#RAWPOZ
Home team, Rawicz, took a commanding lead, 29:13, with five heat advantages in the first 7 heats at home at lunchtime on Saturday. Kacper Pludra (10), whom had raced in the Ekstraliga with Leszno yesterday, was one of the key riders for the hosts.
However, a 1:5 to Poznań in Heat 8 made the scores look more respectable. But with the lead established in the first half, 3:3s in all but the last heat were not enough to overturn Rawicz.
It was the visitors foreign riders who looked most likely to produce a comeback. Danish U21s Jonas Sierfert-Salk (11+2, pictured) and Marcus Birkemose (9) together with Germany’s Kevin Woelbert (9+1) fought valiantly. But without back up from the Polish riders, Rawicz’s lead was never in doubt and they ran out winners 50:40.
Australian, Keynan Rew scored just 2 pts from four starts for the winners.
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#LANWIT
Noon on Sunday saw the first meeting between the two German teams in eWinner 2 as Landshut hosted Wittstock. And the home team won easily against their rivals.
Whilst the clubs may come from the same country, the difference between the two was clear when the Devils won five 5:1s in a row between in Heats 9-14 to defeat the Wolves, 59:30.
Kai Huckenbeck was Landshut’s top scorer with 13+1, just missing out on a paid maximum whilst Wittstock’s Slovenian rider, Matic Ivacic was best with 9 pts.
