There were no surprises on Sunday in Lublin. The local Platinum Motor defeated Tauron Włókniarz Częstochowa 58:32 in the second-leg event of the PGE Ekstraliga semi-finals and advanced to the final. Bartosz Zmarzlik scored fourteen points in this competition.

In the third heat, the home pair – Zmarzlik and Holder – started very well. However, the Australian dropped to fourth place along the track. The points were split. Bartek arrived first, Miśkowiak scored two points and Madsen scored one.

Heat six had to be repeated. In the first attempt, the tape went up unevenly. In the replay, the visiting riders had a better start. On the first turn, Bartosz Zmarzlik broke through to second place, but did not manage to overtake Miśkowiak, who won the race. Along the track, Bańbor defeated Michelsen.

The eighth race ended with Bartek winning. The competitor showed great reflexes at the start and scored three points. Along the track, Woryna and Cierniak had a very interesting duel for two points. The competitor from Częstochowa turned out to be better. Drabik finished fourth.

The guests were the fastest at the beginning of the thirteenth run, but Bartek gained momentum on the outside and was already first on the second turn of the first lap. He went on to win the race. Madsen scored two points. Woryna came third, and Kubera came last.

Miśkowiak had the best start in the fifteenth run. However, on the second lap, Bartosz Zmarzlik overtook him and won for the fourth time in this meeting. Miśkowiak scored two points and Cierniak scored one. Madsen finished last.

Results: 

Platinum Motor Lublin: 58
9. Jarosław Hampel (3,2,1,2*) 8+1
10. Dominik Kubera (3,1*,3,0) 7+1
11. Fredrik Lindgren (0,2*,2*,3,3) 10+2
12. Jack Holder (0,3,3,3) 9
13. Bartosz Zmarzlik (3,2,3,3,3) 14
14. Mateusz Cierniak (3,2*,1,1) 7+1
15. Bartosz Bańbor (1,1*,1,0) 3+1

Tauron Włókniarz Częstochowa: 32
1. Mikkel Michelsen (2,0,2,1,2) 7
2. Jakub Miśkowiak (2,3,0,2,2) 9
3. Kacper Woryna (1*,0,2,1*,1*) 5+3
4. Maksym Drabik (1,1,0) 2
5. Leon Madsen (1*,3,1,0,2,0) 7+1
6. Franciszek Karczewski (2,0,0) 2
7. Kacper Halkiewicz (0,0,0) 0
8. Kajetan Kupiec NS

Heat after heat:

1. Hampel, Michelsen, Woryna, Lindgren (3:3)
2. Cierniak, Karczewski, Bańbor, Halkiewicz 4:2 (7:5)
3. Zmarzlik, Miśkowiak, Madsen, Holder 3:3 (10:8)
4. Kubera, Cierniak, Drabik, Karczewski 5:1 (15:9)
5. Holder, Lindgren, Drabik, Woryna 5:1 (20:10)
6. Miśkowiak, Zmarzlik, Bańbor, Michelsen 3:3 (23:13)
7. Madsen, Hampel, Kubera, Halkiewicz 3:3 (26:16)
8. Zmarzlik, Woryna, Cierniak, Drabik 4:2 (30:18)
9. Kubera, Michelsen, Hampel, Miśkowiak 4:2 (34:20)
10. Holder, Lindgren, Madsen, Karczewski 5:1 (39:21)
11. Holder, Hampel, Michelsen, Madsen 5:1 (44:22)
12. Lindgren, Miśkowiak, Bańbor, Halkiewicz 4:2 (48:24)
13. Zmarzlik, Madsen, Woryna, Kubera 3:3 (51:27)
14. Lindgren, Michelsen, Woryna, Bańbor 3:3 (54:30)
15. Zmarzlik, Miśkowiak, Cierniak, Madsen 4:2 (58:32)

Foto: Tomasz Przybylski