The penalty kick was offside.
Neither Ola Toivonen nor Malmö FF came close to achieving a qualifying equalizer against Zalgiris.
– Now it is important that we meet, says Toivonen.
With 20 minutes left to bet full time Malmo FF Forward with heavy artillery in the qualifying match against Zalgiris Vilnius.
Ola Toivonen He replaced captain Anders Kristiansen but his team struggled to get any goal-scoring opportunities at the LFF Stadium in Vilnius.
– It’s sour of course. They get the first goal and then sink more into the positions. In general, we do not manage to penetrate their streaks in a good way. It’s a very slow pace and we’re not straight and aggressive enough in the closing stage, says Ola Toivonen.
Judge sentenced him
Toivonen was ordered to be in the box and await a post with Isaac Kiese Thelin.
– Once the ball speeds up, we get slots towards the five-line defense, but we do it quite a few times and then not much happens. Then they’re quick to adjust as they quickly go uphill, and then it gets a little tricky for us, says Toivonen.
One of Malmö’s few equal chances in the second half with the remaining quarter of the match was created when Jo Inge Berget scored the ball to Ola Toivonen in the penalty area.
Toivonen collapsed into a duel with a defender and the Malmö players thought they would receive a penalty when the referee pointed to the penalty spot.
the problem? Then the referee changed his mind and offside when the referee raised the flag. Blow button according to the embarrassing replay pictures.
– There’s not much to say, I suppose, says Ola Toivonen.
– I haven’t seen any pictures yet. But you have to trust that they did the right thing.
But it would have been a valid penalty had it not been for offside?
– Oh me, oh me.
“Applies to the meeting”
And now awaits the return match against Zalgiris next Wednesday. Ahead of that, there is also a match in Allsvenskan against Sirius this weekend.
It will be a tough match, but it will be a whole new game at home. We bring the audience that has been so important to us during all of our European travels, says Ola Toivonen.
– Now it is important that we meet and aim for Saturday because it is close between matches. It’s a very important match on Saturday already.