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GOTHENBURG. Gais continues to shock.
Two targets from Axel Henriksson, 22, gave 2-1 in opposition to Elfsborg a sensational third place within the desk for the newcomer.
– Our first half hour is a catastrophe, says Arber Zeneli to Sportbladet.
Gais got here from a late odd-goal loss away to Malmö FF. Elfsborg had crushed AIK 6–1 within the final spherical.
Then inexperienced and black ran over the company within the scorching Gothenburg warmth through the first half hour.
Axel Henriksson made a deep run, Gustav Lundgren caressed the ball ahead and Henriksson made it 1-0 by way of Buhari Ibrahim after three minutes.
That did not make Elfsborg get up. Quite the opposite.
Gais was in management and 2-0 (18) was lovely by the house staff and woeful defensive play by Elfsborg.
– We do not sustain in any respect. We utterly failed with our concept. Gais was significantly better than us within the first half-hour, says Elfsborg’s Arber Zeneli.
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full display screen Axel Henriksson. Photograph: Michael Erichsen / Bildbyrån
Left-back Robin Wendin Thomasson hit a precision cross that Axel Henriksson, utterly unmarked when Arber Zeneli was sleeping, was in a position to widen his second aim.
It was Henriksson’s third Allsvenskan aim this season after he additionally scored within the derby win in opposition to IFK Göteborg not too long ago.
– I’ll do higher. I bought into that scenario too late and Gais is making good use of it, says Zeneli.
Higher than in 13 years
In the long run, Elfsborg additionally bought it proper. Ahmed Qasem properly launched the ball sideways and Michael Baidoo positioned 1-2 (40) subsequent to the put up however Elfsborg bought no nearer than that.
The victory implies that the newcomer Gais climbs as much as a sensational third place within the desk.
The Mackerels have not been this good in 13 years.
In 2011, Gais with assault profiles Mervan Celik (14 targets then and likewise in at the moment’s squad) and Wanderson do Carmo (10 targets, 12 assists) completed fifth within the Allsvenskan.
– We’re sturdy and doing properly. The third place is a affirmation of that. However the desk is counted after 30 rounds, says Mervan Celik.
How good is that this staff in comparison with the Gais you completed fifth with in 2011?
– Our recreation concept now’s clearer than the one we had then. We sit collectively in a sick manner now, everybody is aware of their roles extra clearly. We’ve got a very completely different recreation. We come from under and it looks like we have now gone by a course of that makes us really feel extra secure now, says Celik.
