EUROPEAN CUP FINAL 1st LEG
 
Workington got one hand on the European Cup trophy with a fine win in Moscow against a stubborn home side.  The visitors took the lead in heat 5 and maintained for most of the meeting, although trailed by a point going into the last heat where Solberg and Ruzucha produced a maximum to wrap up victory.  The top pair were ably supported by Reay, Drahos and reserve Last, who was in fine form recording 11+1.  For the home side Nikitra Federenko produced the sort of display expected of him and Rozborski, Dawson, Mikhail Federenko and Nixon supported but they didn't quite have enough to get the win against their English opponents.
 
 MOSCOW MOTHS 43
 1. Nikita Federenko.......... 3  3  3  3  1  -  13
 2. Zane Snow................. 0  1  0  -  -  -   1
 3. Kamil Rozborski........... 3  2  3  Fx -  -   8
 4. Blair Nixon............... 1  0  1  3  -  -   5
 5. Mikhail Federenko......... 1  3  0  2* 0  -   6+1
 6. Adam Stefaniszyn.......... 1  0  1  -  -  -   2
 7. Malky Dawson.............. 3  0  2  0  3  0   8
 
 WORKINGTON LOGHEADS 46
 1. Vaclav Ruzucha............ 2  3  2* 0  2* -   9+2
 2. Anders Solberg............ 1* 1  3  3  3  -  11+1
 3. Alan Connor............... 2  N2 1* Fx -  -   3+1
 4. Zdenek Drahos............. R  2  2  1* -  -   5+1
 5. Liam Reay................. 2* 2  2  1  -  -   7+1
 6. Oliver Christensen........ 0  0  Fx -  -  -   0
 7. Dexter Last............... 2  3  1* 1  2  2  11+1
 
 No. Results                                                               MO WO  MO WO
  1: Nikita Federenko, Vaclav Ruzucha, Anders Solberg, Zane Snow..........  3  3   3  3 
  2: Malky Dawson, Dexter Last, Adam Stefaniszyn, Oliver Christensen......  4  2   7  5 
  3: Kamil Rozborski, Alan Connor, Blair Nixon, Zdenek Drahos (R).........  4  2  11  7 
  4: Dexter Last, Liam Reay, Mikhail Federenko, Malky Dawson..............  1  5  12 12 
  5: Vaclav Ruzucha, Kamil Rozborski, Anders Solberg, Blair Nixon.........  2  4  14 16 
  6: Nikita Federenko, Liam Reay, Zane Snow, Oliver Christensen...........  4  2  18 18 
  7: Mikhail Federenko, Zdenek Drahos, Dexter Last, Adam Stefaniszyn......  3  3  21 21 
  8: Anders Solberg, Malky Dawson, Dexter Last, Zane Snow.................  2  4  23 25 
  9: Kamil Rozborski, Liam Reay, Blair Nixon, Oliver Christensen (Fx).....  4  2  27 27 
 10: Nikita Federenko, Zdenek Drahos, Alan Connor, Malky Dawson...........  3  3  30 30 
 11: Anders Solberg, Vaclav Ruzucha, Adam Stefaniszyn, Mikhail Federenko..  1  5  31 35 
 12: Malky Dawson, Dexter Last, Kamil Rozborski (Fx), Alan Connor (Fx)....  3  2  34 37 
 13: Nikita Federenko, Mikhail Federenko, Liam Reay, Vaclav Ruzucha.......  5  1  39 38 
 14: Blair Nixon, Dexter Last, Zdenek Drahos, Malky Dawson................  3  3  42 41 
 15: Anders Solberg, Vaclav Ruzucha, Nikita Federenko, Mikhail Federenko..  1  5  43 46 

 

 

 

 

EUROPEAN CUP FINAL 2nd LEG
 
For a period it looked like Moscow might cause a genuine upset with a win at Workington and they led on aggregate going into heat 8 where the home side responded with a maximum thanks to a double tactical substitution to get their noses ahead by a single point on the running scores.  From that point they took control and went on to win relatively comfortably.  The Federenko brothers put up a fight for the Russians but supports wasn't consistent and Ruzucha and Reay hit big points for the home side.  Last was once again outstanding from reserves and everyone chipped in with a point or two to make sure they had enough to win the European Cup trophy for a second time, having won the first ever staging way back in 2014!
 
 WORKINGTON LOGHEADS 50 (96)
 1. Vaclav Ruzucha............ 2  3  3  3  3  1  15
 2. Anders Solberg............ 0  2* 2* -  -  -   4+2
 3. Alan Connor............... 1  1  1  3  -  -   6
 4. Zdenek Drahos............. 0  0  3  0  -  -   3
 5. Liam Reay................. 1* 3  2* 2  1  3  12+2
 6. Oliver Christensen........ 0  0  1* -  -  -   1+1
 7. Dexter Last............... 3  2  2* 2  -  -   9+1
 
 MOSCOW MOTHS 40 (83)
 1. Nikita Federenko.......... 3  3  3  2  1  2  14
 2. Zane Snow................. 1  2* 0  0  -  -   3+1
 3. Kamil Rozborski........... 2* 2  1  0  -  -   5+1
 4. Blair Nixon............... 3  1* 0  -  -  -   4+1
 5. Mikhail Federenko......... 3  1  2  0  3  0   9
 6. Adam Stefaniszyn.......... 1* 0  0  -  -  -   1+1
 7. Malky Dawson.............. 2  0  1  1  -  -   4
 
 No. Results                                                               WO MO  WO MO
  1: Nikita Federenko, Vaclav Ruzucha, Zane Snow, Anders Solberg..........  2  4   2  4 
  2: Dexter Last, Malky Dawson, Adam Stefaniszyn, Oliver Christensen......  3  3   5  7 
  3: Blair Nixon, Kamil Rozborski, Alan Connor, Zdenek Drahos.............  1  5   6 12 
  4: Mikhail Federenko, Dexter Last, Liam Reay, Malky Dawson..............  3  3   9 15 
  5: Nikita Federenko, Zane Snow, Alan Connor, Zdenek Drahos..............  1  5  10 20 
  6: Vaclav Ruzucha, Anders Solberg, Mikhail Federenko, Adam Stefaniszyn..  5  1  15 21 
  7: Liam Reay, Kamil Rozborski, Blair Nixon, Oliver Christensen..........  3  3  18 24 
  8: Vaclav Ruzucha, Liam Reay, Malky Dawson, Zane Snow...................  5  1  23 25 
  9: Zdenek Drahos, Mikhail Federenko, Alan Connor, Adam Stefaniszyn......  4  2  27 27 
 10: Vaclav Ruzucha, Anders Solberg, Kamil Rozborski, Blair Nixon.........  5  1  32 28 
 11: Nikita Federenko, Liam Reay, Oliver Christensen, Zane Snow...........  3  3  35 31 
 12: Alan Connor, Dexter Last, Malky Dawson, Kamil Rozborski..............  5  1  40 32 
 13: Vaclav Ruzucha, Nikita Federenko, Liam Reay, Mikhail Federenko.......  4  2  44 34 
 14: Mikhail Federenko, Dexter Last, Nikita Federenko, Zdenek Drahos......  2  4  46 38 
 15: Liam Reay, Nikita Federenko, Vaclav Ruzucha, Mikhail Federenko.......  4  2  50 40