Turned towards Tingsryd after the wonderful drama
Twelve consecutive losses was enough.
Superstar Richard Genge scored a hat-trick in AIK’s penalty shoot-out win over Tingsryd.
– He might be too big and slow for me if he looked like that… says trainer Anton Blomqvist at C More.
Blomqvist admits without further ado that the first leg “was unfortunate” and history appeared to be repeating itself at Tingsred on Sunday.
Despite AIK leading the game, they were trailing 2-4 with six minutes remaining.
Then Richard Genge intervened in the proceedings.
The 35-year-old, who scored 28 goals for Växjö in the SHL last season, fell first on the power play.
“He received a lot of criticism.”
With just four seconds left, he scored the equalizing goal and in the subsequent penalty shootout it was he who decided.
He received a lot of criticism during the first part of the series. It’s over, that it’s old and slow, Blomkvist says in Si Moore, and continues:
– He might be too old and slow for me if he looks like that.
AIK players celebrated wildly after their first away win since their debut against Modo on 23 September.
Everyone around the club, especially our fans, had to suffer a lot until Christmas. I’m glad we can end up winning and going into the Christmas break a little better.
Cursed Glader: “Stand and Watch”
Tingsryd coach Frederik Gladyer was livid after the losing lead.
– Let’s go to hell for easy targets for hell. We stand and watch the last seconds. It’s just to go out and eat the disc, it’s thundering in C more.
– And it is the wrong man who understands it, clearly …
A 5-4 win means AIK goes into the Christmas break in twelfth place in the table, three points behind second-placed Tingsryd.