Polish duo Bartosz Zmarzlik and Dominik Kubera defied a big performance from Jason Doyle to lead Lublin to a 49-41 victory over Czestochowa in the PGE Ekstraliga on Easter Saturday.
Zmarzlik racked up 13 paid 14 points from five races, with Kubera collecting 12 paid 13. Despite Lions hero Doyle bagging 14 paid 15 points from six races, the PGE Ekstraliga champions had too much for Czestochowa. Aussie ace Jack Holder also impressed for Lublin on 11 paid 12, while Fredrik Lindgren added eight paid nine.
In the day’s other meeting, triple Aussie champion Max Fricke raced to 12 paid 13 points for Grudziadz as they triumphed 51-39 at home to Rybnik.
Fricke went unbeaten in his opening three rides and was well supported by Danish star Michael Jepsen Jensen, who added 11 and Vadim Tarasenko, who notched nine.
Triple Speedway GP world champion Nicki Pedersen impressed against his old club on 13 points, with double Aussie champion Rohan Tungate collecting nine paid 10 and 2012 Speedway GP world champion Chris Holder notching nine.
Elsewhere in Poland, German Speedway GP star Kai Huckenbeck picked up eight paid nine points for Bydgoszcz as they won 49-41 at home to Rzeszow in Metalkas 2. Ekstraliga.
Sunday’s PGE Ekstraliga matches see Gorzow host Torun, with Wroclaw welcoming Zielona Gora to the Olympic Stadium.
For full details of the day’s PGE Ekstraliga results, scorers and the latest league table, click HERE.