An argument in the studio
Updated 19.54 | Posted on 19.51
0-1 underdog against Linköping.
Frölunda’s Karl Klingberg then received a match penalty for accusing Broc Little – and TV4 pundits were in a serious row in the studio over the referee.
– I would have taken the hit better than Brooke Little anyway, even though I’m 60 years old, says expert Niklas Wickegaard in the broadcast.
Broc Little had scored 1-0 for Linköping against Frölunda early in the match.
But at the end of the first half, he was fouled from the side by Karl Klingberg, after firing a direct shot.
– I take a shot and the body twists a little when I take pictures. Brock Little says on the broadcast that he can’t do that in this situation.
Klingberg received a penalty in the match for the tackle and Niklas Wikegård was not satisfied at all and believes that there should never have been a penalty of this kind at all.
“You can’t play physically here.”
– It is difficult to bring players back to the domestic league who want to play physically when you get a match penalty for it. It’s a signal not to come here and play in this league, because you can’t play physically here. It’s unfortunate that this man (little can be seen in the photo) knows what she did was crazy in this situation, Wickegaard says.
An argument in the studio
During the break, there was a real discussion between the studio with expert Peter Runqvist, presenter Björn Olden and Wickegaard who were present at the match.
– I have no problem with penalty kicks there. Of course, Brock Little has to look up, but here I think he’s hitting the ball wide and I think he (Klingberg) is throwing an elbow at the end, says Runqvist.
Wikigård is nothing but an agreement.
-This whole situation makes me ashamed of how we ended up here. He’s flowing every round and we can’t stop him. My whole hockey body hurts when I see this. You had to learn early that you don’t walk in the middle of the path and that you’re not ready to protect yourself. You should have learned that when you were seven years old. Wikegård says Klingberg weighs 100 kilograms, and if he had gone fully in, Broc Little would not have been able to play more in the match.
“The referee has no sense of the game.”
Ronqvist:
– This intervention is not a hill on which I intend to stand and defend. Should the penalty be harsh, no, but a match penalty might be enough.
WikiGuard:
– It shouldn’t even be a second. The referee has no sense of the game and allows himself to be fooled by it.
They both discuss a little more about Oldéen’s whereabouts alongside Rönnqvist. Eventually the discussion ends with the conclusion that they disagree, and Wikegård takes off his headphones and shakes his head
The match is on!