Frölunda defeated Linköping in Scandinavia
Updated 21:49 | Published 21:46
Jesper Pettersson saved Frölunda’s Jere Innala and earned a penalty kick in the match
Then Brendan Schenemin(!) set off to defend Linköpingsbacken.
“This is how we learn to deal with children,” he writes on X, formerly Twitter.
A 37-minute suspension was handed out in the first period between Frölunda and Linköping.
What stood out above all was the penalty kick that the visitors executed against Jesper Pettersson.
Playing inside the penalty area, the defender came out from the end corner and shot the ball straight in front at Jiri Inala. Frölunda’s Finn got the shoulder cap on his head and fell helpless onto the ice.
– The force is directed upward, so he hits his head and takes off his skates. We will evaluate what the player making the tackle is doing. So, in this case, the responsibility falls on Jesper to make a good intervention, as referee Linus Hollande explains on TV4 Play.
– I don’t think he was sent off, answered LHC coach Klaas Östmann.
“This league has problems.”
One of those who followed Ostman’s line was Lulea (!) player Brendan Schenemin.
The Canadian took to social media to express his opinion on the incident.
“There are real problems in this league if it’s a penalty kick. The arm and the elbow are down on the side of the body. That’s how we learn to deal with kids. We don’t want to see players injured, but the responsibility is on the No. 21 to put his head up and be Ready to intervene.”
In the subsequent Powerplay, Innala scored 1–0 for Frölunda. The match ended 2-2 after normal time before David Edström, who had also scored in normal time, scored the decisive penalty.
– It is always fun to score, get two goals and win, says the match hero.
