Thursday, May 06, 2010

Trelleborg 2 - 1 Mjällby

We should never have lost this game against the last of the league.

A header early on by Musse Pigg, on the far pole and out. The Trelleborg keeper had not moved.
The first goal for Trelleborg was probably scored by the wind: the left defender kicks a center after a through in, the ball goes through the defense, a lot of fighting there but nobody actually touches it, and then it rollls against the pole and bumps in.
Equalization on a free-kick by Löken, bent right in the close corner. I think the 3-man wall actually disturbed the keeper (hiding the ball's trajectory) more than it helped.
The 2nd goal on a doubtful action. A Trelleborg player in the middle did not touch the ball, but he was in the middle of everything and from a very obvious offside position. On a center from the right he lets go the ball to Adelstam behind him who's all alone, the defense being busy covering the off-side guy.

A far kick at the end by Trelleborg hit the upper bar and out.

Asper a little passive on the 1st goal.
Westerberg made more mistakes than usually. The 2nd goal starts from him.
Bagarn and Cederberg also more mistakes than usual.
Ivan (central defense instead of Robledo suspended) made an even game.
Our midfield (Osiako, Grahn and Johan Svensson) is too slow, and loosing soo (too) many balls. The recipe has been the same for the past 4 games, opposite middle keeps the pressure, you wait for like the 5th pass and then you get the ball. When the opposite is happening, we let them bring up the ball until right outside the zone and then make a foul giving a free-kick. We are too passive in the middle.
Musse pigg not a great game, but some good occasions. The defenses are not giving him any space. And he's taking a lot of beating (much more than he manages to deal), I believe on purpose to make him kose his nerves.
Löken ok in the first half, then he disappeared (except for the 2 free-kicks of which one became a goal).
Replacers: Berner did not get much space either, and it's not easy to run after a ball when you cannot have a clue where the ball is gonna go next (bumpy field).
Manne made a good entrance chasing.
Nicklasson too short to really show he was there (in at 89').

Mr Referee was average. Yes Musse Pigg is playing tough, but he'd never go away with kicking someone (standing) in the back; apprently it's ok that he gets this treatment, which I disagree with. I also disagree that a guy who's 2m offside from the start and stays there disturbing both defense and keeper, but doesn't touch the ball, is not participating in the action. Disturbing is participating. 2 situations like that.
Most half bad things were ruled against us, while trelleborg did get away with a lot worse (Adelstam could have got at least 3 yellows).

The Trelleborg pitch was also quite a disaster. Not quite as bad as Olympiastadion (Djurgården), which was not even green, but very uneven.

So we continue to go down in the ranking, still 6th but we are not taking many points.
The game schedule is crazy, with a game every 3 days, you can see the players are tired. Trelleborg has almost a whole team injured. Stupid world cup.

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