Djurgården’s Wiktor Nilsson Receives Match Penalty for Controversial Tackle on Brynäs’ Simon Bertilsson – Brynäs Leads in SHL Finals

It took twelve seconds.

Djurgården’s Wiktor Nilsson then received a match penalty for bringing down Brynäs’ Simon Bertilsson.

– I didn’t see it, said Bertilsson to Sportbladet.

Djurgården was below allsvenska hockey last against Brynäs with 0–2 in games.

On Sunday, the first of two consecutive games was played in Hovet in Stockholm and the home players were greeted with a powerful tifo.

Maybe they were too hot?

Direct match penalty

Because it only took twelve seconds before Wiktor Nilsson made a full effort and jumped and tackled Simon Bertilsson into the edge.

– I really didn’t see it coming. I got a bit of a wake up there, said Bertilsson, who looked groggy after the bang.

How did you feel afterwards?

– He was calm.

Nilsson received a match penalty.

– I didn’t see the situation looking back, but maybe it was right, says Bertilsson.

“Not for a reason”

Djurgården coach Michael Holmqvist:

– The order was to come out physically. Then you will not order a main tack. We wanted to get the puck down deep and challenge them physically, and then it becomes an unfortunate tackle. You shouldn’t get involved like that in hockey, because then it could be a match penalty. But things happen. Wiktor wanted to go to the body and it went wrong. Wiktor is a good person, he doesn’t do that on purpose.

Brynäs They won the game 6–3 and now leads 3-0 in games.

So the Gävle team wins from the SHL.