Banned from celebrating prematurely
The Smiths are Swedish champions for the sixth time in the club’s history.
In the return leg in Jeslaved, Eskilstuna completely outperformed the Lions and reached 90 points already after eleven qualifying matches.
We have given us the gold for a year, and now we have it back,” says Ericsson at Radiosporten, Team Principal, Jerker Eriksson at Radiosporten.
SM final in highway About 90 points approx.
The Smiths won their first final match against Lijonen in Eskilstuna, 47-42 last week.
In the rematch on the far track in Giselavid, the regular competition winner flexed his muscles right from the start.
After four qualifiers, the visitors went 17-12 after Kacper Woryna and Grzegorz Zengota scored five goals.
Then Britain’s Daniel Bewley scored with Warina another win with four points. Meanwhile, star Robert Lambert put in an impeccable effort and racked up a total of four heat wins during the evening. Above all, the match was won at the starting gate as the guests were the fastest each time.
After ten heats, the score was 39-27 for the Smiths.
Then when Zengota got the last necessary points, the drivers wanted to celebrate, but the team management stopped them.
“Obviously it looks good, but we need to get those points first before celebrating,” says team principal Jerker Eriksson at C More.
Instead, the jubilation came after the 13th heat when Eskilstuna’s fourth gold medalist, five times in total throughout history, became a reality in six years. The score was 43-35 in the second final, but the truth is that there was not much excitement.
– Now it’s quite clear. It is a great joy. We fought hard this season. Fighting down a lion here isn’t bad. We’ve loaned the gold for a year, and now we’ve got it back, Ericsson says at Radiosporten.