It seemed a dream start to give Norrköping a win over Stora Falla.
But in overtime, Justin Salmon shook his head in the tie.
The consequences were bad when the 23-year-old was completely off the field.
Degerforce tends to end up at a disadvantage early in the games. During the season, she conceded a third of her goals in the first quarter of the match.
Saturday meeting with IFK Norrköping It will not be an exception.
Even after a little more than five minutes, the guests were able to break the deadlock.
In the corner Jonathan Levy sent a low shot and on the far post stood Victor Agardius and pushed into the goal.
Diggerforce should be able to get off that ball. One player passes, two, three, four, five players. I expect a better defensive match, says Emily Olander, Discovery Broadcasting expert.
“We can’t stand and sleep”
Home team goalkeeper Jeffrey Gall was on the same path.
We can’t give teams that chance, we’re not in a position to stand up and sleep. We need to be better.
Although Degerfors had several positions, Norrköping was the closest to scoring the next goal of the match. Jonathan Levy stepped up with a free kick and made a dream come true. The ball sailed to the crossbar but Jeffrey Gall was in good shape and managed to hit the wide one.
Horror scenes in the second half
In the second half, the home team was dominant. Degerforce had the ball and pushed forward for most of the game.
It still looked like Norrköping would take all three points with them – but in extra time came the equalizer.
Justin Salmon got his head on the post from Diego Campos – but there was no raucous celebration after the goal. The 23-year-old fell to the ground and came out completely after nodding with the Norrköping players. Medical staff were called to the field and Salmon was allowed to leave the field on a stretcher.
– I hope it goes well with the boy, he was too brave to go in with his head. I hope it’s not too serious, it doesn’t look good, says Degerforce coach Tobias Solberg.