Round 18 - 02.09.08

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The final round before the play-offs, and it's all to play for. Lejonen have secured top spot, but can Smederna avoid relegation by beating Hammarby, and will Vastervik make it through to the play-offs by securing a three point win, and therefore the bonus point, at Motala? Although if Indianerna win their meeting it will all be academic, and Vastervik will stay below the cut off line. Lots of ramifications of this final round on Tuesday.

Here's the table now that the rained off fixtures have been completed:

Team..Played..Won..Drawn..Lost..Points For/Against..League Points

Lejonen..17..12..0..5..877-755..32
Dackarna..17..11..0..6..864-767..28
Vetlanda..17..10..0..7..862-769..27
Rospiggarna..17..10..1..6..820-810..26
Piraterna..17..10..0..7..827-801..24
Indianerna..17..7..1..9..823-806..19
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Vastervik..17..7..0..10..824-807..17
Hammarby..17..7..0..10..778-852..16
MasarnaAvesta..17..5..0..12..733-898..11
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Smederna..17..5..0..12..744-887..10

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First leg scores:

Dackarna 60-36 MasarnaAvesta
Hammarby 47-49 Smederna
Indianerna 54-42 Elit Vetlanda
Piraterna 49-47 Vastervik
Rospiggarna 50-46 Lejonen

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02.09.08

MasarnaAvesta versus Dackarna

MasarnaAvesta..43 [79]

1..K Bjerre..0,1,1 = 2
2..D Watt..2,2,0,1' = 5+1
3..E Sajfutdinov..3,1,2,2,1 = 9
4..S Alden..0,3,1',1,3 = 8+1
5..L Adams..3,3,0,3,1 = 10
6..P Miesiac..3,2',0,0,0 = 5+1
7..P Aspgren..2 = 2
8..D Andersson..0,0,2' = 2+1

Dackarna..52 [112]

1..N Klingberg..1,0,1',0 = 2+1
2..G Zengota..3,2,2,2',0 = 9+1
3..F Lindgren..2,2',3,2,2' = 11+1
4..P Karlsson..1',3,3,3,3 = 13+1
5..A Jonsson..1,3,3,0,0 = 7
6..L Lindgren..1',1,0,2',3 = 7+2
7..C Isometta..2,0,1 = 3
8..NRN

Ht 1..57.7..Zengota, Watt, Klingberg, Bjerre 2-4 (2-4)
Ht 2..58.9..Miesiac, Isometta, L Lindgren, Andersson [Ret] 3-3 (5-7)
Ht 3..58.1..Sajfutdinov, F Lindgren, P Karlsson, Alden 3-3 (8-10)
Ht 4..58.2..Adams, Miesiac, Jonsson, Isometta 5-1 (13-11)
Ht 5..58.9..Karlsson, Watt, L Lindgren, Miesiac 2-4 (15-15)
Ht 6..60.1..Alden, Zengota, Sajfutdinov, Klingberg 4-2 (19-17)
Ht 7..59.7..Karlsson, F Lindgren, Bjerre, Watt [Ret] 1-5 (20-22)
Ht 8..59.8..Jonsson, Sajfutdinov, Alden, L Lindgren 3-3 (23-25)
Ht 9..59.6..Adams, Zengota, Klingberg, Miesiac 3-3 (26-28)
Ht 10..60.1..Jonsson, L Lindgren, Bjerre, Miesiac [Ret] 1-5 (27-33)
Ht 11..60.7..L Lindgren, Aspgren, Isometta, Andersson 2-4 (29-37)
Ht 12..60.3..F Lindgren, Zengota, Alden, Adams [Ret] 1-5 (30-42)
Ht 13..60.0..Karlsson, Sajfutdinov, Watt, Klingberg 3-3 (33-45)
Ht 14..60.4..Adams, F Lindgren, Sajfutdinov, Jonsson [Ret] 4-2 (37-47)
Ht 15..61.3..Alden, Andersson, Zengota [Ret], Jonsson [Ret] 5-0 (42-27)
Ht 16..60.6..Karlsson, F Lindgren, Adams, Sajfutdinov 1-5 (43-52)

Notes:

1..Ht 2 and Andersson replaces Aspgren for Masarna.
2..Ht 5 and Miesiac replaces Aspgren for Masarna.
3..Ht 8 and L Lindgren replaces Isometta for Dackarna.
4..Ht 10 and Miesiac replaces Aspgren for Masarna.
5..Ht 11 and Andersson replaces Miesiac for Masarna.
6..Ht 14 and Sajfutdinov replaces Bjerre in a tactical move by Masarna.
7..Ht 15 and it's Alden-Andersson for Masarna and it's Zengota-Jonsson for Dackarna.
8..Ht 16 and it's Adams-Sajfutdinov for Masarna and it's Karlsson-F Lindgren for Dackarna.

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02.09.08

Smederna versus Hammarby

Smederna..49 [98]

1..D King..0,1,3,3,0 = 7
2..R Miskowiak..2,2,0,3 = 7
3..K Kasprzak..3,1',3,2',0 = 9+2
4..K Buczkowski..1,2,2',1',3 = 9+2
5..W Jagus..3,3,2,1,2 = 11
6..R Schlein..2,0,0,2 = 4
7..L Eklof..1',1',0,0 = 2+1
8..D Henderson..DNR

Hammarby..47 [94]

1..S Nicholls..1,3,2,0,0,1 = 7
2..R Dobrucki..R/R
3..T Gapinski..0,2',1',3,0,1' = 7+3
4..R Gafurov..3,2,3,3,1,3 = 15
5..M Zagar..2,0,1,1',2,2 = 8+1
6..M Smolinski..0,0,2,3 = 5
7..K Nilsson..3,1',0,1 = 5+1
8..NRN

Ht 1..61.1..Gafurov, Miskowiak, Nicholls, King 2-4 (2-4)
Ht 2..61.0..Nilsson, Schelin, Eklof, Smolinski 3-3 (5-7)
Ht 3..61.4..Kasprzak, Gafurov, Buczkowski, Gapinski 4-2 (9-9)
Ht 4..61.1..Jagus Zagar, Nilsson, Schlein 3-3 (12-12)
Ht 5..62.0..Gafurov, Miskowiak, Eklof, Smolinski 3-3 (15-15)
Ht 6..61.8..Nicholls, Buczkowski, Kasprzak, Zagar [Ex] 3-3 (18-18)
Ht 7..61.5..Gafurov, Gapinski, King, Miskowiak 1-5 (19-23)
Ht 8..62.6..Kasprzak Buczkowski, Zagar, Nilsson 5-1 (24-24)
Ht 9..62.1..Jagus, Nicholls, Gapinski, Schlein 3-3 (27-27)
Ht 10..62.2..King, Smolinski, Zagar, Eklof 3-3 (30-30)
Ht 11..63.9..Smolinski, Schlein, Nilsson, Eklof 2-4 (32-34)
Ht 12..63.2..Gapinski, Jagus, Buczkowski, Nicholls 3-3 (35-37)
Ht 13..64.0..Miskowiak, Kasprzak, Gafurov, Nicholls 5-1 (40-38)
Ht 14..63.4..King, Zagar, Jagus, Gapinski 4-2 (44-40)
Ht 15..63.8..Buczkowski, Zagar, Gapinski, King [Fall] 3-3 (47-43)
Ht 16..63.6..Gafurov, Jagus, Nicholls, Kasprzak 2-4 (49-47)

Notes:

1..Ht 1 and Gafurov takes the R/R for Hammarby.
2..Ht 6 and Zagar takes the R/R for Hammarby.
3..Ht 9 and Gapinski takes the R/R for Hammarby.
4..Ht 12 and Nicholls takes the R/R for Hammarby.
5..Ht 15 and it's Buczkowski-King for Smederna and it's Zagar-Gapinski for Hammarby.
6..Ht 16 and it's Jagus-Kasprzak for Smederna and it's Gafurov-Nicholls for Hammarby.

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02.09.08

Elit Vetlanda versus Indianerna

Vetlanda..60 [102]

1..A Dryml..2',1,1,1 = 5+1
2..L Richardson..3,2,3,3,2' = 13+1
3..J Hampel..2,1,3,2',3 = 11+1
4..T H Jonasson..1',3,2',3,2' = 11+3
5..J Crump..2,3,2',3,3 = 13+1
6..M Risager..3,0 = 3
7..D Davidsson..0,1',0 = 1+1
8..R Aspegren..0 = 0

Indianerna..36 [90]

1..M Zetterstrom..1,0,1' = 2+1
2..A Miedzinski..0,2,2,0,1 = 5
3..M Ferjan..3,0,3,1,0,0 = 7
4..J B Monberg..0,3,2,0,0,0 = 5
5..P Protasiewicz..3,1,2',1,2,1 = 10+1
6..H Gustafsson..2,1,0 = 3
7..S Gustafsson..1' = 1+1
8..NRN

Ht 1..64.5..Richardson, Dryml, Zetterstrom, Miedzinski 5-1 (5-1)
Ht 2..65.7..Risager, H Gustafsson, S Gustafsson, Davidsson 3-3 (8-4)
Ht 3..65.0..Ferjan, Hampel, Jonasson, Monberg 3-3 (11-7)
Ht 4..65.0..Protasiewicz, Crump, H Gustafsson, Risager 2-4 (13-11)
Ht 5..66.3..Monberg, Richardson, Davidsson, H Gustafsson 3-3 (16-14)
Ht 6..65.6..Jonasson, Miedzinski, Hampel, Zetterstrom 4-2 (20-16)
Ht 7..66.1..Richardson, Monberg, Dryml, Ferjan 4-2 (24-18)
Ht 8..65.5..Hampel, Jonasson, Protasiewicz, Monberg 5-1 (29-19)
Ht 9..66.4..Crump, Miedzinski, Zetterstrom, Aspegren 3-3 (32-22)
Ht 10..66.4..Ferjan, Protasiewicz, Dryml, Davidsson 1-5 (33-27)
Ht 11..66.4..Risager, H Gustafsson, S Gustafsson, Davidsson [E/F] 3-3 (36-30)
Ht 12..66.8..Jonasson, Crump, Ferjan, Miedzinski [F/Ret] 5-1 (41-31)
Ht 13..66.7..Richardson, Hampel, Protasiewicz, Monberg 5-1 (46-32)
Ht 14..66.4..Crump, Protasiewicz, Dryml, Ferjan 4-2 (50-34)
Ht 15..67.1..Hampel, Jonasson, Miedzinski, Monberg 5-1 (55-35)
Ht 16..67.7..Crump, Richardson, Protasiewicz, Ferjan [E/F] 5-1 (60-36)

Notes:

1..Ht 4 and H Gustafsson replaces S Gustafsson for Indianerna.
2..Ht 8 and Monberg replaces S Gustafsson in a tactical move by Indianerna.
3..Ht 9 and Aspegren replaces Risager for Elit Vetlanda.
4..Ht 10 and Ferjan replaces H Gustafsson in a tactical move by Indianerna.
5..Ht 13 and Protasiewicz replaces Zetterstrom in a tactical move by Indianerna.
6..Ht 15 and it's Hampel-Jonasson for Elit Vetlanda and it's Miedzinski-Monberg for Indianerna.
7..Ht 16 and it's Richardson-Crump for Elit Vetlanda and it's Ferjan-Protasiewicz for Indianerna.

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02.09.08

Vastervik versus Piraterna

Vastervik..45 [92]

1..B Forsberg..0,0,2,2 = 4
2..B Pedersen..3,2',2,1,2',2 = 12+2
3..T Chrzanowski..0,0,0 = 0
4..C Harris..2,2,2,1,0 = 7
5..T Gollob..3,3,3,3,1' = 13+1
6..R Johansson..3,0,0,0 = 3
7..J Wright..0,3,1',0,2 = 6+1
8..J Andersson..DNR

Piraterna..51 [100]

1..R Kosciecha..1',1,1',3,3 = 9+2
2..D Balinski..2,3,2,0,0 = 7
3..G Walasek..3,1,2,0 = 6
4..R Okoniewski..1,0,3,2',1 = 7+1
5..R Sullivan..2,3,3,1,3 = 12
6..M Max..2,1,1,3 = 7
7..L Sundstrom..1',1',1,1 = 4+2
8..NRN

Ht 1..57.0..Pedersen, Balinski, Kosciecha, Forsberg 3-3 (3-3)
Ht 2..58.1..Johansson, Max, Sundstrom, Wright 3-3 (6-6)
Ht 3..57.8..Walasek, Harris, Okoniewski, Chrzanowski 2-4 (8-10)
Ht 4..57.1..Gollob, Sullivan, Sundstrom, Johansson 3-3 (11-13)
Ht 5..58.7..Wright, Pedersen, Max, Okoniewski 5-1 (16-14)
Ht 6..58.5..Balinski, Harris, Kosciecha, Chrzanowski 2-4 (18-18)
Ht 7..57.5..Okoniewski, Pedersen, Walasek, Forsberg 2-4 (20-22)
Ht 8..57.1..Sullivan, Harris, Wright, Sundstrom 3-3 (23-25)
Ht 9..58.4..Gollob, Balinski, Kosciecha, Johansson 3-3 (26-28)
Ht 10..57.4..Sullivan, Forsberg, Max, Wright [E/F] 2-4 (28-32)
Ht 11..58.7..Max, Wright, Sundstrom, Johansson 2-4 (30-36)
Ht 12..57.5..Gollob, Walasek, Harris, Balinski 4-2 (34-38)
Ht 13..58.1..Kosciecha, Okoniewski, Pedersen, Chrzanowski 1-5 (35-43)
Ht 14..58.4..Gollob, Pedersen, Sullivan, Walasek 5-1 (40-44)
Ht 15..58.0..Kosciecha, Forsberg, Okoniewski, Harris 2-4 (42-48)
Ht 16..57.6..Sullivan, Pedersen, Gollob, Balinski 3-3 (45-51)

Notes:

1..Ht 8 and Wright replaces Chrzanowski for Vastervik.
2..Ht 14 and Pedersen replaces Forsberg in a tactical move by Vastervik.
3..Ht 15 and it's Forsberg-Harris for Vastervik and it's Kosciecha-Okoniewski for Piraterna.
4..Ht 16 and it's Pedersen-Gollob for Vastervik and it's Balinski-Sullivan for Piraterna.

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02.09.08

Lejonen versus Rospiggarna

Lejonen..58 [104]

1..N Pedersen..2,0,3,3,2 = 10
2..T Jedrzejak..0,2,1,1' = 4+1
3..C Holder..1,1',3,2,3 = 10+1
4..D Ruud..3,2,2',1',1' = 9+3
5..P Swiderski..2,1',2,2' = 7+2
6..S Ulamek..2',1',2,2' = 7+3
7..R Kling..3,1',1,3 = 8+1
8..R Pettersson..1 = 1

Rospiggarna..38 [88]

1..G Hancock..3,3,3,2',3,3,3 = 20+1
2..C Gjedde..1,0,1,0,0 = 2
3..J Kolodziej..2,3,2,3,0,0,0 = 10
4..K Slabon..0,1,1,1 = 3
5..A Shields..R/R
6..J Oskarsson..0,0,0 = 0
7..A Messing..1,0,0,0,2,0 = 3
8..NRN

Ht 1..67.1..Hancock, Pedersen, Gjedde, Jedrzejak 2-4 (2-4)
Ht 2..66.8..Kling, Ulamek, Messing, Oskarsson 5-1 (7-5)
Ht 3..66.2..Ruud, Kolodziej, Holder, Slabon 4-2 (11-7)
Ht 4..66.8..Hancock, Swiderski, Ulamek, Messing 3-3 (14-10)
Ht 5..67.4..Jedrzejak, Kling, Slabon, Messing 5-1 (19-11)
Ht 6..66.0..Hancock, Ruud, Holder, Gjedde 3-3 (22-14)
Ht 7..66.9..Kolodziej, Hancock, Jedrzejak, Pedersen [E/F] 1-5 (23-19)
Ht 8..67.4..Holder, Ruud, Gjedde, Messing 5-1 (28-20)
Ht 9..66.3..Hancock, Swiderski, Ulamek, Gjedde 3-3 (31-23)
Ht 10..65.9..Pedersen, Kolodziej, Kling, Oskarsson 4-2 (35-25)
Ht 11..67.0..Kling, Messing, Pettersson, Oskarsson 4-2 (39-27)
Ht 12..67.5..Kolodziej, Swiderski, Ruud, Gjedde 3-3 (42-30)
Ht 13..66.7..Hancock, Holder, Jedrzejak, Kolodziej 3-3 (45-33)
Ht 14..67.1..Pedersen, Swiderski, Slabon, Kolodziej 5-1 (50-34)
Ht 15..68.0..Holder, Ulamek, Slabon, Messing 5-1 (55-35)
Ht 16..66.9..Hancock, Pedersen, Ruud, Kolodziej 3-3 (58-38)

Notes:

1..Ht 4 and Hancock takes the R/R for Rospiggarna.
2..Ht 5 and Messing replaces Oskarsson for Rospiggarna.
3..Ht 7 and Hancock replaces Slabon in a tactical move by Rospiggarna.
4..Ht 8 and Gjedde takes the R/R for Rospiggarna.
5..Ht 10 and Kolodziej takes the R/R for Rospiggarna.
6..Ht 11 and Pettersson replaces Ulamek for Lejonen.
7..Ht 13 and Kolodziej replaces Slabon in a tactical move by Rospiggarna.
8..Ht 14 and Slabon takes the R/R for Rospiggarna.
9..Ht 15 and it's Holder-Ulamek for Lejonen and it's Slabon-Messing for Rospiggarna.
10..Ht 16 and it's Pedersen-Ruud for Lejonen and it's Hancock-Kolodziej for Rospiggarna.

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Hammarby are without the injured Rafal Dobrucki, but, in an interesting twist, Scott Nicholls appears to have decided to ride at the last minute.

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Okay, why aren't Hans Andersen, Lubos Tomicek and Troy Batchelor riding tonight?

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So Smederna take all three points, whilst Masarna lose - and by my calculations that means Masarna get relegated.

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Indeed they are. The bottom of the table looks like this:

Vastervik..18..7..0..11..869-858..17
Hammarby..18..7..0..11..825-901..16
Smederna..18..6..0..12..793-934..13
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MasarnaAvesta..18..5..0..13..776-950..11

Meaning Lejonen, Dackarna, Vetlanda, Piraterna, Rospiggarna and Indianerna all go through to the play-offs.

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So the three quarter finals will look like this:

Lejonen versus Indianerna
Dackarna versus Rospiggarna
Vetlanda versus Piraterna

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So, Masarna are relegated. And immediately after the season Västerviks chairman announces serious doubts about the future of Elitserie-speedway in Västervik. Most clubs are on their knees at the moment as it seems, even Dackarna with their hugely expensive squad. (A swedish rider is alot more expensive than a foreigner and they have arguably Swedens best three plus Hans Andersen).

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Yes, I guessed that's why Andersen wasn't riding. But in better news for Lejonen, their sponsors have ensured they can keep Nicki Pedersen for two more seasons. Ricky Kling will also be staying on. He's signed for one year, with the option for another.

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And Vetlanda have confirmed Lee Richardson has signed a 1+1 year deal. They also have Jarek Hampel, Peter Ljung, Karol Zabik and Thomas H Jonasson contracted for next year.

Home legs of the semis (as above) will be run on September 9th, with the return leg the following week (16th).

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