tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153558922024-03-08T01:09:55.318+01:00Ze French Minks - MAIF ultrasZe French Minks - A supporter for Mjällby AIF football club, playing in the 1st swedish league AllsvenskanFrenchMinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221980010597117429noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-61853471794951511772011-05-01T20:55:00.003+02:002011-05-01T21:44:14.749+02:003 points, 3 goals, 1 El KabirBefore the away game against Norrköping, "football specialists" and other "football experts" had chosen Norrköping favorit for the game against Mjällby. It was clear. Norrköping had started very well the season while Mjällby had difficulties so it would be easy... Too easy. <div><br /></div><div>Mjällby had played:</div><div><br /></div><div>home: Helsingborg, bad game without El Kabir 0-1</div><div>away: AIK, very bad game with El Kabir some minutes 3-0</div><div>home: Kalmar, good game with Kabir 1-0</div><div>away: Malmo, not so bad, with Kabir 0-1</div><div>home: Gais not bad without Kabir 1-1</div><div><br /></div><div>Norrköping had played:</div><div><br /></div><div>home: Gais 2-0</div><div>away: Gefle 2-0</div><div>away: Trelleborg 1-2 </div><div>home: Halmstads 2-0</div><div>away: Djurgården 1-3</div><div><br /></div><div>We will see how many points will take Norrköping against AIK, Malmo, Hesingborg...</div><div><br /></div><div>So it is not a surprise that Mjällby won 3-0 away with 2 goals from El Kabir who has been the best. As he says himself, there is only one El Kabir.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ivan the terrible or Prins Daniel (Daniel Ivanovski) has been excellent. He is the big surprise of the start if the season. He has not played for 1 year and now he even gave the ball to El Kabir for the 0-1.</div><div><br /></div><div>Johan Svensson has played his first game and he was good. David Löken Löfqvist is loosing his place. A pity, he is not at the level of last year.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next game: </div><div><br /></div><div>home: Trelleborg, they are in a better form and we never manage with them.</div><div>away: Halmstads, in crisis</div><div>home: Ddjurgården, in crisis</div><div>away: Gefle in crisis</div><div><br /></div><div>We need 30 points to stay in Allsvenskan. 23 points more needed.</div><div>6 games, 7 points. 5 time 7 points = 35 points...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>SuperMinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514337642931125747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-16119690972258719042011-04-24T17:35:00.000+02:002011-04-24T17:35:37.192+02:00MAIF 1 - 1 GAISFantastic weather today in Strandvallen, drew almost 3600 people. First try of the Extra bench, all the way up behind the panels it was nice and warm, good view of the field but not so much perspective.<br />
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With Musse Pigg suspended (three yellows, of which at least one completely unnecessary), Eken was back at the top alongside Gitselov, Bagarn captain though. Ivan out (for the same reason) was replaced by Cederberg.<br />
Early goal at the 5th minute, nice center from Niklasson on the right, Gits alone at the second pole trys the volley, but not so strong and on the GAIS keeper, the ball bounces off him and on Eken's foot who just has to push it in. 1:0 at 5'50 feels good. After that it was a little bit the festival of bad passes. GAIS was holding a very high pressing, were very mobile and stealing lots of balls. For 20 minutes it was all GAIS, although only on their right side, and the trio Wille-Pavel-Robin kept danger at bay. After about 30 minutes the game was more even again. At 40 minutes Eken gets a clear penalty, wants to take it and shoots it on the ground, not very hard, nor very far, so the GAIS keeper can push it out. 2-0 at this stage would have been a game-changer, given Eken's current level of performance somebody else should have taken it.<br />
The second half was more of the same, high pressure and lots of movement from GAIS, and it paid of in the end with a very hard shot from just outside the zone into the roof of the net that Asper couldn't take. 1-1. The last 20 minutes were to Mjällby but GAIS' defense held tight, not leaving much space to our attackers. More than goals I would like to see some shoots, dribbling with the ball is nice but it does not score often. Several occasions towards the very last seconds, but Gits missed a couple of controls and couldn't really push it all the way.<br />
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Giant on the field today was Bagarn, so many saves, a few quite critical ones. Not far behind was Cederberg, who also had a lot of balls and did good. Wingers Wille and Vesterberg ok. Pavel got many balls, and drew a lot of attention from GAIS. Eken should have been taken out towards the middle of the 2nd half, to give more time to Berner.<br />
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Not so good coaching from Peter Swärd. Pavel out while he was the most active, and replaced by an uninspired for the day Löken, killed the tempo. <br />
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1 point of 6 possible this week, it sucks. 2 goals scored only. It doesn't look so promising if you ask me.FrenchMinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221980010597117429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-22629600545567941492011-04-17T10:02:00.004+02:002011-04-17T10:09:48.636+02:00Mjällby – Kalmar 1 – 0<p class="MsoNormal">Mjällby are back on track after the two first games without points as well as goals. The Saturday afternoon’s game with <st1:city><st1:place>Kalmar</st1:place></st1:city> left a great feeling of relief after the first three points and one goal at a sunny, but rather cold, Strandvallen.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But first, a little summary of the season so far. Ze French Minks apologize for having missed the season starting, even though two games already have been played. We have all been a little busy with the mink breeding and other stuff in life. And to our defense we can state the fact that also Mjällby <st1:stockticker>AIF</st1:stockticker>, or at least some of the players, also had not noticed – until now – that the season actually had started.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A little resume of the two games played: Mjällby started the season with a 0 -1 loss at home with vice champions of last year, <st1:place>Helsingborg</st1:place>. As the seasons first games often are, nor was this one very exiting. Since HIF was the only team who beat Mjällby in both games last year, as well as in the cup, we didn’t expect too much. On the other hand, just the fact that everything can happen in the season’s first game and Mjällby played home gave us some hope. But really. No, the same thing happened again. But I must say I think HIF is really boring to see. They do not play any entertaining football and nor the players nor the supporters can claim to have a winning way. Actually this time it was worse than that since the game was delayed due to a fight where some of the HIF supporters beat up some police. They had also started with destroying MAIFs tifo before the game. What can we say?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The second game was away with AIK. An AIK that surprisingly “lost” two points to the newcomer last year in the opening game. A draw that MAIF probably had been very happy for before the game, while it must had been a big disappointment afterwards. This year Mjällby could not surprise the bigger team even if the guests were dominating the first part of the game. Then something happened. Within one minute AIK scored two goals just before half time and Mjällby was under the ice. They didn’t manage to recover and took yet another goal. Defeat 3 – 0. Well…</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Back to today’s game. Historically Mjällby has never won with <st1:city><st1:place>Kalmar</st1:place></st1:city> in Allsvenskan. That does not say so much though. Last year they played two draws and before that we have to go 25 years back, to find the team from Lister in Allsvenskan, which makes it difficult to compare.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Coach Peter Swärdh had changed the team since last. Daniel Nilsson was back from injury and took back his place on the inner midfield. That put Pavel Zavadil on the left, while Tobias Grahn and David Löfquist kept their places in the middle and the right. Mattias Asper was obviously at his place in the goal and the wing defenders where the same as usual; William Leandersson on the left and Jesper Westerberg on the right. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Robin Cederberg started on the bench after too many individual mistakes in the two first games, especially with AIK. Cederberg has started the season like a player who takes the step up from Superettan to a tougher Allsvenskan, surprised by the tempo. But that was last year. Strange since Cederberg finished the season as one of the rocks of the team. I think though, he will come back and is a great backup for two places in the defense. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Instead of Cederberg Daniel Ivanovski made his comeback. Ivanovski who has mostly played right defender during his time in Mjällby got his chance on his true position, in the middle, together with Allsvenskans oldest – and wisest – Patrik Baker Rosengren.And how he made it. Ivan was king today. Very explosive, wise and doing generally a good job together with Baker. Who is always doing great.</p><p class="MsoNormal">That the first half’s most aggressive players should turn out to be Baker and Ivan might tell something of the general level of today’s game and players. They led the team from behind. The new midfield did their job most of the time, without especially shining. Still I had expected more of l´Onion Löfquist. He is another player who has not yet started his season. Maybe time for someone else from the start? L´Onion will probably find his form and be a good substitute. Zavadil on the left does a lot of work and ran really all the time. Also more forwards than lately. It was after one of his terrific corners that the goal was realized. In the front of the home team not much happened. Moestapha El Kabir started ok enough, but didn’t have any big day at work together with Marcus Ekenberg. El Kabir not to blame but rather the latter who has not found his form / does not perform. The question is why. Normally Ekenberg is untouchable and with all right, he use to do a good work in most games. If not scoring himself he keeps more than one of the defenders occupied to let someone else, like Musse do the scoring. Today Swärdh surprised the crowd by changing Ekenberg, with all right. The problem, which should turn out a non problem, was that the black and yellow home team had just smaller and lighter guys to put in towards <st1:city><st1:place>Kalmar</st1:place></st1:city>’s giants. But Swärdh has <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">a good eye</i> and swapped l´Onion Löfquist to smaller Daniel Nicklasson (58), and Ekenberg to Peter Gitselov (66). And then the game changed. Gitselov did a really good game and the combination with him and El Kabir was a lot more efficient than with Ekenberg, who he played with in the other games.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In fact the games only goal came in the 73<sup>rd</sup> minute after a corner from Zavadil. Gitselov made a try, but the ball flipped here and there before El Kabir could make the ball over the line. Not exactly his most beautiful goal, but a really important one. With the entrance of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">the light garde</i>, Niklasson and Gitselov and a hardworking Zavadil, a most of the time wellplaying Grahn and a good defence, especially the midwall, and last but not less important, the scoring Kabir -<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>it start to look acceptable again.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Generally the game was not much to see. Not for any of the supporters. And a draw had been all right seen to the performance. But on the other hand Mjällby had some retroactive point to claims after the other two games. Just a pity for <st1:city><st1:place>Kalmar</st1:place></st1:city> who is a nice team – both players and public is behaving well. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Something we didn’t see anything of was the, by the media uphaussed, verbal fight between the <i>two biggest mouths of Allsvenskan</i>, Henrik Rydström and Tobias Grahn. It might have been more entertaining in a way, like a hockey fight. Grahn got a yellow for protesting though, but else wise both kept calm. Funny this about “the big mouths”. I have not seen anyone analyse the fact that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">the big mouths</i> both come from eastern Blekinge, on a distance of about just 25 km from each other. Is that so that people from Blekinge complain more? Talk more? Especially from this little area? Well, they might be rather outspoken. There is another person from this area who is writing an excellent blogg, sometimes about football. Nowadays also connected to Mjällby. I wonder what she thinks about this theory. For those who understands Swedish, her blog – Fotbollsfrun is to be found <a href="http://blogg.aftonbladet.se/7148/">here</a>. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Well, enough for this time. We hope for another 3 points next week with Malmö, Swedish champions last year. There is hope since Mjällby knows how to beat Malmö. It all depends on the moods of a certain El Kabir. Does he want to beat Malmö this time, or not? In any case, normally an entertaining game to see. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Good things with this game<br />King Daniel (not to exchange with Prince Daniel) Ivanovski<br />Peter Gitselov – alert and eager, good with Kabir<br />Moestapha El Kabir – most important or only (?) scorer of Mjällby, so far in any case<br />Patrik Baker Rosengren – does not let anything pass him<br />Pavel Zavadil – hardworking, hardrunning, very important on corners and freekicks<br />Tobias Grahn – does a lot of work<br />Daniel Nilsson – and he does a lot more. The guy you miss the most when he is not there</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">To work with<br />To understand what is wrong with Ekenberg. Time to start from the bench?´<br />To make Löfquist see the season has started<br />To make Grahn “discuss” less with the referees. I don’t say he is wrong, but if HE just opens his mouth, it is sure he will get a yellow.</p>Black Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16656350776814259287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-61520120294666077452010-11-07T21:11:00.008+01:002010-11-07T23:06:53.711+01:00Congratulations Malmö FF ! MFF 2 - 0 MAIFMjällby has lost the last game of the season against a fantastic team of Malmö 2-0 this sunday afternoon. Malmö is champion. Congratulation Malmö. It´s may be the start of a long serie: fantastic arena 24 000 people, young team, very good public, correct pubic too. Us visitors, we have been well received. We were more than 800 from Blekinge.<br /><br />In the best case Mjällby could have been 4th and in the worst case it could be 6th place. Trelleborg winning their last game, Mjällby finished the 6th of Allsvenskan.<br /><br />For the first time of his history, Mjällby stays in Allsvenskan. It´s an amazing peformance. All the football expert where sure to see Mjällby back to superettan.<br /><br />Mjällby had lost the game last week when the referee of the game Mjällby - Åtvidabergs gave 2 yellow cards to repectively to Patrick Rosengren and to Tobias Grahn. Both yellow card were generous...<br /><br />For the little story, Rolbledo missed the ball at 20 meters and then it was 1-0 for Malmö at the 17th minute. Then 2-0 just before the half time and everything was done. Mjällby got a goal refused by the referee, a little too much home referee. We understand. It´s important that Malmö get champion, a lot of people etc... <br /><br />Mjällby has lost points this year beeing the little team against the most etablished team. The referee alaways gave more credit to the big team. El Kabir has been hunted and punished this year in scandalous way like in Trelleborg for example.<br /><br />The best today: Patrick Osiako, David Löfqvist. El Kabir never entered in the game, may be injured.Black Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16656350776814259287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-90713078932034062162010-10-25T21:15:00.002+02:002010-10-25T21:47:42.514+02:00Kalmar happy with one point against MjällbyMjällby took one point in Kalmar on Sunday afternoon game. It´s a pity because there was place for a victory.<br /><br />With 3 games left, Mjällby is at the 5th place.<br /><br />Helsingborg 61 points<br />Malmö 58 points<br />Örebro 49 points<br />Elsborg 44 points<br />Mjällby 40 points<br /><br />Juan Robledo was on the bench one more time.... Difficult for him but Robin Cedeberg is excellent since 4 games.<br /><br />Adam Berner played some minutes more than usual.<br /><br />Joahn Svensson is now playing from start since some games. Good for him. He is may be more playing that last year.<br /><br />Patrick Rosengren was guest start in Kalmar and got a standing ovation. Cool people in Kalmar.<br /><br />El Kabir scored and is playing his last game with Mjällby.<br /><br />One more pass for Marcus Ekenberg.<br /><br />Patrick Osiako was in top form and Tobias Grahn was keeping energy for the cup game of Thursday in Helsingborg.<br /><br />Wille gave the ball back to Kalmar and we took a goal. It does not happend so often.<br /><br />Next game Swedish cup on Thursday !Black Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16656350776814259287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-37987117398491268192010-10-17T20:30:00.004+02:002010-10-17T21:48:54.987+02:00Mjällby - Halmstad 2 - 0 - El Kabir means the GreatMjällby won Sundays game towards Halmstad with 2 - 0. The contract is thereby definitively secured after goals by Moestafa El Kabir and David L´Onion Löfquist, who has scored in the both winning games with Halmstad.<br /><br />On this rather cold October afternoon Mjällby played their second last game home at Strandvallen towards an, on forhand, more motivated Halmstads BK. It was cold, but there was also a strong low autumn sun shining.<br /><br />Despite some really good chances for both teams and a not too slow play at the beginning of the game, somehow the game developed into a light battle between two teams in the middle of the table. Media talk about El Kabir being too fast for Halmstads aging defence - 34 and 35 year old Jönsson and Zvirgzdauskas. But nobody has anything to say about the ages of Allsvenskans oldest player, Patrik Rosengren, 39, or Mjällbys goalie - more agile than ever - Mattias Asper, 36. Not in the slightest any problems to stop Halmstad.<br /><br />Despite everything the first half ended without any goals. Yawn.<br /><br />If Mjällby had had some problems in the first half, they where the clearly better team in the second half. But no goals at all worried a little. Until the 67th minute when El Kabir = the Great (178 cm) scored with the head. He got a delicate ball from Jesper Westerberg passed by Tobias Grahn and put his head. Nice!<br /><br />Another goal from Mjällby had reassured their supporters, but nothing happened - until three minutes into injury time. L´Onion (Löfquist) had been doing a paler figure than lately the game through, without beeing bad. In his last rush he looked determined to change the judgement of his game. He passed his guy with the ball on his head and finished with a great shot into the elsewise wellplaying Robin Malmkvists right corner. 2 - 0 and game over.<br /><br />Unfortunatelly L´Onion will miss the next game because of a third yellow card. Also Grahn collected a card of this color.<br /><br />For the record Ekenberg started well and was involved in some actions especially in the first half. At the end of the game he shot a great shot in the woodwork and cannot be more near to score. Time to score in the next game? Also recent first time father (congratulations Lina and Johan) Johan Svensson made a good game and the home defence was solid. Asper great as mentioned.<br /><br />Mjällby AIF - Halmstads BK 2-0 (0-0)<br /><br />1-0 (67) Moestafa El Kabir, 2-0 (93) David Löfquist<br />Yellow cards, Mjällby: David Löfquist, Tobias Grahn. Halmstad: Tomas Zvirgzdauskas, Joe Sise, Jonas Gudni Saevarsson, Tommy Jönsson.<br />Referee: Sven–Martin Åkesson, Kode.<br />Spectators: 2 820.<br /><br />Mjällby (4–4–2): Mattias Asper – Jesper Westerberg, Patrik Rosengren, Robin Cederberg, William Leandersson – David Löfquist, Daniel Nilsson, Tobias Grahn, Johan Svensson (Peter Gitselov 74) – Moestafa El Kabir (Emanuel Svensson 89), Marcus Ekenberg.<br /><br />Halmstad (4–2-3–1): Robin Malmkvist – Tomas Zvirgzdauskas, Tommy Jönsson, Ryan Miller, Mikael Rosén – Emil Salomonsson, Jonas Gudni Saevarsson (Kristoffer Thydell 83), Anel Raskaj (Anselmo 75), Michael Görlitz, Marcus Olsson – Joe Sise.<br /><br />Just four more games to play, three of them of Allsvenskan and one (or maybe two) of the Swedish Cup:<br /><br />Next game: 24 October Kalmar FF - Mjällby<br />Semifinals of the Swedish Cup: 28 October Helsingborg - Mjällby<br />Next and last game at home: 1 November Mjällby - Åtvidaberg<br />Last game of the year: 7 November Malmö FF - MjällbyBlack Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16656350776814259287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-73938110263335987172010-10-04T17:58:00.000+02:002010-10-04T17:58:42.224+02:00IFK Göteborg 0 - 0 MAIFCalm weather with slight rain this sunday in Gothenburg.<br />
The grass of Gamla Ullevi looked like Strandvallen 1st of April 2010: completely crappy and bump.<br />
Mjällby owned the first half, the second was more even. Alert at the 12th minute, Westerberg almost scored *against* with a very nice volley, but Asper was awake.<br />
Good intentions in the middle, but too much inaccuracy in passes, often too long. Ball fault? IFK suffered of the same problem and it's their usual ball. Pitch problem? Rain problem?<br />
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Both defenses were very good at neutralizing attackers, and both keepers covered the rest. MAIF attackers lacked precision in front of the box, Hysén likewise (it's pretty much a one-man-show at IFK, which you can expect from their 4-2-3-1).<br />
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The veterans Asper and Bagarn were as good as we're used to.<br />
Cederberg in great form like against the Zoo. Wille and Danne good. Osiako good at times but uneven. Johan Svensson OK. Löken in great form too. Westerberg and Eken were disappointing, did not succeed much anything at all, it smells the bench for next game. Gits in good form.<br />
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Robledo was not here but it was ok, has he lost his place? Same for Grahn.<br />
Keep rotating Peter Swärd, the players must want be on the pitch.FrenchMinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221980010597117429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-24693276851759648252010-09-27T22:32:00.005+02:002010-09-27T23:06:03.023+02:00Finally a victory: Mjällby AIF - Djurgården 3-0Mjällby had not won since the 16 of August (MAIF- Örebro 1-0).<br /><br />It´s only the second victory at home since the 15th of May (MAIF - Malmö FF 4-2)...<br /><br />Peter Gitselov #9 was in picture for the game publicity in the newspapers this week and also in the program of the game. Good choice: he scored 2 goals: 72 minutes for 2-0 and then a "Gitselov Special" at the end of the game 90 minutes for a 3-0.<br /><br />Mjällby played without Robledo suspended but Robin Cedeberg was great today. He was the first on the ball all the time, he was fast. The choice between Wille and Robin will be difficult for the next game.<br /><br />Mjällby played also without Tobias Grahn, suspended. Patrick Osiako is back in top form. D. Nilsson and Osiako couple worked well.<br /><br />Mjällby has now 35 points and with 35 points the allsvenskan contract for next year is ok.<br /><br />3528 were in Strandvallen despite a strong north wind.<br /><br />El Kabir could have had a penalty in first half . But he did not. It was the same against Helsingborg and in Borås against Elfsborg. Not penalty. Instead he got a yellow card. He will miss next game.<br /><br />Marcus Ekenberg gave the tempo in the first half. Dynamic and postive agressivity.<br /><br />What is happening to David Löfquist ? Excellent game. Incredible progress done by that guy in one year. He is in the start 11 now.<br /><br />Mattias Asper got may be a cold today. Nothing to do.<br /><br />Johan Svensson did may be his best game today.<br /><br />Patrick Rosengren was one of the best today as susual.<br /><br />5 games to go:<br /><br />IFK Göteborg - Maif 3/10 -> 1 point<br />Maif - Halmstad 17/10 -> 3 points<br />Kalmar - Maif 24/10 -> 1 point<br />Maif - Åtvidaberg 31/10 -> 3 points<br />Malmö - Maif 7/11 -> o point<br /><br />Total: 43 points !Black Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16656350776814259287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-24986500694934260662010-09-12T18:18:00.009+02:002010-09-12T20:50:19.770+02:00Elfsborg - Mjällby 2 - 0Saturdays game in Borås was settled because of the fact that Mjällby got a red card due to chance on goal and also a penalty which the hometeam took care of easily, already in the first half of the game. Instead of three important points to keep the speed exactly with Elfsborg, Mjällby lost not only the game but possibly also three important players for the next game. One will be defender Jesper Westerberg who got the red card and the possible others are the two who left the pitch after injurys - Daniel Nicklasson already after 35 minutes and Moestapha El Kabir who took a lot of beating during the game and finally left the pitch on a stretcher.<br /><br />We can sum up the game by stating that:<br /><br />- Elfsborg won the game.<br />- Mjällby stood up well with one of the best Swedish teams, we knew already before the game that it would be very difficult to turn back with full points from Borås Arena where Elfsborg has not lost since a very long while. And after how the game developed, it went even more difficult.<br />- The Elfsborg victory was, if not fair, expected since we could not expect Mjällby to win away with one man less on the pitch.<br /><br />We can also state that this was not the most beautiful game ever. In no sense. No glam football and rather nasty. As spectators coming from far it went more and more frustrating to see. "Clever" they might have been, the yellow home team, but very nasty with a good help from the referee who tries to be a nice guy (?). Better was the arrangements around the game and the treatment we got from the staff at Borås Arena.<br /><br />I think Mjällby could bring back something they achieved towards Elfsborg, even if they will have mental as well as fysical marks to cure before next game which is already at Wednesday with Häcken at home. Mjällby, this time in red, was pushing and making life difficult for the yellow and black Elfsborg, who should not at all be happy with their performance (more than for the important points they brought home).<br /><br />The game was actually not too much to see, in the first half both teams where pending while the second half was more a fight. Not until at the end of the first half things happened, and that was not in a good way for Mjällby.<br /><br />First misery was when Nicklasson had to leave the pitch already after 35 minutes. He had until then made a very good game and made life hard for his defender. He was replaced by Peter Gitselov, who also came to make a good performance and could have been the hero of the game. His best chance to score came shortly after he came in. But wellplaying Ante Covic in the home cage returned the ball - where Tobias Grahn could manage to get it into the net. What a joy by the awaysupporters! But the assistant referee was of another opinion and on the replay screen we could also admit that Grahn was offside, but really not a lot. A goal at this point should have, of course, changed the game and most probably turn it out differently. Still it looked good for Mjällby and still everything seemed to turn Mjällbys way.<br /><br />Then the big distaster occured. On the other side of the pitch, yes we where really to far to see anything, a yellow player (James Keane) gets the ball on the wrong side of the last Mjällby defender, Westerberg. Everything went very quickly but I would had voted for offside at this point. The guy fell very easily and the spectacle begun. We did not understand anything, but saw Westerberg leave the pitch and another yellow guy (Martin Ericsson) place the ball at eleven meters.<br /><br />A red? But if the guy is offside?? And did they at all touch? According to the people we called at home who where in the front of the tv, or others in a better position, there was not contact and a possible offside. This is tought with a double punishment<br />and the question is still if it where right. I don´t think so even after checking the tv pictures after the game. Still nothing we can do about it afterwards.<br /><br />On the following penalty Asper, who was good throughout the game (and furious at James Keane who twice kicked him in the softer parts), was chanceless and suddenly there is 1-0 for Elfsborg and one guys less in the field for Mjällby. Not really fair at this point with this goal but normally things can change, but playing more than half a game with one guy less would be tought.<br /><br />At halftime Peter Swärdh choose to reinforce the defence by putting Robin Cederberg in the game. Instead a midfielder had to leave place. Nicklasson was already out and Swärdh choose Grahn. I don´t agree to this decision since Grahn so far had a good day at work and actually already tasted the scoring.<br /><br />Obviously Mjällby would have a tough compit during the next 45 minutes and they did. But so did Elfsborg since the guests didn´t give up their game. One man less in a newcomers team should have made a bigger difference for a routinated team like Elfsborg. I cannot say that anyone played a football worth looking at. But Mjällby impressed by their stubborness and their will to attack "the big team", on their artificial grass and in their "castle".<br /><br />What was more and more annoying and even painful to see how mean the Elfsborg players, many of them, where playing even trying to hurt the opponents. Worst was Jon Jönsson who got a yellow card after five minutes. I realise now afterwards that it was just after five minutes. During the game we waited and waited before the card came and it seemed long before it did. And he should surely had another one. (But you know, then he have had to leave the pitch, and that seems a little hard, doesn´t it?. Or?). One reason for nor liking this guy is because of his brutal treatment of El Kabir, kicking him on the feet during freekicks, or him and Otters treated Juan Robledo. In the opposite way El Kabir of course got a card.<br /><br />I will not go into discussion here with neither the level of the referees or the fact of beeing consequent in your decisions and judgements or even to keep to the rule book (if the rule book say you should get a warning, you should - every time and not just sometimes depending on I don´t know what. How else could the players know how to behave and keep to the rules. How much of filming or arguing with the referee do you see in handball? Or in rugby - there you immediatelly loose meters every time you protest).<br /><br />Well, enought about that. Good in Elfsborg? Goalie Ante Covic did a good game and behaved with big authority (which impressed the referee). The two substitutes Stefan Ishizaki (61) and Daniel Nordmark (80) where an injection for the Borås team. Nordmark became the nemesis for Mjällby by scoring at overtime. A very nice goal where Asper had no chance. 2-0 was a fact and Mjällby a beaten team.<br /><br />Summary:<br /><br />- Elfsborg was the more "clever" team, doing the "right", but not always fair moves.<br />- Mjällby had after the double penalty very tought times and couldn´t do more than this. A pity they took a second goal and also a pity it all happened in this important "six points game".<br />- A very bitter loss for Mjällby with two injurys and a given defender out for the next game.<br /><br />Next game is already at Wednesday, home towards Häcken.Black Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16656350776814259287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-91926102164974605042010-08-29T20:05:00.000+02:002010-08-29T20:05:24.433+02:00MAIF 1 - 1 TrelleborgLong time no see. Fall is slowly coming but today was still summer. Sunny warm and no wind.<br />
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Mjällby started very fast and scored already in the 6th minute through Grahn after a lovely play Musse Pigg - Eken - Grahn.<br />
MAIF had to shots on the poles, 1 Eken, 1 Musse Pigg. At that time it could have been 3-0<br />
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Around the 20th minute Robledo was injured in a heading duel and had to go out for some minutes. That was the turning-point of the game: MAIF slowed down waiting for Robledo to take back its place, and never took back the game.<br />
Instead Trelleborg was invited back into the game and did it well. Trelleborg's goal came on a free kick after the ball bounced of Mjällby's defense to a lonely Haynes.<br />
Speaking about free-kicks, I cannot remember MAIF shooting a single good one.<br />
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Trelleborg played very physical and ugly at times. 4 yellow cards could have been a couple more, the pajas-team was lenient.FrenchMinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221980010597117429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-69455480155338810452010-07-26T08:46:00.010+02:002010-07-26T10:29:22.413+02:00Brommakids-Mjällby 1-0 (0-0)We have not written here since Strandvallen got new grass and some other facilities. I can say that the grass looks good and Wille said in a newspaper-article that it was the best grass he has played on. Strandvallen also have a new TV-studio and heating (solar-energy) under the grass.<br /><br />Last weekend Mjällby and Brommakids played 0-0 at Strandvallen. It was a rainy warm day (after the game it was very sunny and nice). Mjällby played good and had some opportunities but missed or Bromma-keeper Nordfeldt took the shots. I must say that this young keeper have played very good against Mjällby in both games and if they had a more "normal" keeper maybe Mjällby had got 6 points instead of 1. Mjällby was much butter than BP in this game so it was a big dissapointment with just 1 point. If Mjällby had scored just 1 goal all the spectators would had thougt that it was a fantastic game, but now just dissapointment.<br /><br />But now, little about the last game in Stockholm. BP is not famous for the nice arena with many spectators... This time 1200-1300 persons! It was raining all the game and I think it was cold also. <br />Mjällby started the game good and had som good shots from Nicklasson and Ekenberg and the keeper couldn´t hold the ball. Ekenberg had a good header but Nordfeldt saved fantastic good. El Kabir, who was playing good, had a very very good opportunity but a defender (Korkmaz) was lucky to save when the ball had passed the keeper and was near to go into the goal. <br />BUT, after about 30 minutes Mjällby was playing less good and BP was taking over more and more. Asper didn´t look so safe as usually and BP hade a couple of opportunities, but missed.<br />I minute 62 Imad Chhadeh scored when he got a passing from the player on the left wing. Maybe Westerberg should have stopped the passing and maybe Bagarn should have been nearer his opponent, but now Chhadeh was un-marked and scored easily without a real chance for Asper.<br />After the goal (I think it was after) El Kabir had a very good shot and the ball licked the post. Nordfeldt had not taken the ball if it had gone the other side of the post.<br />Mjällby did not play so good the rest of the game and BP could have been scoring one more time but they didn´t. Instead, the referee maybe thought the game was a little boring and wanted to play with cards... He gave a lot of yellow in second half, some of them should not have been yellow with another referee. El Kabirs first yellow was very easy and even BPs keeper said after the game that it was not yellow. Osiako got yellow for putting the ball away 1 second after the referee had blowed the whistle. Asper got yellow for I don´t know what.<br />El Kabirs second came after he had protested against a correct warning on Grahn and thown the ball in the ground. El Kabir MUST LEARN TO SHUT HIS MOUTH and respect the referee, even when the referee is a BIG PAJAS like todays referee Martin Strömbergsson. I think the referee is maybe too young and he has not enough experience to be referee in Allsvenskan. He just picked up the card too fast when he should have talked with the players some of the times.<br /><br />I some of the last minutes of the game Mjällby got a freekick just outside the penaltyarea. Löken shot very good but Nordfeldt saved fantastic again. If the ball had went some inches higher I think it had been goal. <br /><br />Well, well. Mjällby should have got atleast 4 points against the Kids but got 1 point. Now we have to beat AIK at Strandvallen and I think it shall be possible, but maybe we will have some offensive problems now when El Kabir is out (again).Blauminkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11082754725114134814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-6437549955011028722010-05-27T13:36:00.009+02:002010-05-27T14:29:04.285+02:00Work in progress at Strandvallen - will there be a Cup game?<div><div><div><div align="center">Ze French Minks newest photos of the work at Strandvallen: </div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475921531075281314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSXV2QQIKkqi0fBTllpHNCvolSFIBTmp6vLvGiBSstVy4XKxXeTjdiEwF2ocOPx72tR0Ml6uZZWDHJDlrjbbdyvmA-6_USabBLJiTGJXYSBzBdqIzvfrRU6K4XBY80UN-0jDAtQ/s400/ST831557.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475923152836952210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzIJicNSQpxi9lOCsuc9diZqx8tFcdd7DtLIVpTiKh7ryTiq6RPN67B79BpusTCrBtUHm2feThwjRYrR4dORyiNhyphenhyphenr_gClBHtLgNaEji1jnEtw8c2Hl8nyvhs4gxH221j-EJ0bA/s400/ST831556.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475923665248428594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0dPT_k7LX2KUrR-cmtYNaTvMxiZKv6cDp66gp8hoYN0osJyttXKZbd-NryFvKfzRpAeYF7vHM48Bwz27kdQ9IL3GyDWy7QPZy3b_UYgIC1uL7N6ZjBnufIV0aeRjVsZZv0DYEw/s400/ST831554.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475924343095335874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42Z-hCw2YPZYYKGasqa8_4by_LnyVOMn6jKna8tmVb8gcP00Yu46iqG45__70aW0FMhKTEtkzNhQieSOozNw_e3_gcjVG_JyFWS1BTEDYQH_o0V37LXN8rkR0aBv_GedpZhLaJg/s400/ST831555.JPG" /><br /><br /><div></div><div>Next game which is supposed to be played at Strandvallen is the Cup-game towards Malmö FF. The game will probably be played the 4th of July, which is the last date to play on. An alternative would have been the saturday before, the 3rd of July. But since Juan Robledo will wed his Sofia that day we suppose that is not the choice of Mjällby. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Will there be time to play at Strandvallen?<br /><br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Black Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16656350776814259287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-76564011598440105432010-05-23T12:35:00.004+02:002010-05-23T20:36:15.419+02:00Mjällby – Åtvidaberg 1-2 – Another 3 points<div>Last game of the short ”season” before the strange summer break between the two newcomers of Allsvenskan. Mjällby, who won Superettan 2009 convincingly, has made a splendid season so far, while last year’s Superettan-second, Åtvidaberg has done less good. Both considered freshmen by the so called experts, with nothing to do in the first league, the two teams has done very different in the 2010 Allsvenskan.<br /><br />Mjällby took another full pot of points at Kopparvallen and goes into the “halftime” at forth place. A really good result for any team and something very special for a team forecasted to go straight down again, which comes from a little fisher village on the peninsula of Listerlandet.<br /><br />Considered the difficult economical situation of a small club without big sponsors, the board has done if not miracles, very clever casting. The idea has been to find the best guys of the area and bring home local players as well. This year’s Maif consist of a lot of them. Some has their roots in Mjällby AIF and others are next-door boys, like Tobias Grahn (Rödeby) and Jesper Westerberg (Arkelstorp). MAIFs eleven of 2010 consists of 3 players from the club, 2 players from Sölvesborg and another 3 within an area of 90 kilometers. To that is added a Kenyan, a Dutch and a guy from Chile. Seen to the bench we can add another bunch of home boys.<br /><br />Well, anyway. The last game of the “season” was not the best ever seen. Partly expected since Åtvidaberg – despite a recovery at the end - before the game was second last of the league (where they remained), and this fact could bring down the tempo for Mjällby as well. And initially it did. But still Mjällby dominated the game and didn´t let the home team score one goal. No, actually it was Mjällby themselves who scored all the 3 goals of the 1 - 2 game!<br /><br />The first goal was made by the head of Marcus Ekenberg. The captain who has not been at his best since he last scored (Örebro the 29nd March) and to that also injured for the first time of his career, seemed to be back in form. And as we know Mr. Ekenberg, that bedded for some more goals from him. But even if he was back in form he scored no more that night.<br /><br />The second goal was also scored by Mjällby, but a little surprisingly in the wrong cage behind an astonished Mattias Asper. As very often auto goals are very beautiful and so was this one scored by Baker Patrik Rosengren. 1 – 1 was in no way fair and brought Mjällby up hills once more to chase another goal if they wanted to bring home all the 3 points. Which they clearly wanted.<br /><br />They managed finally when the 1 – 2 stated the games result. An action from the couple Grahn - El Kabir, where El Kabir ice cold put his fifth goal of the season.<br /><br />As said, not the best game ever. But Mjällby still impressed by keeping their focus after the fantastic win at home with Malmö FF and didn´t got fooled to play the game of a poorer team.<br /><br />If we talk a little of the opponents, they might be desperate in their chase for points, but that doesn´t allow them to act as brutally as they did. There was a lot of pushing down their players, and even if Ekenberg normally still can play with 3 men hanging on him, if you sidle tackle him in the air, even he can get injured. And yes, Sweden was playing the semifinals in the World Cup of Hockey at the same time, but that should not allow hockey tackling’s on a football field (Moberg). Impress did Åtvidabergs veteran Christian Bergström, but not even his dangerous free kicks did any harm.<br /><br />Now Mjällby has 24 points at 14 games and goes to the World Cup break on 4th place, after incredible Helsingborg, niceplaying Malmö and Örebro, passing Elfsborg again.<br /><br />The “autumn season” starts the 17th of July at home with Brommapojkarna (probably without their success loan John Guidetti). Before that Mjällby has another game to play – the Swedish Cup. It will probably take place the 4th of July and Mjällby has got the game home against – Malmö FF, again! Though there is not much hope the game will be played at Strandvallen (where Malmö has never won) since the pitch right now is a big building place.</div><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474535687845255586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P-SwDi5zqbHCaJBF54giqCMkQhIHKeFLt0UYL4I7mxaeAPj12gZiSCvCNpvSUytcBnUAJDad5M-FXCaqNEmD7O7hQ_jANVWVjnpzhmuYkH9t6mpJoAwXEUjNgvJ8Pu0FURbsGg/s400/ST831541.JPG" /><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br />Åtvidabergs FF–Mjällby AIF 1–2 (0–1)<br /></div><div>Goals: 0–1 (44) Marcus Ekenberg, 1–1 (60) auto goal, 1–2 (71) Moestafa El Kabir,<br />Yellow cards: Åtvidaberg: Jesper Arvidsson, Erik Moberg, Johan Niklasson, Etuwe Prince Eboagwu. Mjällby: Jesper Westerberg (does not play the Newt game).<br />Referee: Daniel Stålhammar,.<br />Spectators: 2 416.<br />Mjällby: Mattias Asper – Jesper Westerberg, Juan Robledo, Patrik Rosengren, Robin Cederberg – Daniel Nilsson (78), Patrick Osiako, Tobias Grahn (88), David Löfquist – Marcus Ekenberg, Moestafa El Kabir (90). Bench: Daniel Nicklasson (78), Emanuel Svensson (88), Johan Svensson (90), Daniel Ivanovski , Adam Berner, William Leandersson, Simon Svensson (gk).<br /> </div>Black Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16656350776814259287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-32366754685346792562010-05-15T20:17:00.000+02:002010-05-15T20:17:12.235+02:00Mjällby AIF 4 - 2 Malmö FFMalmö FF had not won in Strandvallen against MAIF since a century or so ago, and they could not change that fact today either.<br />
Difficult conditions today, with eastern wind and small rain, soaking grass, players and public (all 7125 of us).<br />
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Mjällby started the game with a lot of pressure, keeping Malmö pretty much in their half-pitch for a good half of the period.<br />
The first goal came quickly, a free kick on the left some meters after the central line, towards Robledo at the away pole (his defender couldn't keep up on several occasions, it may have to do with being 20cm shorter), who heads it back to the 1st pole, where Musse Pigg is all alone, and just has to push it in. 1-0 (11').<br />
Malmö pushes, but mostly long balls for Bagarn and Robledo, back to the sender. They loose a ball in the middle to Eken, who instantaneously launches Musse again in depth, no off-side, and wins his one-on-one with the Malmö keeper. 2-0 (22').<br />
Just before the break, Grahn brings the ball to the right side all the way to the back line, turns back and centers, Eken is not in position to shoot but deviates towards the 2nd pole to Löken who is all alone there, almost exactly the same position as El Kabir for the 1st goal. 3-0 (44')<br />
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3-0 at the break, Malmö FF is stunned. For a team claiming to be in the fight for gold this season, against a team who's only supposed to stay in Allsvenska, it's borderline humiliating. The shots on goal count is 6-1, a good summary of the 1st half.<br />
I wouldn't have wanted to be in Malmö's changing room at half-time, they came back with a completely different spirit. The higher tempo paid off quickly, while Mjällby's defense was playing a little easy maybe. 1st goal a copy of Musse's second (51'). 2nd goal on a corner kick, some confusion in front of the goal, but the ball ands up in the net.<br />
From that point on Mjällby went back to playing a very safe defense, kept a lot of pressure in the middle, and that was more or less the end of it for Malmö, who went back to shotting long ball to Bagarn and Robledo.<br />
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At the end of the game both Löken and Manne had shots in almost the same position, a little left at the entrance of the 11m zone. Manne's shot passed right by the pole, and Löken's was deviated by Malmö keeper. It could have been 5-2, but more importantly it could have killed the game.<br />
At the 92nd minute, Nicklasson got a ball behind the middle line (not offside), brought it all the way up and shot, again from the left side, and he didn't miss. 4-2. Game over.<br />
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Malmö's trainer was quite disappointed, quoting his team's performance in the 1st period as their worst period of the year. I would add that the 2nd period was better for about 15 minutes. Good play in the middle, but not much in the front, very stereotyped longballs in the center.<br />
Like Helsingborg, Malmö scored on their 2 dangerous occasions (only one for HIF). The difference this time is that Mjällby had already made 3 goals.<br />
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Mr Referee was ok.<br />
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I will give a thumbs up to the Malmö FF supporters, who were pushing their team all the way to the end in a good spirit. Put a lot of ambiance in the stadium, and fairly and quietly admitted their team was not the better one today.<br />
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I will not go through all Mjällby players one by one, just say this: I liked Mjällby's play-style today. They kept a lot of pressure on Malmö in the middle and front, who had a very hard time bringing up the ball. They played the game that we have had most problem with, and when it's us doing it the other team has problem too. Yes it takes a lot of running, but we intercepted about as many passes as Malmö did, balls that we could then bring up and do something with. We were not just defending 45 minutes to protect the score, but still pushing up to make more goals.<br />
That's the Mjällby I want to see more of. That's the Mjällby that completely deserves their 4th place of the league. Keep that style and we can climb some positions. Who want's to see MAIF in Champions' or Europa League in 2011? Sign me up.FrenchMinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221980010597117429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-14275363495847555402010-05-12T10:20:00.004+02:002010-05-12T11:35:25.481+02:00Want some Mjällby-grass at home?Yesterday Tuesday, Mjällby AIF announced that after Saturdays match at home with Malmö FF - the last game ever at Strandvallens classic lawn - there will be an opportunity to buy you a bit of lawn home.<br /><br />After the game Mjällby provide the opportunity to buy your own part of Strandvallens grass for 100 SEK a tuft.<br /><br />After the break of the summer (see below) Strandvallen will have a new improved pitch.<br /><br />The pitch, which was strongly criticized by national player Anders Svensson - he called it a swamp and threatened to stop playing football - after Sundays game when Svenssons´ Elfsborg lost to Mjällby with 2 - 0, is in fact in a poor shape. Still this football pitch, located in south Sweden, has always been considered one of the best. But this year’s early start of Allsvenskan together with the longest winter for a very long time has not helped to keep the pitches in a good shape. Still Strandvallen cannot be one of the worst. We have seen the premiere at the national arena of Råsunda´s brownish so called grass - painted with some green color to make it look real! This pitch has though already been replaced. Other big Stockholm team Djurgården and their Olympic stadium was another not-favorite. And probably the worst seen - most south of Sweden - Trelleborg and Vångavallens kind of farming field.<br /><br />We notice that the federation has swung in the question. Maybe it was not such a good idea to start the season this early. Which also mean we will not see any Allsvenskan football for two months due to the break for the World Cup. Also, between 17th of May and 11th of June, there will be no football at all at high level since the Swedish players has to prepare to watch the World Cup, or something. The finals of the World Cup takes place the 11th of July and Allsvenskan restarts the 18th of July - another week without football. It is good though that the federation has considered to give us matches a bit into November. Or maybe not. November is normally not the nicest month to watch football live in Sweden.<br /><br />Mjällby club president Jörgen Martinsson says the club appreciates the publicity Anders Svensson has given the pitch and offers to donate him a good patch of pitch to train on.<br /><br />So take your chance you football supporters who can to bring home an own little piece of Strandvallen!<br /><br />For the (last) game on Saturday with Malmö FF all Malmö´s tickets as well as the seats are sold out. Mjällby, aiming for a record, hopes to beat the old record of 8438 spectators at Strandvallen. Still today’s stadium maximum is 7000 people after more places has been changed into seats instead of standing areas. Mjällby starts today to build a new provisional stand as a complement and hope to get them approved before the game.Black Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16656350776814259287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-52061000987689375192010-05-09T21:54:00.003+02:002010-05-09T22:34:03.879+02:00Mjällby AIF - IF Elfsborg 2-0 or Tobias Grahn 2, Anders Svensson 0Mjällby can be happy tonight with 3 new points because this game is a copy of Mjällby -Helsingborg lost 0-1 the 26th of April. Mjällby is this time the winner. Mjällby scored just after the start of the second half because Elfsborg players were still eating their orange. The rest of the game is everybody behind during the other 44 minutes. Helsingborg did the same with succes. Then, the second goal came while Elfsborg was pushing.<br /><br />After 3 poor games, Trelleborg away, IFK Göteborg home, and Djrgården away, Mjällby players have shown mental ressources to win this game. Witout Ekenberg, El Kabir and Gitselov, the attacker were David Löfquist and Adam Berner.<br /><br />Some game fact:<br /><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;">- Denni Avdic went out after 11 minutes because he had vision problem after a shock with Mattias Asper. Can we consider that substition as a turn of the game ?</span><br />Yes. Clearly. With Denni Avdic the game would have not been the same. The twins of Sasa Simonic has scored 9 goals since the Allsvenskan start and is the leader of the top scorer.<br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">- Why the referee did not give a yellow card to Denni Avdic when he shot in the ball while the game was stopped for off side ?</span><br />What hapend to El Kabir last week - yellow card for same situation - did not happend this time. It seems that the rules are different depending the man in black. I think the referee this time had the right decision. The time where there was only one ball in the field was in the 80´s .<br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">- Did Robledo get a yellow ?</span><br />No, not this time but Rosengren got one, the second of the season. He will be there against Malmö FF.<br /><br /><span style="color:#339999;">- Who win the game of the stars, Tobias Grahn or Anders Svensson ?</span><br />Tobias Grahn wan without discussion his confrontation with the experienced Anders Svensson. Anders Svensson lost several ball in second half while Tobias Grahn scored a game like Robben could have done. Grahn has been a leader today, motivating his colleagues, fighting always without agressivity. If he continue like that he will not pass the sumer in Sweden.<br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">- Does the referee should have given a penalty for a hand of Elfsborg player on the 18 m ?</span><br />Well, difficult to say. Rosengren provoque a penalty against IFK Göteborg with a hand. This time, the referee says no penalty. One more time, different approach...<br /><br /><span style="color:#339999;">- An Elfsborg player save a ball on the line ater a Grahn´s head. Was it goal ?</span><br />Mjällby did not protest. So probably no goal.<br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">- Why no journalist ask question during the press conference ?</span><br />Because .... because.... they go to see in private the coach after the press conference. While in the other country there is a lot of questions, here there is nothing. Strange...<br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">- How many points need Mjällby to stay in Allsvenskan ?</span><br />I had seen that 26 points were ok but the 30 points limit will be better. 12 points more to catch.SuperMinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514337642931125747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-41383873373069993752010-05-06T22:31:00.000+02:002010-05-06T22:31:11.586+02:00Trelleborg 2 - 1 MjällbyWe should never have lost this game against the last of the league.<br />
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A header early on by Musse Pigg, on the far pole and out. The Trelleborg keeper had not moved.<br />
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.<br />
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.<br />
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.<br />
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A far kick at the end by Trelleborg hit the upper bar and out.<br />
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Asper a little passive on the 1st goal.<br />
Westerberg made more mistakes than usually. The 2nd goal starts from him.<br />
Bagarn and Cederberg also more mistakes than usual.<br />
Ivan (central defense instead of Robledo suspended) made an even game.<br />
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.<br />
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.<br />
Löken ok in the first half, then he disappeared (except for the 2 free-kicks of which one became a goal).<br />
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).<br />
Manne made a good entrance chasing.<br />
Nicklasson too short to really show he was there (in at 89').<br />
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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.<br />
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).<br />
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The Trelleborg pitch was also quite a disaster. Not quite as bad as Olympiastadion (Djurgården), which was not even green, but very uneven.<br />
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So we continue to go down in the ranking, still 6th but we are not taking many points.<br />
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.FrenchMinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221980010597117429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-79813692970801222302010-05-03T22:26:00.004+02:002010-05-03T22:54:49.768+02:00Mjällby AIF - IFK Göteborg 0-0: thank you Mr Asper.Mjällby got only 1 point this Monday evening against one of the favorit team of Allsvenskan 2010.<br /><br />Four days after the dispointing game with Djurgården lost 1-0 in the last 10 minutes, Mjällby had a good opportunity to catch the 3 rd place.<br /><br />Unfortunatly, Marcus Ekenberg went out after only 18 minutes. And without already El Kabir, Gitselov, and Ekenberg, the front attack was naked. David Löfquist tried to do his best with Adam Berner - surprised to play more than 15 minutes.<br /><br />13th minute: Penalty for Göteborg due to a hand from Patrick Rosengren and a fantastic Asper stopped it. On the following corner, the ball went in but the referee didn´t see it.<br /><br />During the press conference, Mattias Asper talked about a retroactive point compare to last Thursday game.<br /><br />So after MAIF - Kalmar 0-0, MAIF-Helsingbrog 0-1 and now MAIF IFK Götebrog, it´s the 3rd game without goal. The ratio price of the place versus the number of goal starts to increase drastically. There was still 5526 people tonight anyway.<br /><br />Ball %<br />MAIF 43%<br />IFK 57 %<br /><br />Shot total<br />MAIF 2<br />IFK 9<br /><br />Shot on goal<br />MAIF 0<br />IFK 5<br /><br />The next game is on Thursday in Trelleborg who is in very critical situation and then next Sunday, new game home with Elfsborg.<br /><br />Mjällby is tired, physically and mentaly. Robledo got a new yellow and will not be there Thursday. El Kabir should be back but it´s not confirmed. Gitselov and Ekenberg should not be there.<br /><br />Tobias Grahn did a better second half showing more speed. It´s may be a good sign that the team will restart to have a better physic condition.<br /><br />According to the newspaper of the game, 26 points are needed to staty in Allsvenskan. 11 more to catch !<br /><br />After 10 games<br /><br />Helsingborg 26 points<br />Malmö FF 23 points<br />Örebrog 18 points<br />Elfsborg 16 points<br />Mjällby 15 pointsSuperMinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514337642931125747noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-48666974048866365812010-04-29T21:38:00.003+02:002010-04-30T07:45:08.260+02:00Djurgårdens IF-Mjällby AIF 1-0 (0-0)It was only during the last fifteen minutes as the match took a little momentum on the Stockholm stadium. Until that the teams had not created a single real scoring opportunity except a couple of halfdangerous shots from Djurgården in the first half. <br /><br />It was on Djurgårdens-counterattack in the 84th minute they made the winning goal. Kasper Hämäläinen passed the ball from the right edge to Kennedy Igboananike and he got a perfect hit with the head. Mattias Asper in Mjällbys goal was a without chance even thou he was standing near where the ball went past him, he seemed to have his weight on the wrong foot. <br /><br /><br />It is not so easy to score goal at Mjällby. Our team has taken zero goals five times - out of nine possible. A goal in the back was enough, however, for the loss. The offensive play was far too bad. Marcus Ekenberg with five goals, was this evening very anonymous. <br /><br />El Kabir was doing some good stuff but had no real good opportunity except a couple of shots from long distance. In the end he got a yellow card when complaining at the referee. After Mjällby had changed him against another player when he was off the field he got the second yellow and red card. I don´t exeactly know if he will get more than one game suspension. He must learn to not complain so much and argue with the referee, otherwise he will get to many yellow and red cards.<br /><br />Ivanovski was injured at the end at it looked bad, but as allways he recovered and went into the game the last minutes.<br /><br />Also Gitselov, who was good as long as he played, was injured in the second half, and i hope he will be back on monday.<br /><br />The best players today were, according to myself.<br />1. Mattias Asper who made some good saves <br />2. Jesper Westerberg, didn´t succeed totally but made some good offensive efforts and defensive he is also a good player.<br />3. Tobias Grahn, not his best performance, too many mistakes, but were better than the rest and had a couple of shooting-opportunities but was aiming to bad.<br /><br />Next game Robledo will be back.<br /><br />Stockholm and Djurgarden must feel ashamed about the very bad "grass". I think Mjällby was loosing most of the teams because of the lack of grass. The passes went wrong almost every time. <br /><br />Now we must focus on beating IFK Göteborg and I think we have a good chance.Blauminkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11082754725114134814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-19115188450542723652010-04-26T22:42:00.004+02:002010-04-26T23:56:12.399+02:00Mjällby AIF - Helsingborgs IF 0 - 1 (0 - 1)Dominating is not winning - dominer n´est pas gagner<br /><br />Mjällby had as much as 64% of the ball possession, HIF had 36%. HIF had two shots on goal, one on each side of the half time. The first one of the two went in behind Mattias Asper. Not his fault, but as Peter Swärdh stated: a goal that came from now where. Mjällby made a defensive mistake and that was enough for rutinated Helsingborg. In the 34rd minute the games only goal was a fact through Eric Sundin, who for the rest of the game didn´t impress much. Actually not many did this wonderful evening at Strandvallen where 7000 people - full stadium - had made their pilgrimage .<br /><br />It looked all good when the game started. Full stadium, nice songs from the HIF supporters, sun, a top meeting in Swedens highest football league and also the first Allsvenskan game ever between the teams. And the start of the game was not so bad either. But then, not more happened. It was a rather boring game with little chances. Helsingborgs Joel Ekstrand didn´t make the game much more exiting - but for the moment - when getting himself a red card while trying to cut the legs of El Kabir. Directly after the expulsion Conny Karlsson, HIF-coach, made a defensive change when putting out Rasmus Jönsson, who didn´t want to leave the pitch, giving place to Hannu Paltronen, and the game went more boring. Not because of Paltronen, but because of Helsingborg playing on the result. Mjällby didn´t managed to answer much and didn´t break through HIF:s rutinated, some might say brutal, defense.<br /><br />The nearer the end Mjällby seemed to realize they had to equalize and managed better. Actually the referee was not on their side when he turned down two penalties! The first one on a hand from a HIF defender - the "true-penalty-version", when the player stopped the ball with his hand. The second when newly entered Peter Gitselov was brutally pushed down. Both situations can be seen here commented by SVTs Staffan Lindeborg: <span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><a href="http://svtplay.se/v/1979650/hif_holl_undan_mot_mjallby"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://svtplay.se/v/1979650/hif_holl_undan_mot_mjallby</span></a><br /><br />Gitselov, was one of some few Mjällby hightlights.<br /><br />Comments on the players effort:<br /><br /><strong>Asper</strong><br />One saving, one goal. He can not do much on the goal. For the rest of the time he didn´t have much to do.<br /><br /><strong>Cederberg</strong><br />Ok performance meeting a tough guy in Mattias Lindström. No mistakes. Very offensive at the end.<br /><br /><strong>Rosengren</strong><br />Fantastic again. Especially when he precisely picked the ball from Erik Sundin - to show in all footballschools. Though left a space with Robledo on the goal.<br /><br /><strong>Robledo</strong><br />Playing performance ok, but his temper not. He got a second yellow card and was sent of the pitch. Might have been right in the cause (that it was corner to Mjällby in an important moment), but cannot be allowed to say anything to the referee whatsoever.<br /><br /><strong>Westerberg</strong><br />Really good. Better and better, more offensive all the time. Nice blue shoes.<br /><br /><strong>Nicklasson</strong><br />Started better offensively than before this year. But weighted to light and was less good behind. A lot of wrong passes. Was replaced by Gitselov.<br /><br /><strong>Grahn</strong><br />Did some great stuff like a fantastic pass with the head. Very good.<br /><br /><strong>Osiako</strong><br />Mixed good work with bad passes. Not his best day.<br /><br /><strong>Löfquist</strong><br />Funny, offensive but had tought times. Was replaced by Johan Svensson.<br /><br /><strong>Ekenberg</strong><br />I know, we have high expectations on the captain. It was really not his day, like the last games as well. But still had some wide shots. Takes a lot of loads on his shoulders.<br /><br /><strong>El Kabir</strong><br />Started as usual as a Duracell battery. Managed to offense the HIF defense, playingly as well as verbally. Got litterally cut down by Ekstrand after a good 30 minutes. After beeing helped off the pitch (we have seen people got their legs kicked off for less) he came back. But had lost his Duracell effect. Could that guy get affected anyway? Must also mention his new <em>pink</em> shoes.<br /><br /><strong>Gitselov</strong><br />Came in earlier this time (59), managed to make himself seen. Very positive and is knocking on the start eleven. Should start already next game. Will not go out again.<br /><br /><strong>Svensson</strong><br />Played 20 minutes but we didn´t see him a lot.<br /><br /><strong>Nilsson</strong><br />Played about 10 minutes. Did what he had to do.<br /><br />Now, just forget about this game - or better, learn from it - and pass on to next game away which is already thursday, in Stockholm playing Djurgården.Black Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16656350776814259287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-64793911138508108242010-04-19T22:42:00.000+02:002010-04-19T22:42:24.263+02:00Häcken 0 - 1 MAIFSunny and weather in Rambergsvallen. 2203 spectators at the stadium, a little embarassing for a half-million inhabitants' town.<br />
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A quite balanced 1st half, occasions on both sides. 0-0 was not a steal in any way.<br />
After the pause Häcken came back very agressive and had a couple of very danogerous occasions directly. Asper could not just sit and watch. MAIF was not undangerous though with their counter-attacks.<br />
At the 58th minute Nicklasson on the left side near the central line sent a seemingly anonymous crossing to the center, Grahn lets it pass to Osiako behind, who immediatley made a very accurate pass to El Kabir, perfect control, little shoot feint, moves ahead 2 steps close to the zone line and shoots in the other side of the goal, goal. Nobody expected it at that time I think, it looked very much less dangerous than some other action. The Häcken keeper was very late, many defenders in front of him hiding the ball, and Eken's crossing the area free and with speed in the other direction was probably too much distraction.<br />
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I think too many players want to just score and play alone, instead of passing the ball when some colleagues are free. It was very much the case of Musse Pigg before he scored, Eken and Grahn had also a couple of situations. A lot of good balls ending up high in the sky nowhere close to the goal.<br />
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Eken missed 2 occasions, 1 with an open goal (although I believe that one was blown off), Gitselov and Nicklasson 1 each. None of the 3 was strong enough, so the keeper picked all 3 easily.<br />
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From the 70th minute the team fell back as usual, not holding the pressure up, too much to my taste, especially considering the 2 brasilians Häcken launched in made a lot of mess (one particular one ball landed on the upper side of Asper's net). Then suddenly some midfielders woke up at 85th minute and put a lot of pressure towards the end of the game.<br />
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Strong defense, Westerberg gets <b>a lot</b> of balls.<br />
Still too many passing mistakes in the middle.<br />
Eken not in his best day (again), but still draws a lot of defense attention.<br />
Musse Pigg running like a maniac like usual, keeps the opponent team very low. I like that style better than 10-man defense.<br />
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Good referee, he didn't fall for any of the players' ugly tricks.<br />
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We comforted our 3rd place of the league with 14 points (out of 21 possible).<br />
Next game on monday when we receive the current leader (1 match behind against 2nd Malmö FF).FrenchMinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221980010597117429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-82360796108859784072010-04-15T22:47:00.005+02:002010-04-15T23:24:33.957+02:00Game 6: Mjällby 0 - 0 KalmarTonight Mjällby is on the podium of Allsvenskan.<br /><br />5000 people in Strandvallen, what a nice picture compare to empty stadium seen on C+ with for example GAIS empty stadium or Trelleborg... Sweden is looking to much Premiere League...<br /><br />o-o tonight. At half time the French Minks where a little worried and all of us were thinking that a 0-0 would be not so bad. The 20 first minutes where completly dominated by Kalmar. A goal was refused for a off side... Tobias Grahn and Patrick Osiako were blocked by Kalmar players and specialy Daniel Sobralense.<br /><br />In the second half, the home team was much more agressive and went back in the game.<br /><br />Freekick: 14 - 14<br />Corner: 4-4<br />Off side 3-4<br />Yellow card 2-1<br />Red 0-0<br />Ball possession 56-44<br />Shot 5-8<br />Short on goal 1-3<br />Shot on the box 0-1<br /><br /><strong>Mattias Asper<br /></strong>He saved his team in a double shot at 1 meter and then in a face to face with Abiola Dauda. Very safe on corner and high ball. Top level Asper.<br /><br /><strong>Jesper Westerberg</strong><br />Very good. It could be interesting to see how many balls he has got.<br /><br /><strong>Patrick Rosengren<br /></strong>"the president". Laurent Blanc, leader of world champion France in 1998 was called like that. Impressing.<br /><br /><strong>Juan Robledo<br /></strong>A little yellow but otherwise excellent.<br /><br /><strong>Robin Cederberg<br /></strong>Not used as much as Westerberg, he was better in second halp and we could have mixed him with "the president" Rosengren.<br /><br /><strong>Patrick Osiako<br /></strong>Top level game one more time. I do not see so far better player than him in the team we have met. If he continue like that he will not stay long in Mjällby.<br /><br /><strong>Tobias Grahn<br /></strong>Back after 3 yellows, more clame, less agressive, very good. Very tired at the end.<br /><br /><strong>Johan Svensson<br /></strong>Not his better game.<br /><br /><strong>Daniel Nicklasson<br /></strong>Badly injured in second half. We have seen him leavging the stadium in a bad shape. Better second half.<br /><br /><strong>Marcus Ekenberg<br /></strong>Not his better game but he had tuff time with Marcus Lindberg, one of the best actor of Sweden.<br /><br /><strong>Moetafa El Kabir</strong><br />A little too nervous. It´s a pity because he got the referee against him and he was in 2 penalty situation and the referee from France - Ireland (the hand of Henry) did not react... Otherwise, full speeed, the public likes him !<br /><br />Substitute<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">David Löfqvist<br /></span></strong>A lot of energy. Came in the game very good.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Peter Gitselov<br /></span></strong>Interesting player who is back from injury. To be followed and promesing.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Emanuel Svensson</strong><br /></span>He came at the end and had difficutlies with the physical impact. Recommendation: more time at "Open Gym".<br /><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Peter Swärdh</strong></span> and <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Nanne Bergstrand</strong></span>: good attitude during the game and at the press conference.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Referee Martin Hansson<br /></span>He will go to South Africa ? He is the most hated man in Ireand after Thierry Henry. Sometimes it´s better to say nothing...SuperMinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514337642931125747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-75941402419814011682010-04-13T22:29:00.003+02:002010-04-13T23:03:15.175+02:00Next game: MAIF - Kalmar Thursday 19h00<span style="color:#ff0000;">Game 6:<br /></span><br />Maif will play Kalmar on Thursday evening at 19h00. Kalmar has got only 3 points in 5 games... For the 2008 champion, it´s a very bad start. In case of victory, Mjällby will have 13 points, which could put Kalmar at 10 points.<br /><br />This game will be also a geographic concurrence in the south of Sweden even if the derby for Kalmar is more with Öster.<br /><br />For our reader from all over the world, they should know that Patrick Rosengren is the link between the 2 teams. He has been playing in Kalmar many years. Kalmar striker Abiola Dauda has started his carreer in the small of Sölvesborg SGIF in 2006.<br /><br /><strong>Some informations before the game:<br /></strong><br />- Patrick Rosengren should be back from injury.<br /><br />- Tobias Grahn is back after 3 yellow cards.<br /><br />- Patrick Osiako seems to be in top form. He did only one game less performing at the last home game.<br /><br />- Juan Robledo should be happy to have his old friend back in the backline. Juan Robledo has never been so succefully offensive on corner, freequick etc... Impressing.<br /><br />- Moestafa El Kabir is missing a little more goals to be the top recruitment of Allsvenskan 2010. Everybody is impressed by his fighting.<br /><br />- Daniel Ivanovski should loose is place because Patrick Rosengren is back.<br /><br />- Craig Henderson and Peter Gitselov are still injured.SuperMinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514337642931125747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-5415031904830739592010-04-11T18:36:00.000+02:002010-04-11T18:36:31.367+02:00Halmstad 1 - 2 MAIFVictory away today in Halmstad. Mjällby did a good first half, but still took the first goal. Free kick on the left side after a foul on Joe Sise, and it's the same guy who ends up all alone in the middle of MAIF's defense and quite simply pushes it in.<br />
Luckily MAIF came back with 2 almost identical goal. They both started with a corner from the left shot by Cederberg.<br />
Shot #1 was a little long but Eken put it back in the middle, it bounced on a bunch of Halmstad players, who disturbed the keeper quite a bit actually, and ended up right in front of Niklasson alone on the left, who shot quite hard and tunneled 2 defenders (#6 and #9) on the way.<br />
Shot #2 was a little shorter and on Robledo's head, it took on 2 Halmstad defenders but went through, Löken was behind and pushed it in.<br />
3 goals in roughly 20 minutes, there was action.<br />
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The second half was a disaster from MAIF's side, we were really lucky the Halmstad attackers were not more (lucky), or it could have ended with several goals back. Halmstad was eating us in the middle, our defenders were playing too easy, we were putting ourselves in difficult situations times and times over. Special minus-mention for Ivan that has not come up to speed and created several dangerous situations.<br />
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Mr Referee had also a very average 2nd half in my opinion, missing several ugly fouls on MAIF and whistling against us as soon as we only approached an opponent. Hashing the game's rythm.<br />
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Asper did a good game. The defense gave him no chance on the goal, only luck could have saved it.<br />
Right defender Westerberg (who has shaved and no longer looks like Mellberg) continues to make a very strong impression.<br />
Ivan must raise his level, too many approximations and passes to the opponent (and fouls).<br />
Robledo average for 2 games now, some very good actions and some quite bad just after. Although admittedly it cannot be easy to bring the confidence and vision of the game that Bagarn usually brings in our defense.<br />
Cederberg OK on his side<br />
Nicklasson and Johan Svensson did an OK game on their sides. Defending more than they used to, which is appreciated.<br />
Osiako ok, did several saves and had more space to play than last time against Gefle.<br />
Löken too slow and cannot handle tight spaces, must raise his level for Allsvenskan.<br />
Eken did an ok game, maybe not as dominant as usual but involved in many actions.<br />
Mostapha "Muss Pigg" El Kabir was running like a maniac after every ball, he's a real pain in the ass for all defenses and draws a lot of people.<br />
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The youngsters that entered (Emmanuel Svensson for Daniel Nicklasson, Christofer Nilsson for Johan Svensson) did bring energy but even more approximative shots.<br />
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Anyway, 5 games and 10 points, 4th of the league and many big shots behind us. Not many had tipped those position 1 month ago.<br />
By the way I think the triple champions of last year will get a new trainer very soon, the same guy that said he wouldn't want to take <u>any</u> player from MAIF and really thought he'd be champion again this year, just now he's 2nd... from the bottom with only 1 goal made. Ha ha ha I lough...FrenchMinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221980010597117429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15355892.post-51145533447671335322010-04-07T19:57:00.001+02:002010-04-07T20:31:33.104+02:00GEFLAR SKID!Mjällby lost the homegame against Gefle on sunday afternoon 1-3 (0-1).<br /><br />I think Mjällby started the game playing good but there was not so many good opportunities in the beginning, but I thought that we will win this game.<br />After a while the players in the midfield was loosing moore and moore and Gefle was coming into the game.<br /><br />In minut 23 Gefle had the ball on their right side and went on forward. Grahn was maybe a little too passive and also Wille so the Gefle-guy was able to pass the ball nice into the middle some meters in front of Asper and there was Lantto, allsvenskans shortest player, heading the ball into the goal. Robledo could not stop Lantto but the problem was in the moment before when the passing was going in from the sideline. The guy on the right wing should not be allowed by Grahn and Wille to pass the ball. Geflar Skid!<br /><br />Just after the second half begun, Gefle scored again and it was a very easy goal. A passing behind Cederberg and Ivanovski (playing on the left that was not so good for him). The Gefle attacker ran faster than Ivan and just put an easy chip over Asper.<br /><br />After some minutes Gefle-keeper shot a long ball up inte the air and Cederberg missed to hit the ball and suddenly Gerndt was alone with Asper. Some says that Asper should have taken the shot, but I don´t know. Maybe if Asper had been lucky, but it´s not so much to say about it more than Geflar skid! The problem was that Gerndt shouldn´t got the opportunity at all and Cederberg shall hit the ball - not miss it.<br /><br />20 minutes later in minute 74 Eken got the ball on the left wing from Grahn ran away from 2-3 Gefle defenders and just put the ball low beside the keeper. A good action from Eken!<br /><br />After that Robledo scored but the referee blowed the whistle because offside. I don´t know, it was hard to see but if it was offside it was bad from Robledo standing offside on a freekick.<br /><br />Berner got into the game the last minutes and had a loose shot in the post.<br /><br />Mjällby was playing better than Gefle and had the ball 65% of the time but Gefle was super-effective at the same time as Mjällby defenders was not playing at their best level. Mjällby had som more opportunities, for example Eken with a freekick almost touching the post and some headers.<br /><br />I think that El Kabir was Mjällbys best player today. Also Westerberg had a good game. Grahn, Osiako, Ivan and Cederberg have to play better in the future.<br /><br />There was almost 5000 people watching the game. Because of the other teams in allsvenskan didn´t got so many points, Mjällby is still in fourth position. But now there are some more difficult games, Halmstad away where Mjällby have Grahn, Bagarn and DNilsson not playing because of injuries and too many warnings. After that we will meet Kalmars Red Brothers on Strandvallen on thursday the 15/4 and Häcken away on the following monday. We can just hope Mjällby will take som points.<br /><br /><br />/BlauminkenBlauminkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11082754725114134814noreply@blogger.com0