Vetlanda 51-39 Piraterna Report
A stunning 14 point haul from Slovakian reserve Martin Vaculik paved the way for high-flying Vetlanda to score an excellent 51-39 victory over a defending Elitserien champions Piraterna.
In-form Thomas H Jonasson and Grand Prix star Emil Sayfutdinov got Vetlanda off to the perfect start with a 5-1, before shock wins for flying Dane Leon Madsen and Martin Vaculik over Grand Prix stars Greg Hancock and Chris Holder respectively gave the hosts further heat advantages in heats 3 and 4 to double their lead to 8.
After a pair of level races, Piraterna did pull four points back thanks to a Hancock and Przemyslaw Pawlicki maximum, but that was instantly cancelled out by Madsen and Holder in heat 8 before Vaculik and Crump extended the Vetlanda lead to 12 with a second consecutive 5-1 in the very next race.
Vaculik was finally beaten in heat 10, with Przemyslaw Pawlicki paving the way for a Piraterna 4-2 in the process, before the visitors pulled back within six thanks to Janowski and Hancock scoring a heat 12 maximum.
However, the home side came on strong in the closing stages to halt that Piraterna charge, as a heat 13 4-2 was followed up by a fatal Sayfutdinov and Crump 5-1 in the penultimate race which wrapped up the win and the 12 point deficit which remained after a final heat 3-3 left the final scoreline as Vetlanda 51-39 Piraterna.
failing to score the points which they were expected to, causing their relatively heavy defeat.
SCORES
Elit Vetlanda – 51
1. Emil Sayfutdinov – 5+1 (2*,d,0,3)
2. Thomas H. Jonasson – 8 (3,3,1,1)
3. Jarosław Hampel – 10+1 (1,2,2*,3,2)
4. Leon Madsen – 9+2 (3,1*,3,1,1*)
5. Jason Crump – 5+2 (1,2*,0,2*)
6. Martin Vaculik – 14 (3,3,3,2,3)
7. Henric Lindqvist – 0 (0,ef,-,0)
Piraterna Motala – 39
1. Maciej Janowski – 9 (1,3,0,3,2,0)
2. Piotr Pawlicki – 0 (0,0,-,-)
3. Greg Hancock – 11+1 (2,3,1,2*,d,3)
4. Przemyslaw Pawlicki – 7+1 (0,2,2*,3,0)
5. Chris Holder – 5 (2,1,1,1)
6. Anton Rosen – 4+2 (1*,1*,-,2)
7. Linus Sundstrom – 3+1 (2,0,0,1*)
HEAT BY HEAT
1. Jonasson, Sayfutdinov, Janowski, Pi. Pawlicki 5:1
2. Vaculik, Sundstrom, Rosen, Lindqvist 3:3 (8:4)
3. Madsen, Hancock, Hampel, Prz. Pawlicki 4:2 (12:6)
4. Vaculik, Holder, Crump, Sundstrom 4:2 (16:8)
5. Jonasson, Prz. Pawlicki, Rosen, Lindqvist (ex) 3:3 (19:11)
6. Janowski, Hampel, Madsen, Pi. Pawlicki 3:3 (22:14)
7. Hancock, Prz. Pawlicki, Jonasson, Sayfutdinov (d) 1:5 (23:19)
8. Madsen, Hampel, Holder, Sundstrom 5:1 (28:20)
9. Vaculik, Crump, Hancock, Janowski 5:1 (33:21)
10. Prz. Pawlicki, Vaculik, Holder, Sayfutdinov 2:4 (35:25)
11. Vaculik, Rosen, Sundstrom, Lindqvist 3:3 (38:28)
12. Janowski, Hancock, Madsen, Crump 1:5 (39:33)
13. Hampel, Janowski, Jonasson, Prz. Pawlicki 4:2 (43:35)
14. Sayfutdinov, Crump, Holder, Hancock (d) 5:1 (48:36)
15. Hancock, Hampel, Madsen, Janowski 3:3 (51:39)
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