Piraterna Motala lost at home to Lejonen Gislaved 45:43, in a meeting of the eighth round of the Swedish Bauhaus-Ligan. Bartosz Zmarzlik scored seventeen points and a bonus in six starts in this competition.

After seven races, the visitors were leading 21:20. Bartek accumulated nine points in three starts.

The eighth race, however, was a double victory for the home team: Przemyslaw Pawlicki and Vaclav Milik beat the visiting duo: Oliver Berntzon and Casper Henriksson 5:1. Piraterna Motala then led 26:21.

After ten races, Piraterna won 33:26, with Bartosz Zmarzlik coming in as tactical reserve in the eleventh race for Lidsey. The Lejonen Gislaved riders scored four points this time. Cierniak and Zmarzlik beat the home team duo Milik and Fajfer 5:1.

Before the nomination runs, the visitors were winning 39:37. In the fourteenth race Bartek scored three points for the fifth time in this competition. Piotr Pawlicki got two points and Dominik Kubera got one. Vaclav Milik was last.

The last race was won by the local riders 4:2, but it was the visitors who proved ultimately better in this event.

Results:

Piraterna Motala: 43
9. Przemysław Pawlicki (2,1*,3,,w,3) 9+1
10. Paweł Przedpełski (1*,2,2,1*) 6+2
11. Piotr Pawlicki (1*,2,3,2,2) 10+1
12. Vaclav Milik (2,0,2*,1,0) 5+1
13. Oskar Fajfer (1,3,0,w) 4
14. Mathias Thoernblom (3,3,0,1) 7
15. Jonathan Ejnermark (d,1*,1,) 2+1

Lejonen Gislaved: 45
1. Dominik Kubera (0,3,2,0,1) 6
2. Mateusz Cierniak (3,1,1*,3,w) 8+1
3. Jaimon Lidsey (0,0,3) 3
4. Bartosz Zmarzlik (3,3,3,2*,3,3) 17+1
5. Oliver Berntzon (2,1,2,2*,2) 9+1
6. Sammy Van Dyck (d,0,0) 0
7. Casper Henriksson (2,0,0) 2

Heat after heat:

1. Cierniak, Prz.Pawlicki, Przedpełski, Kubera (3:3)
2. Thoernblom, Henriksson, Van Dyck (d), Ejnermark (d) 3:2 (6:5)
3. Zmarzlik, Milik, Pi.Pawlicki, Lidsey 3:3 (9:8)
4. Thoernblom, Berntzon, Fajfer, Henriksson 4:2 (13:10)
5. Zmarzlik, Przedpełski, Ejnermark, Van Dyck 3:3 (16:13)
6. Kubera, Pi.Pawlicki, Cierniak, Milik 2:4 (18:17)
7. Zmarzlik, Przedpełski, Prz.Pawlicki, Lidsey 3:3 (21:20)
8. Pi.Pawlicki, Milik, Berntzon, Henriksson 5:1 (26:21)
9. Fajfer, Kubera, Cierniak, Thoernblom 3:3 (29:24)
10. Prz.Pawlicki, Berntzon, Ejnermark, Van Dyck 4:2 (33:26)
11. Cierniak, Zmarzlik, Milik, Fajfer 1:5 (34:31)
12. Zmarzlik, Pi.Pawlicki, Przedpełski, Kubera 3:3 (37:34)
13. Lidsey, Berntzon, Prz.Pawlicki (w), Fajfer (w) 0:5 (37:39)
14. Zmarzlik, Pi.Pawlicki, Kubera, Milik 2:4 (39:43)
15. Prz.Pawlicki, Berntzon, Thoernblom, Cierniak (w) 4:2 (43:45)

Foto: Douglas Svalin