Malmo. Against all odds, Fiona Braun, 27, is crowned the new Swedish champion to face one of the best club teams in the world.
When she sustained her fourth knee injury last year, the Scotsman was ready to retire.
– I wasn’t sure I’d be able to handle it, she says.
It was Monday FC Rosengård softwear master.
The day before, Fiona Brown scored her first goal after a severe fourth knee injury when she scored 2-0 away to Kristianstad.
– I didn’t think about it when I scored the goal, it was the first for me. But the sick thing is that everyone has thought about it.
– He was about to cry for many of us. I was on the bench when I scored this goal. Of course, it feels great. She is one of my very close friends to me, says Olivia Shoof.
SC gold is the Scotsman’s third, but he could have stopped at two. Because when she injured her cruciate ligament in August 2021, she didn’t think she would be able to get it back.
– I have said this a thousand times but I am very happy that I play in this club with my best friends, because they were the ones who believed in me so much and helped me so much in the beginning that I could begin to believe in myself and that I would make it again, she continues:
– I’m so glad I was able to do it because what if I sit at home now and don’t play football anymore and Rosengard meets Barcelona?
Powered by Schough
This was the third injury to the Scottish cruciate ligament. Add to that a severe meniscus injury to the knee and three surgeries, and you might be able to step into the darkness that Brown felt a little over a year ago.
But then friends were there.
We just felt like giving her one last chance and she did and it went great. It really is a winner. Olivia Schouf says it is now showing that she is back in the game again and can contribute and score goals.
Brown also celebrated with Schough, Emma Berglund and Caroline Seger for the SM gold medal on Monday.
– Siger and I sat and watched TV and talked to each other, and what should we do now? But it was good that we were together because it was a last minute plan. We made homemade pizza and thought of a pizza night but it turned out to be a golden night.
Is it the strangest celebration?
– Last year I got injured and sat at home with my mum when they played in Petio. This was the first time I didn’t go with the team. My mom is just “sorry I’m here” so it was a little weird but they came home and we celebrated.
– But that was really, really weird.
“Dream”
There was no party yet SM gold. She will have to wait, because Rosengård will now face FC Barcelona. Before selling Malmö IP.
For me personally, it has been a difficult journey to get there and now be able to play and experience this with my friends and teammates. It’s all worth it, says Brown and concludes:
I love football, I love being able to play again and I love having my teammates care so much about me and my trip because they have been there all the way. They were there from the beginning and they were there at the end. They are the ones who have experienced this with me every day and have had to deal with mood swings. To get to experience this together is a dream.