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16 degree heat in early November, not a man out of Olympia an hour before the derby starts and five rounds of Allsvenskan completely with no golden excitement to play.
During a year that has hurt so much, Swedish football has rarely hurt more than tonight.
As much as we get used to, as much as we can’t get.
And in a year in which almost everything is on the verge of unreality, it was of course Helsingborgs IF, threatened by relegation, that started the best.
Brandur Hendriksson fired from close range, Joseph Ceesay’s shot went over the crossbar after a touch to Lasse Nielsen and the corner saved Isaac Kiese Thelin, on the goal line, to the touch of Ravy Tsouka.
Once again, we sat down in Olympia, went through the paroically injured HIF and were a bit surprised that the team is where they are after all.
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So Ravy Tsouka and Brandur Hendriksson misunderstood in midfield with the ball under full control and …
Malmö FF did the same as Malmö FF when it got the chance.
Erdal Rakip with a delicious lift, Isaac Kiese Thelin with a spin and a rock-hard shot between Anders Lindegaard’s legs.
A quarter of an hour had passed.
A quarter of the entire season of Helsingborgs IF. Many good things. A costly mistake.
After?
75 minutes of coronaallsvenskan 2020.
Malmö FF, and this is basically impressive, it was too good, the number too large, it never had to behave.
It goes week after week, round after round and it is debated whether Malmö FF is good or everyone else is bad.
In terms of collecting numbers, there are arguments for the latter.
At the same time, it’s impossible to take away from Jon Dahl Tomasson that the way he put his team on the field, the organization that he established, the advice that is shown when opportunities are given, and the discipline that so often keeps MFF from turning. too ambitious is the basis of this SM – the gold (which will probably be insured on Sunday) is on.
HIF tried to force itself and it is incredible that Olof Mellberg’s team, despite using more than 30 players in this year’s series, managed to threaten overtime well into extra time.
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MFF was never really threatened, but there was one man in the stands at Olympia who should have gone home more worried than everyone else.
That man is named Alf Westerberg and he was the IFK Gothenburg scout there.
Because while IFK Gothenburg from Roland Nilsson soon got heavier and slower and took small steps back in every match, Helsingborgs IF has something.
You have the quick feet of Max Svensson, the good looks of Mix Diskerud, the calm and confidence of Martin Olsson, as well as the potential for development and creativity.
IFK Gothenburg has shown very little of that this fall.
On Sunday, Malmö FF can secure the gold of the Swedish Championship.
But at exactly the same time, HIF hosts Gothenburg in a battle of anxiety so violently much more interesting than if MFF secures the gold and is allowed to celebrate without a trophy and in front of empty stands.
This is where everyone except Malmö FF fans will be back on Sunday.
You do it after a Skånederby where the HIFs weren’t bad at all, they just weren’t good enough.
At the same time, that was exactly what Malmö FF was.
And that is precisely why MFF 2020 wins its 21st gold at the Swedish Championship.
They are good enough.
