Coventry Bees In To Elite League Final

Last updated : 20 September 2010 By Covsupport News Service
Coventry Bees are through to the Elite League Final after winning the second leg of the Semi-Final at Peterborough tonight.

At the East Of England Showground, the Bees, who have won their last eight meetings, travelled with a 14 point lead for the semi-final second leg and Kasprzak and Richard Sweetman got Coventry off to a great start with a 4-2 in the opening heat.

Over 1,000 Coventry fans plus those watching on Sky Sports saw a re-run heat two finish 3-3 and in a thrice re-run heat three, Ben Barker goit the win for a 4-2 to Coventry.

An exciting heat four brought a victory for Chris Harris and a 4-2. Sweetman and Kazprzak had a 5-1 in heat five with two 3-3's coming in the next two heats.

Richard Sweetman had his spare bike pack up and had to be replaced by Louis Bridger in Heat eight. With Buczkowski having a tactical ride, it was 7-2 to Peterborough which reduced the scores to Peterborough 23-28 Coventry.

Heats nine, ten, eleven were 3-3's before former Bees rider Rory Schlein won to give Peterborough a 5-1 and make them only a point behind the Bees.

Heat 13 was a 3-3. Lewis Bridger and Ed Kennett rode well in heat 14 for a 5-1 to send the Bees fans and team in the pits crazy.

With the East Of England Showground having a curfew, there was concerns that Heat 15 would go ahead. It did go ahead with Chris Harris and Ben Barker going for Coventry. With Chris Harris winning, Ben Barker crashed on heat three and had to receive treatment before returning to the pits to celebrate a 49-44 victory (101-82 aggregate).

PETERBOROUGH PANTHERS = 44 (82)

1. Kenneth Bjerre - 0,1*,0,0 = 1+1
2. Krzysztof Buczkowski - 2,2,6,3,1* = 14+1
3. Rory Schlein - 0,EF,EX,3 = 3
4. Niels Kristen Iversen - 2,1,3,1,2 = 9
5. Troy Batchelor - EF,3,2,3 = 8
6. Matt Tresarrieu - EX,F,0 = 0
7. Norbert Koscuich - 3,2,1,1*,2* = 9+2


COVENTRY BEES = 49 (101)

1. Krzysztof Kasprzak - 3,2*,EX,1* = 6+2
2. Richard Sweetman - 1,3,EX,3 = 7
3. Ben Barker - 3,2,1*,1,F = 7+1
4. Edward Kennett - 1,1*,2,2* = 6+2
5. Chris Harris - 3,3,2,2,3 = 13
6. Lewis Bridger - 2,EF,0,3 = 5
7. Przemyslaw Pawlicki - 1*,1,2,1*,F = 5+2



Bees manager Alan Rossiter said to Sky Sports: "We will start as under-dogs for the final and they didn't finish that far in front without being good but never say never and it is going to take a big effort but we have a good chance."

Coventry Bees will take on Poole who beat Wolves 53-41 tonight in the Final. The first leg is at Brandon next Monday and is live on Sky Sports 2.



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