When Skuru received Höör on Sunday, it was not just a replay of the Swedish Championship final.
It was also a match in the match between the left six Emma Rask in Höör and Elin Hansson in Skuru.
Skuru won the match with 32-29, most goals of the current World Cup left-handers scored Emma Rask who had time with five, Elin Hansson stayed at three.
Before the European Championships in Denmark last year Tomas Axnér rebid from Oliva Mellegård and Clara Lerby, both with cruciate ligament injuries, and Marie Wall was pregnant.
Axnér called in the championship debutants Emma Rask and Elin Hansson.
– I feel good that I got the chance to be with when many were injured, says Rask.
Emma Rask gained a lot of confidence and together with the midfielder Linn Blohm was the one who got the most playing time of all
– I got almost 60 minutes in each match. It was also an experience.
Axnér chose to go to the Olympics in Tokyo to just take out a left six and now he bet on Elin Hansson.
– I was very surprised to be selected and just tried to do well in every match, she says.
Emma Rask was allowed to go with but only as a reserve.
– I was prepared to jump in if Elin was injured. I got to experience an Olympics in a slightly different way than the others, Rask states.
– Elin Hansson celebrates a goal against Iceland in the European Championship qualifier in Eskilstuna on October 7.
Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT
Elin Hansson did success immediately, started with six goals against Spain and impressed with a strong defensive game when Sweden reached the semifinals where France became too difficult an opponent.
– It was quite the opposite in the European Championships, I did not play much at all, in the Olympics I got a lot of playing time, says Elin Hansson.
In the latest national team squad, Elin Hansson and Lugis Clara Lerby have been Axnér’s choice as left-handers.
– I think that both Elin and Clara who were with us last time have made great matches in the league. I feel that I have not been at the level I want, says Emma Rask.
Elin Hansson did not have either she is aware that it is on Wednesday that the players will be notified if they will receive a World Cup ticket.
– But I definitely want to play more championships for Sweden and hope that I get that opportunity, says Elin Hansson.
Emma Rask does not believe in a place in the World Cup squad.
– There are many good people in the position I compete in, I really expect nothing.
Skurus mid-six Vilma Matthijs Holmberg was part of this autumn’s national team squad and had to play a few minutes in the European Championship qualifiers against Iceland and Turkey.
– It is of course exciting to see what the squad will look like. I have experienced national team games and gotten into it more and more and it would be great fun if I got the chance to be part of a championship, she says.
But in the same position are the world stars Linn Blohm and Anna Lagerqvist.
– Of course I have a dream of being part of that squad. But I know that it is extra tough in my position, says Matthijs Holmberg.
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