Wednesday September 05, 2012 |
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BIRMINGHAM edged King's Lynn 48-42 at the Norfolk Arena to take three Elite League points and give their play-off hopes a major boost.
The sides could not be separated after twelve races, but heat leaders Bjarne Pedersen and Sebastian Ulamek combined for a vital Heat 13 maximum before Martin Smolinski sensationally fought his way to a crucial Heat 14 victory.
Stars man Maciej Janowski was forced to start the decisive final race off a 15-metre handicap after blasting through the tapes at the first time of asking "“ and Pedersen and Ulamek capitalised on that slice of luck to wrap up the win with a 4-2.
It was a tremendous display from the battling Selco Brummies "“ and they could count themselves unlucky to have missed out on four league points after Ben Barker marginally missed out on a third place in Heat 14.
The performances of GP star Pedersen and veteran Ulamek were absolutely pivotal for the Perry Barr side "“ with both putting recent problems with consistency behind them to add double-figures.
Skipper Danny King bounced back from a poor start to back them up excellently "“ and Smolinski put his disappointing form to one side to bolster the lower order with a critical paid 8 contribution.
Brummies co-team boss Phil Morris said: "It was a great night tonight. I am still disappointed we didn't get the extra point but I am happy we got three-points on the board.
"I think this opens a few people's eyes and shows that we are a force to be reckoned with and we can make the play-offs."
KING'S LYNN 42: Chris Harris 9+1, Maciej Janowski 9, Kevin Wolbert 9, Mads Korneliussen 6+2, Daniel Nermark 4, Mateusz Szczepaniak 4, Ulrich Ostergaard 1+1.
SELCO BRUMMIES 48: Bjarne Pedersen 13+1, Sebastian Ulamek 11, Daniel King 8, Martin Smolinski 6+2, Ben Barker 4+2, Josh Auty 4+1, Nicolas Covatti 2.
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