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to do that today. We try to stay focused after something like that happens and I think all the guys did, but a few things caught us out.
“Not having Kyle in his last two rides was tough as well because he’s been one of our main players this season, and we just didn’t quite do enough in the end.”
SWINDON snatched a dramatic 46-45 win at Leicester thanks to a last-lap move from recent signing Tobiasz Musielak. The Robins trailed by 11 points with four heats to go but collected three 5-1s in the closing stages against their injury-hit hosts. Already without Josh Bates due to a shoulder injury, the Lions lost Kyle Newman (arm injury) in a Heat 1 spill, but worse followed when newcomer Pawel Przedpelski piled into the fourth-
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bend fence in Heat 9 and was withdrawn with concerns over his ankle.
The Robins were not without their own problems as Adam Ellis withdrew with a shoulder injury whilst the first running of Heat 15 saw home man Kim Nilsson disqualified after tangling with Swindon guest Troy Batchelor, who was unable to take his place in the re-run.
But captain Nick Morris came in to partner Musielak, and Morris got the better of sole Lions rider Danny
King on the second lap before Musielak stunned the home side by coming through with half a lap to go – and King’s efforts to respond ended as he clipped the fence on the final turn.
Musielak racked up 15+1 for the Robins with Morris on 10+1 and Batchelor 10, whilst Lions reserves Lasse Bjerre (14+2) and Erik Riss (14) both took seven rides to collect bumper hauls. Swindon boss Alun Rossiter said: “In speedway, you make your luck, the luck was on our side and we got away with it. We still got the three points, which is important.
“I went on TV and was a bit negative because Bradley (Wilson- Dean) had just lost an easy third place and I was a bit peeved about that – but it just shows you can never write this team off. “Tobias went into the ambulance with Przedpelski, and for him to come back like that having seen his countryman hurt was
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Tobiasz Musielak in spectacular action for the Robins at Leicester. Picture: STEVE DIXON
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