Danish champion Michael Jepsen Jensen raced to 13 points as Smederna triumphed 50-40 over Lejonen in their Bauhaus Elitserien semi-final, first leg on Tuesday.
MJJ roared into form ahead of his wild-card appearance at the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 13 – his first SGP outing since 2018.
He racked up three race wins and two second places, while double World Under-21 champion Maksym Drabik and Gleb Chugunov both bagged 11 paid 12 points. SGP2 rider Mathias Pollestad scored seven paid nine.
Five-time Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik collected 14 for the Lions, with SGP rival Dominik Kubera scoring seven.
The first leg of the other semi-final between Indianerna and Vastervik takes place on Tuesday, with the return legs scheduled for next Wednesday.
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