doing the best with 5 points in his two heats on his way to high score for the home side with 12+1.
The final score an impressive 51:39 and it was the Ukrainian who high scored for the team with 12+1. But they also had Australian, Brady Kurtz (12) and American, Luke Becker (8+1) to help them to a 51:39 win.
Meanwhile, it was Vadim Tarasensko who was by far the best for visitors with 14+1 from seven starts, whilst Dane, Andreas Lyager will be, no doubt, disappointed with just 5+2 for the losers.
#RYBOST
Two of the teams vying for promotion this year met in Rybnik this afternoon when Ostrow came to visit.
But six heat advantages in the first 8 heats gave the visitors a 12 point lead so that the home side were chasing the game from the get go.
Nicolai Klindt was in second place in both the 1:5s in his first two heats for Ostrovia, although he had a less impressive end to the match meaning he only went home with 5+3. Meanwhile, fellow Scandinavian, Oliver Berntzon took 9 points in his five rides for the victors.
Despite being at home, Rybnik was surprisingly underwhelming with only Rune Holta (16) and Sergei Logachev (11) scoring in double figures. Dane, Michael Jepsen Jensen struggled and finished the day off with just 6 pts as his side went down 39:51.
