Published 03 mars 2024 in Herr,News
Despite the result-wise disappointment against Varberg, we progress in the Swedish Cup as group four. The match at Eleda Stadium ended 1–1.
Key events
1′ Kick-off in the last group stage match of the Swedish Cup.
10′ Total MFF dominance at the beginning of the match and it pays dividends – Pontus Jansson reaches the top of a left corner and can head in undisturbed 1-0.
16′ After good combination play on the left wing, Otto Rosengren back-heels the ball to Derek Cornelius, who finishes just outside.
24′ Taha Ali swoops in from the right wing and forces the former MFF goalkeeper Fredrik Andersson into a good save down by the post.
31′ Varberg counters on the far left and a cross finds its way to a free green-black player who can score the equaliser. 1–1.
45′ MFF ends the half with two high-quality goal chances where both Busanello and Nanasi have great opportunities to make it 2-1 but it is tied at the break.
59′ Continued heavy MFF pressure against the Varberg goal, but the guests defend compactly and limit the sky blue attacking game.
88′ The guests’ Azeez Yusuf is sent off after scalping Derek Cornelius, in the sequence after that Martin Olsson is also sent off.
90′ Despite constant pressure on Varberg’s goal, we fail to score a second goal and the match ends in a draw, 1–1.
Henrik Rydström after the match
– I think we do some parts well and some parts not at all well. I told the players straight away that we dominated the game and we moved on, but there are some situations where the decision-making, the concentration and the discipline are a few levels below what we require.
– We didn’t have quality in the decisive moments, then Varberg’s sacrificial defensive play is really good. But we didn’t have the quality to punish them. Game-wise, it was probably better than against Öster today, but we still have a lot of pieces we want to get into our game that are not good enough right now.
match facts
Goal:
Malmö FF: Jansson (10′)
Varberg’s BoIS: Yusuf (31′)
Warnings:
Malmö FF: Jansson (42′), Dahlin (53′)
Varberg’s BoIS: Yusuf (36′), Edlund (62′), Vidjeskog (64′)
Expulsions:
Malmö FF: Olsson (88′)
Varberg’s BoIS: Yusuf (88′)
Lineup
Johan Dahlin
Elison Makolli (72′), Pontus Jansson (K), Derek Cornelius
Taha Ali (89′), Otto Rosengren (82′), Lasse Berg Johnsen, Sebastian Nanasi, Gabriel Busanello (72′)
Isaac Kiese Thelin (72′), Erik Bothheim
Subs: Ricardo Friedrich, Martin Olsson (72′), Nils Zätterström (89′), Adrian Skogmar (72′), Hugo Bolin, Sergio Peña, Stefano Vecchia (72′), Sebastian Jörgensen (82′), Kenan Busuladzic
