Play-offs - semi finals

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Bydgoszcz versus Zielona Gora

Bydgoszcz..51

9..A Jonsson..2,2,1,1',3
10..T Chrzanowski..1',0,3,2'
11..A Lindback..3,3,2,1,0
12..K Buczkowski..0,2',0,2
13..J Davidsson..2,2,3,3,3
14..S Wozniak..1,0
15..E Sajfutdinov..3,1',0,3,2'

Zielona Gora..39

1..P Protasiewicz..R/R
2..N-K Iversen..0,1,2,1,2,0
3..G Walasek..2,3,1',2,0,1,1'
4..F Lindgren..1',0,0,0
5..R Dobrucki..3,3,1,3,3,3,2
6..P Dudek..2,0
7..G Zengota..0,1,1,0

Ht 1..Sajfutdinov, Dudek, Wozniak, Zengota 4-2 (4-2)
Ht 2..Dobrucki, Jonsson, Chrzanowski, Iversen [F/Ex] 3-3 (7-5)
Ht 3..Lindback, Walasek, Lindgren, Buczkowski 3-3 (10-8)
Ht 4..Dobrucki, Davidsson, Sajfutdinov, Dudek 3-3 (13-11)
Ht 5..Lindback, Buczkowski, Iversen, Lindgren 5-1 (18-12)
Ht 6..Walasek, Davidsson, Dobrucki, Sajfutdinov 2-4 (20-16)
Ht 7..Dobrucki, Jonsson, Zengota, Chrzanowski 2-4 (22-20)
Ht 8..Davidsson, Iversen, Walasek, Wozniak 3-3 (25-23)
Ht 9..Chrzanowski, Walasek, Jonsson, Lindgren 4-2 (29-25)
Ht 10..Dobrucki, Lindback, Zengota, Buczkowski 2-4 (31-29)
Ht 11..Davidsson, Chrzanowski, Iversen, Walasek 5-1 (36-30)
Ht 12..Sajfutdinov, Iversen, Lindback, Zengota 4-2 (40-32)
Ht 13..Dobrucki, Buczkowski, Jonsson, Lindgren 3-3 (43-35)

Ht 14..Jonsson, Sajfutdinov, Walasek, Iversen 5-1 (48-36)
Ht 15..Davidsson, Dobrucki, Walasek, Lindgren 3-3 (51-39)

Notes:

1..Ht 2 and Dobrucki takes the R/R for Zielona Gora.
2..Ht 2 and we've a re-run without Zielona Gora's Iversen who takes a tumble and is excluded.
3..Ht 4 and Sajfutdinov replaces Wozniak for Bydgoszcz.
4..Ht 5 and Lindgren takes the R/R for Zielona Gora.
5..Ht 6 and Sajfutdinov replaces Wozniak for Bydgoszcz.
6..Ht 6 and Dobrucki replaces Lindgren in a tactical move by Zielona Gora.
7..Ht 7 and Zengota replaces Dudek for Zielona Gora.
8..Ht 8 and Walasek takes the R/R for Zielona Gora.
9..Ht 10 and Zengota replaces Dudek for Zielona Gora.
10..Ht 11 and we've a re-run with all 4 after an unsatisfactory start.
11..Ht 12 and Sajfutdinov replaces Wozniak for Bydgoszcz.
12..Ht 12 and Zengota replaces Dudek for Zielona Gora.
13..Ht 12 and Iversen takes the R/R for Zielona Gora.
14..Ht 14 and it's Jonsson-Chrzanowski for Bydgoszcz and it's Iversen-Lindgren for Zielona Gora.
15..Ht 14 and Sajfutdinov replaces Chrzanowski for Bydgoszcz.
16..Ht 14 and Walasek replaces Lindgren in a tactical move by Zielona Gora.
17..Ht 15 and it's Lindback-Davidsson for Bydgoszcz and it's Walasek-Dobrucki for Zielona Gora.

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Czestochowa versus Torun

Czestochowa..46

9..M Szczepaniak..0,0,1,0
10..N Pedersen..3,3,3,3,3
11..T Gapinski..3,0,0,1',0
12..L Richardson..0,1,2,2,2
13..G Hancock..0,2,3,2',2'
14..B Miturski..3
15..T Woffinden..2',2,0,1,2

Torun..44

1..W Jagus..1',2',0,3,3
2..C Holder..2,3,2,0,0
3..R Sullivan..1',3,2,1,1
4..R Kosciecha..2,1,0,1
5..A Miedzinski..1,2,3,3,1
6..E Pulczynski..0
7..D Ward..1,3,1',1,0

Ht 1..Miturski, Woffinden, Ward, Pulczynski 5-1 (5-1)
Ht 2..Pedersen, Holder, Jagus, Szczepaniak [E/F] 3-3 (8-4)
Ht 3..Gapinski, Kosciecha, Sullivan, Richardson 3-3 (11-7)
Ht 4..Ward, Woffinden, Miedzinski, Hancock 2-4 (13-11)
Ht 5..Holder, Jagus, Richardson, Gapinski 1-5 (14-16)
Ht 6..Sullivan, Hancock, Kosciecha, Woffinden 2-4 (16-20)
Ht 7..Pedersen, Miedzinski, Ward, Szczepaniak 3-3 (19-23)
Ht 8..Hancock, Holder, Woffinden, Jagus 4-2 (23-25)
Ht 9..Pedersen, Sullivan, Szczepaniak, Kosciecha 4-2 (27-27)
Ht 10..Miedzinski, Richardson, Ward, Gapinski 2-4 (29-31)
Ht 11..Pedersen, Hancock, Sullivan, Holder 5-1 (34-32)
Ht 12..Jagus, Woffinden, Gapinski, Ward 3-3 (37-35)
Ht 13..Miedzinski, Richardson, Kosciecha, Szczepaniak 2-4 (39-39)

Ht 14..Jagus, Richardson, Sullivan, Gapinski 2-4 (41-43)
Ht 15..Pedersen, Hancock, Miedzinski, Holder 5-1 (46-44)

Notes:

1..Ht 4 and Woffinden replaces Miturski for Czestochowa.
2..Ht 4 and Ward replaces Pulczynski for Torun.
3..Ht 6 and Woffinden replaces Miturski for Czestochowa.
4..Ht 7 and Ward replaces Pulczynski for Torun.
5..Ht 8 and Woffinden replaces Miturski for Czestochowa.
6..Ht 10 and Ward replaces Pulczynski for Torun.
7..Ht 12 and Woffinden replaces Miturski for Czestochowa.
8..Ht 12 and Ward replaces Pulczynski for Torun.
9..Ht 14 and it's Gapinski-Richardson for Czestochowa and it's Jagus-Sullivan for Torun.
10..Ht 15 and it's Pedersen-Hancock for Czestochowa and it's Holder-Miedzinski for Torun.

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Wroclaw versus Gdansk

Wroclaw..51

9..J Crump..1',3,3,3,0
10..S Nicholls..2,2',0,3,0
11..D Jeleniewski..3,1,1,2,2
12..D Watt..1,3,0,0
13..T Jedrzejak..1',3,2',2',2
14..L Madsen..3,2,2',3,0
15..M Janowski..1

Gdansk..39

1..K Bjerre..3,2,0,1,1,3
2..A Skornicki..0,0,1
3..R Gafurov..0,0,2,0
4..H Andersen..2,1,1',2,1
5..M Zetterstrom..3,0,2',1,1'
6..D Sperz..0
7..M Vaculik..2,0,1,3,3,3

Ht 1..Madsen, Vaculik, Janowski, Sperz 4-2 (4-2)
Ht 2..Bjerre, Nicholls, Crump, Skornicki 3-3 (7-5)
Ht 3..Jeleniewski, Andersen, Watt, Gafurov [E/F] 4-2 (11-7)
Ht 4..Zetterstrom, Madsen, Jedrzejak, Vaculik 3-3 (14-10)
Ht 5..Watt, Bjerre, Jeleniewski, Skornicki [E/F] 4-2 (18-12)
Ht 6..Jedrzejak, Madsen, Andersen, Gafurov 5-1 (23-13)
Ht 7..Crump, Nicholls, Vaculik, Zetterstrom 5-1 (28-14)
Ht 8..Madsen, Jedrzejak, Skornicki, Bjerre 5-1 (33-15)
Ht 9..Crump, Gafurov, Andersen, Nicholls 3-3 (36-18)
Ht 10..Vaculik, Zetterstrom, Jeleniewski, Watt 1-5 (37-23)
Ht 11..Nicholls, Jedrzejak, Zetterstrom, Gafurov 5-1 (42-24)
Ht 12..Vaculik, Jeleniewski, Bjerre, Madsen 2-4 (44-28)
Ht 13..Crump, Andersen, Zetterstrom, Watt 3-3 (47-31)

Ht 14..Vaculik, Jeleniewski, Bjerre, Nicholls 2-4 (49-35)
Ht 15..Bjerre, Jedrzejak, Andersen, Crump 2-4 (51-39)

Notes:

1..Ht 4 and Vaculik replaces Sperz for Gdansk.
2..Ht 7 and Vaculik replaces Sperz for Gdansk.
3..Ht 10 and Vaculik replaces Sperz for Gdansk.
4..Ht 11 and Zetterstrom replaces Skornicki in a tactical move by Gdansk.
5..Ht 12 and Vaculik replaces Sperz for Gdansk.
6..Ht 14 and it's Nicholls-Jeleniewski for Wroclaw and it's Gafurov-Sperz for Gdansk.
7..Ht 14 and Bjerre replaces Gafurov in a tactical move by Gdansk.
8..Ht 14 and Vaculik replaces Sperz for Gdansk.
9..Ht 15 and it's Crump-Jedrzejak for Wroclaw and it's Bjerre-Zetterstrom for Gdansk.
10..Ht 15 and Andersen replaces Zetterstrom in a tactical move by Gdansk.

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Zielona Gora will be without Piotr Protasiewicz for their semi final meeting on Sunday, after he injured his back in Sweden earlier this week.

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Sept 5, 2009 14:18:00 GMT @schumi said:

Zielona Gora will be without Piotr Protasiewicz for their semi final meeting on Sunday, after he injured his back in Sweden earlier this week.

But financially-troubled Gdansk will have their Danish duo of Kenneth Bjerre and Hans Andersen in the line up for their crucial meeting at Wroclaw - the riders, who were threatening to with-hold their services, and the club have come to an agreement over outstanding monies owed.

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I was just reading about that. Apparently Hans' nickname there is "Ugly Duck". Weird.

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Sept 6, 2009 14:30:30 GMT @schumi said:

I was just reading about that. Apparently Hans' nickname there is "Ugly Duck". Weird.

I guess it's a Hans Christian Andersen thing - still, "ugly duck" is better than "little mermaid", isn't it?

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Sept 6, 2009 14:30:30 GMT @schumi said:

I was just reading about that. Apparently Hans' nickname there is "Ugly Duck". Weird.

Probably not because of Hans Christian Andersen's rather famous tale...

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Sept 6, 2009 14:44:34 GMT @erik said:

Sept 6, 2009 14:30:30 GMT @schumi said:

I was just reading about that. Apparently Hans' nickname there is "Ugly Duck". Weird.

Probably not because of Hans Christian Andersen's rather famous tale...

They could have at least used something relevant - The wicked prince, perhaps?

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Miedzinski having a wonderful season for Torun - the Angels seem to be a team that is stronger than the sum of its parts. And they're putting themselves into a strong position to make their third Ekstraliga final in as many years against the Lions this afternoon.

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So, maximums for Nicki P (definitely) and Borys Miturski (techincally), but only a slender two point lead for the Lions to take to Torun's magnificent new stadium for the second leg. It'll be tough for Czestochowa, but if their big guns fire and Gapinski and Richardson provide better back-up, all things are possible. However, Torun remain a very strong side and have to be favourites for the final.

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Twenty-two heats still to go, but it looks like the end of the Ekstraliga line for Gdansk with a pitiful surrender going on in Wroclaw.

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Looks like Polonia need to call the local Fire Service to deal with Dobrucki - he's on fire today. And he's wrecking Bydgoszcz's final hopes.

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But it looks like yet another woeful display from Lindgren has given Polonia a fighting chance of making the Ekstraliga final - should be a fascinating return leg in the Green Mountain town.

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Looks like there was a bit of trouble in the pits after the third heat when, reportedly, Ryan Sullivan elbowed Lee Richardson in the face after a close move on track. It is said there has been an atmosphere between the two of them since an incident in Sweden, presumably back in July, which is when their teams last met.