Three goals in half a period.
Dream minutes for Oskarshamn – who thrashed Vikshaw (6-1).
Thus was Gala winning the Derby at Oskarshamn, despite a tentative start.
Series leader Växjö missed a penalty, and Oskarshamn was dancing the line. The rink was at times like pure E4, with the game going back and forth, with a clear advantage for the guests.
“We lose a lot of goblin duels.”
Objectives?
This column echoed as empty as the corner of the apartment when “the Christmas tree did its job.”
– We lose a lot of puck duels, especially at the start when shots are raining down on us, says IKO coach Martin Filander to C more after the first period.
IKO:s målexplosion
Something must have happened at Oskarshamn, who certainly redeemed themselves at the end of the first. Then star Jerry Smekal stepped forward and scored a direct goal in the second period for the fifth consecutive game. When Johannes Salomonsson and Ante Sumela made it 2-0 and 3-0 in the space of eight minutes after Smejkal’s goal, the league leaders were in serious trouble.
The situation became essentially hopeless when Smejkal scored his second goal of the evening.
The match ended 6-1. This was Oskarshamn’s third consecutive win against Växjö, in which they scored a total of 16 goals (!). After that, coach Martin Wilander praised the Czech goal twice.
He does a lot for us, kills goodbyes and plays the power game. He’s a horse around goal, but at the same time he’s dexterous and fast for his size, he told C More.