VÄXJÖ / Stockholm. Lolio would have the opportunity to tie the game six to four.
Då flög Miika Koivistos klubba upp i luften.
– I think he was mostly shocked, says Växjö linebacker Joel Pearson.
Luleå had no success in the attacking fixture away to Växjö, but in the dying minutes a golden opportunity to equalise appeared.
Brian Cooper came out for two minutes to cross-check and Lolio had a chance to power play and get the goalkeeper out.
But before it got that far, Brendan Sheenemin also came out to tackle. Luleå tried to establish play in the attacking area when Shinnimin sent Miika Koivisto’s stick flying high over his head.
Bad timing, bad discipline. It’s a great location for Luleå, says commentator Niklas Wikegård at C More.
“shocked”
After being sent off, Växjö was able to decide the match with a 2-0 lead into an empty net.
– There are small margins, I think Miika grabbed the club in one hand. That’s how it goes sometimes. It might be a little clumsy, but that’s the way it is, Joel Persson of Växjö tells Sportbladet about the situation.
Does Quivisto drop the club easily?
– I don’t know, you can decide. I think he was mostly shocked that the hammer was gone.
Criticism from his own coach
Lulea member Konstantin Komarek doesn’t want to blame Brendan Sheenemin.
– That’s what happens. He’s a player ‘on the edge’ and does a good job for us. Sometimes it is and sometimes it goes well. This is what happens, says Kumarek, and continues:
– So I don’t think he was fired, but that’s what happens.
Lulea coach Thomas “Bolan” Berglund is tougher on Sheenemin.
– It’s a dismissal, I think it was done carelessly. He should have been able to handle that better, but that’s the way it is, says Berglund.