Malmö. Derek Cornelius gave MFF another nod at the Trophy.
Next, the Canadian explains the aiming gesture.
– I wanted to pay tribute to the mental strength we have in the team, says the centre-back.
Four minutes before the end of the set in the cup against Digerfors, Malmö was heading towards a cup fiasco.
Then MFF was trailing 1-0 in the match, and in this case, they had to win to advance to the quarter-finals.
nervously?
– I was still feeling fine. We continued with our game plan and didn’t panic too much. We haven’t started sending far. It’s different from many previous games when we were down with ten minutes left. We continue to play, said captain Lasse Nielsen after the match.
He has only scored two goals since 2019
Isaac Casey Thelin scored 1-1 in the 86th minute and three minutes later newcomer Derek Cornelius headed it 2-1.
We didn’t panic but we carried on as we did the whole match. We grind and grind and eventually it becomes our goal. With this game, you have to wait for situations and when they come, you have to try to be ready, says Kiese Thelin.
Cornelius is no ordinary scorer. The Canadian has only scored twice in the competition since 2019.
– A wonderful feeling. The mentality we showed today was top notch. We were 1-0 down and we could have stopped playing,” says Cornelius.
Celebrate the goal by placing his forefinger on the newspaper.
– I wanted to pay tribute to the mental strength we have in the team. The centre-back says: “I wanted to show the fans that it’s important that we stay together all season.
Learn that the seeds are not sown
There are many indications that MFF will not be seeded in the quarterfinals.
– We take what we get. Kiese Thelin says: I don’t think many teams want us.
Are you a nightmare of others?
– Yes, exactly, the attacker smiles.
