Former Malmö player Marcus Sylvegård played a leading role when a strong Växjö beat the Redhawks at home on Thursday evening.
Sylvegård was involved in a fight after being head tackled by Lauri Pajuniemi. Then he scored the important 3–1 goal with eight minutes left to play. In the end, Växjö won 4–2.
A brave Malmö was in the match all the way against Växjö – but fell fairly.
– Close, but still not, stated captain Fredrik Händemark on TV4 after the match.
His team grew into the match in the first period, where Växjö, however, took the lead.
It was after an episode of high pressure that MIF lost the puck in their own zone and after several saves by a strong Daniel Marmenlind, John Malmström was able to poke in his first SHL goal of the season.
Malmö coach Tomas Kollar was not satisfied that the goal was allowed, as Växjö’s Ludvig Nilsson held Marmenlind’s shin guards away with the club when the finish went into the goal.
– I cannot understand that it is a goal, said Kollar on TV4.
Malmö toughed out a three-on-five game at the end of the first period and in the second they were able to equalize – after several strong Marmenlind saves.
Kim Rosdahl sent the puck in front of the goal, where 20-year-old Albert Sjöberg stayed in front and scored the first SHL goal of his career.
– That puck will probably end up on my bedside table, he told TV4’s Patrik Westberg during the period break.
Växjö took the lead again – through a Scania.
Klippan son Eric Martinsson lowered Rögle on Boxing Day with a 2-1 shot from the blue line.
Now he made it 2-1 against Malmö from the blue line, with a shot that seemed to touch the Redhawks’ Lauri Pajuniemi on the way into the goal.
At the end of the second period, Pajuniemi elbowed MIF acquaintance Marcus Sylvegård in the face. Sylvegård responded by hitting Pajuniemi and both players were sent off for two minutes – much to the protest of the Växjö camp, who wanted to see a harsher assessment of Pajuniemi’s actions.
The home team and Marcus Sylvegård at least had the last laugh. After a pressing Malmö lost the puck in the offensive zone, Växjö attacked. Sylvegård won the puck in front of the goal and sent in an important 3–1 12:29 into the final period.
Malmö got a golden chance to come back after Brian Cooper went on two plus two minute suspension plus match penalty for a crosschecking and inappropriate behaviour.
In the four-minute numerical advantage, Malmö defender Joakim Ryan scored his second Powerplay goal in as many games. New hope for MIF.
However, there was never any receipt. Malmö went for their own expulsion (Tomi Sallinen) in the final minute and with four seconds left to play, Dane Joachim Blichfeld made the final score 4–2 in an empty box.
In total, Växjö won the shots 41–18, which illustrates that they were the team that created the most. But Malmö never fell through against a good opponent.
Malmö is now tenth in the SHL, in the last playoff spot. However, they have played two more matches than the Örebro eleven, who have collected the same number of points. On Saturday, an intense MIF period ends with six matches in eleven days when Frölunda comes to Malmö Arena.
Växjö–Malmö 4–2
(1–0, 1–1, 2–1)
First period:
1–0, 14:36, John Dahlström (Ludvig Nilsson)
Second period:
1–1, 8:22, Albert Sjöberg (Kim Rosdahl, Nuutti Viitasalo)
2–1, 13:17, Eric Martinsson (Tobias Rieder)
Third period:
3–1, 12:29, Marcus Sylvegård (Gabriel Carlsson, Manuel Ågren)
3–2, 17:04, Joakim Ryan (Janne Kuokkanen) (PP)
4–2, 19:56, Joachim Blichfeld (Tobias Rieder, Robert Rosén) (PP, tom bur)
Shot: 41–18 (15–7, 10–3, 16–8)
Expulsions: Växjö: 4 x 2 min. 1 x 10 min. 1 x 20 min. Malmö: 4 x 2 min.
Public: 4468
Photo: Bildbyrån
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Contact details:
Gustav.lundblad@skanesport.se
2024-01-04 21:59:50
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