Speedway: Ipswich Witches edge-out Leicester Lions in last-heat
Witches managed to recapture the initiative after a strong start from the visitors
Last updated 26th May 2023
Ipswich Witches managed to edge-out Leicester Lions at home last night to secure more vital points in speedway's Premiership.
The visitors led the opening five races, with Witches finally turning the corner midway through the fixture.
Ipswich held a four point lead with two races to go, with both sides going into the final heat on equal points.
The final race of the night ended in victory for Witches, with Jason Doyle and top scorer Emil Sayfutdinov vital in securing the win.
It ended 47 - 43 to Ipswich.
Speaking after the win, Manager Richie Hawkins said: “I’m pleased with another win, we certainly scraped through it and Leicester put in a great performance."
"They looked like a team in form and rode really well so credit to them.
"I think tonight was a meeting where the coin toss at the start actually played a big part in the meeting.
“I felt one and three were going to be better because four didn’t look as good as the other three and it certainly proved that way.
"They got ahead at the start of the meeting and then when we had a run of one and three, we pulled it back and got ahead ourselves and managed to hang on until the end."
FINAL SCORES
IPSWICH 47: Jason Doyle 12, Ben Barker 5+1, Danny King © 6, Keynan Rew 1, Emil Sayfutdinov 13+1, Danyon Hume 9+1, Joe Thompson (RS) 1. Team Manager: Ritchie Hawkins
LEICESTER 43: Max Fricke 11, Justin Sedgmen 8+2, Richard Lawson R/R, Chris Harris © 12+2, Nick Morris 3, Jake Allen 6+1, Dan Thompson (RS) 3+1. Team Manager: Stewart Dickson