Sunday, October 15, 2006

No pressure it was...

The game started without any pressure on MAIF, whose presence in SuperEttan next year is already secured.
The pressure raised just a little when the away team scored at the 16th second, new record, although the previous was for us (courtesy Eken).
The reaction was not obvious from MAIF's side. Degerfors was leading the game, we were making a lot of mistake, bad passes, defensive mistakes. Then came 0-2, score at the half-time. Until then we had had only like 2 or 3 clear occasions.
After the break, we take the same and start over. When Eken scores a terrible (and untakable) volley, we start believing again. But a (slightly doubtful) penalty shortly after cut those hopes. And the sum of mistakes leading to the final goal finished them off.

Nobody performed very well today, everybody was below their potential, so I won't grade anyone in particular. In an offensive layout with only 3 defenders, we were too passive, letting the Degerfors attackers do their game and bring up the ball almost unhindered. In the middle, not always somebody trying to receive the balls, and when we did we lost it shortly after. As for the attackers, the finishes were not good enough.
Outside the pitch, ze Strubbarna were more or less in the same mood, sleepy. The 12 Degerfors supporters where making more noise.
Worth noting is that Degerfors' keeper has been good, did some good saves.

Also, ze Pajas was not on our side today either. Eken took a lot of beating by the same player on at least 3 occasion in the first half hour, and... nothing. At the very end of the game Adam Berner was taken down in the surface by Degerfors' keeper and... nothing. Mr Pajas let Degerfors play a very ugly football, where taking the players down had priority over getting the ball.
Anyway...

Final result: MAIF 1-4 Degerfors
A game to forget. Let's put it on the release of the stress for staying in the SuperEttan. A little bit a pity for the (again) more than 2000 spectators that had come to see the same football as during the previous 9 games.

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