Malmö FF had a tough start in the Europa League.
First, Erdal stirrup was forced to slalom tightly wrapped around the thigh.
Visit Braga then made it 1-0 after a corner kick that came after an offside.
Braga, runners-up to the Portuguese League, arrived at the Elida stadium in a strong string of victories with four consecutive victories and a 15-0 goal difference against A. Malmo FF who swung recently.
Newly appointed MFF coach Åge Hareide wished for a straighter match with more power and speed, but that was resolved by his absence when Braga dominated the events.
Halfway through the first half, Erdal Rakib was forced off the field with a severe injury to his right thigh. Muhammad Boya Turay was replaced.
There were more MFF incidents, double even.
In the 30th minute, Bruno Rodriguez made it 1-0 for Braga in the far corner after a corner kick.
But the moment before the corner kick, the Braga player was offside.
– It’s tight, but in my eyes it’s an offside leading into a corner. But VAR technology does not interfere and correct that it is a corner, says Viasat expert, Erik Niva of Sportbladet.
I got an unauthorized target
Immediately after the break, Hareide performed a double substitution when Rusty Oscar Lewicki and Isaac Thelin sack were taken off. In with Ola Toivonen and Sergio Pena.
Braga scored another ball in the goal at the beginning of the second half, but this time the VAR canceled the goal for offside after a review that took nearly two minutes to complete.
The match is underway.