Malmo / Stockholm. Sebastian Nanase made a special match.
There were no happy scenes for the midfielder when Kalmar clinched the first leg against Malmö.
– I’m a Malmö player, and it hurts a little that we’re here and we’re winning, says Nanase.
Malmo FF He was sent off after what for a long time looked like a 0-0 home match against Kalmar.
In the final stage, Kalmar scored the winning goal and there were no points for the home team. Thus, Malmö is ten points from SM Golden with ten matches remaining.
– I think the first half is even. They come out and do a great first 20 minutes. I think we controlled the last 25 games and were creating some chances. In the second half they have a little more ball but they don’t make much. “We’ve become a counterattack team and we’re creating a couple of chances,” says Calmars Sebastian Nanas To Sportbladet after the match.
“He wants help…”
20-year-old Nanase is on loan from Malmö.
– I am very happy that we won the match and got three points in perhaps the most difficult away game you can get in the Allsvenskan, says Nanase.
At the same time, it is sad that she is against Malmö. I’m a Malmö player and it hurts a little that we’re here and we’re winning. But I still have to respect the Kalmar shirt, because I am there now.
I’ve been involved in pushing Malmö a bit further away from SM gold and European places. How do you see that?
Of course, that’s the boring part. I wanted to help Malmö as much as I could, but I can’t do that when I’m in Kalmar. I must respect my place now.
Was it a special match for you?
– It sure was. It’s so much fun to be here and to hear all the fans here screaming and singing Malmö songs. Now it wasn’t really in my favour, but it felt good to be home again.
“looks good”
There was no raucous cheering from Nanase when Lacey Nielsen fired Kalmar’s own goal win during overtime.
I don’t want to see Malmo lose, I never do. Of course now when we meet them but every other game they play, of course I sit and watch them, says Nanase.
How high can Kalmar reach?
– You’ve looked good lately. We beat two strong teams. When we play football, we are there and we can compete. So we’ll see how far it goes, but our main focus is to play good football, so we’ll take it from there.
FIFA coach Henrik Redström expressed his satisfaction with the post-match press conference.
“We’ve gradually reached a level where I’m not ashamed of winning the match,” says Redstrom.