He visualized it before every match.
Against Karlskoga, he hit the dream.
– Absolutely magical, says 18-year-old Djurgården player Melvin Wersel after his first goal for the first team.
Ondagen’s wide smile adorned 18-year-old Melvin Versal after Djurgården’s 3-2 home win against Pek Karlskoga.
Playable talent Haninge is a hardworking goal scorer for the J20 team and in his 12th Allsvenskan hockey game he scored his first goal for the team. He sent a rebound for a 1-0 lead to the home team.
– It was special to score his first goal here in Hovet with the whole family watching here. The brother was with me for a bit and said I could hit him right there now. So it was nice to do that today! He says.
“Magic to experience”
Have you ever imagined the first goal in your head?
– Sure, I did that. Repeatedly. In fact, before every game I imagine how I will feel when I score a goal and what I want to do on the ice. And her experience was absolutely magical.
That the choice fell on hockey seems logical, given the people young Melvin lives in his vicinity.
He listens:
Back star Theodor Linström is his uncle and Djurgården’s new technical director Michael “Honken” Holmqvist lives on the same street in southern Stockholm. It is located directly opposite the Wersäll family, where club icon Christian “Fimpen” Eklund lives.
He trained in Fimpen’s garage
“Fimpen” is the father of NHL player William Eklund, 21, and Viktor Eklund, 17, who plays J20 hockey with Melvin Wirsel. When Sportbladet visited the Eklund family in 2020, they showed off the garage that had been converted into a mini-hockey rink.
-If you have visited Asplund Arena? We can count the hours there if you say so! Melvin laughs.
– “Fimpen” is very generous. He allowed my brother and I to be there as much as we really wanted. I’m also best friends with Victor, so we spent a lot of time there. Train and rub together.
Has anyone saved the history disc for you?
– Yes, I think Victor Nelson took care of it.
Michael “Honken” Holmqvist praised the goalscorer afterwards.
– He has a very good match. He competes one hundred percent and wins an incredible number of fights. He’s playing mature, and it’s safe to have him on the ice. Then it’s very fun for him to score. He worked hard for a long time and got his reward today, says Djurgaard’s coach.