Søren Rieks celebrated his 1-0 goal by shouting at the opponents’ supporters. Sergio Pena kicked off a ball. Both received yellow cards and are thus suspended against Häcken.
In addition, Erdal Rakip also received a yellow card and is suspended against Häcken.
Now MFF’s coach Jon Dahl Tomasson and team captain Anders Christiansen are hard on the Allsvenskan referee and the Swedish Football Association.
– I do not know if it is the referee or the referees’ association that has given us so many suspensions but that has nothing to do with football. My shutdown (threw a chair after the match against Hammarby)… then you can kick on billboards and you can turn on the camera without anything happening. Most recently with Antonio Colak, who scored a goal and was just very happy, but got one shutdown for it. Søren Rieks gets a suspension today because he has his hand up for two seconds. Sergio Pena gets a yellow card, so there are a lot of such situations, Christiansen says and continues:
– But that’s how it is to be in Malmö, not everyone wants us to win all the time, and it just motivates us more, that everyone is after us and that not everyone wants it to go well for us. But then it’s like being on top, then it’s blowing. It just motivates us more. You try everything you can to hurt us, but that’s how it is to play in Malmö.
Do you really think it’s about people being against you?
– But do not you think it feels strange with all this that has happened to us? Do you think Colak should have a yellow card? Should Søren have a yellow card?
But is it not that you think the rules are wrong?
– But we must remember that it says 20,000 and bows every time he (Rieks) has the ball. So he does this for two seconds, something that is completely harmless. What level do we want? Do we want players who never show emotion? It’s about having a feeling and making the right decision. Then you can be kicked down four times without the opponent getting a yellow card. But then you can get a suspension for something that has nothing to do with football. It’s weird. It is the Swedish Football Association that must review the referees’ performances and rules, because it must get better.
– So if it is the rules that are wrong, then it is not Sören’s fault, then it is the referees’ association and the Swedish Football Association’s fault. But then we only get strange players, players who do not dare to do anything. That is not the way we want to go. When Colak came in and made a fantastic run and made it 3-2 in the 92nd minute, can you not be allowed to rejoice with your supporters? Then we might as well stop playing football. Then we can do as during the pandemic, to play without supporters.
– I have been here for five years and there are many who have scored goals at Malmö Stadium who have run out towards our audience. Søren has previously silenced Helsingborg’s supporters. It’s the way it is in football, it’s what we think is fun, that their supporters are after Søren, and so he can answer back.
Jon Dahl Tomasson is also really annoyed at the referees after Søren Riek’s yellow card.
– Incomprehensible in my opinion, I do not know why he gets it. I knew the rule but had not talked to Sören about that aspect before the match, he says before he gets into the yellow card that Colak received against Sirius.
– It’s completely insane that it turned yellow card there. There is no doubt that that rule should be changed, “Toni” can not raw because a spectator runs in from the stands. Football is about emotions, says Tomasson.
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