Speedway: Peterborough Panthers knocked out of KO Cup
The Panthers beat Ipswich 48-42 but it wasn't enough
Peterborough are out of the KO Cup despite a 48-42 win over Ipswich in the semi-final second leg.
The Panthers raced at home in front of a large bank holiday crown at the East of England Arena.
Skipper Chris Harris put on a sensational show for the Crendon Panthers with Ben Cook superb at reserve, but the Witches’ first leg advantage proved enough to take them into the Final against Sheffield.
Unfortunately it was far from a dream debut for new signing Artem Laguta who was clearly lacking speed, which will hopefully be corrected when Panthers host Wolverhampton on Thursday.
PREMIERSHIP KO CUP S/F, 2nd leg
PETERBOROUGH 48: Chris Harris 13+1, Ben Cook 12+1, Benjamin Basso 7+1, Niels-Kristian Iversen 7+1, Vadim Tarasenko 5, Jordan Jenkins 3, Artem Laguta 1.
IPSWICH 42: Jason Doyle 12, Emil Sayfutdinov 10+1, Danny King 7, Erik Riss 6+2, Keynan Rew 5+1, Danyon Hume 2, Ashton Boughen 0.
Ipswich win 99-81 on aggregate.