Malmö FF takes the driver’s seat in the Champions League qualifier against Vikingur Reykjavik.
They can thank 20-year-old Crystal Manny Engasson.
Within ten minutes, he recorded, photographed, hugged his heels and was kicked out.
Malmo FF The draw was made against Icelandic Vikingor Reykjavik in the first round of qualifying for the Champions League.
Tonight, the first game was held as former Degerforce captain Oliver Eckroth started for the away team as it was an eventful first half.
Already after a quarter of an hour, the MFF was able to break the deadlock when Martin Olsson scored his first goal in an MFF shirt since arriving at the club in August last year.
Goals scored – sent off
However, Kristall Mani Ingason made an amazing save, and the host audience wasn’t happy about it.
The referee did not like the person who gave the 20-year-old his second yellow card, the first came a few minutes ago when he was warned to shoot, and thus Ingasson was sent off.
With another player on, the MFF was able to reclaim the lead immediately when Ola Toivonen nodded 2-1 after a job from Jo Inge Berget.
– It was a good target, Toivonen stated in a half-time interview with MFF Play premium.
In the second half, MFF had possession of the ball and with six minutes left, Hugo Larsson was able to play Veliko Permanevic who put the final score 3-1 into the far corner.
But in injury time, the situation became noticeably worse for the MFF’s return when substitute Helge Gudjohnson managed to make it 3-2 in the 93rd minute.
The return will take place in a week in Iceland.
– Now it looks like we lost the match. But we still have the opportunity as we have another goal with us. We could have scored more goals today, and the positive thing is that we are creating chances, says Anders Christiansen.
