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On Friday evening, a spectacular scandal happened in the HockeyAllsvenskan.
When a great shot was thrown onto the ice in Kristianstad with a loud bang.
– A bomb lands two meters from our goalkeeper, it’s basically an assassination attempt, says Tingsryd’s coach Fredrik Glader in C More.
Kristianstad was on its way to a big win at home against Tingsryd with 5-1 in the third period when everything turned upside down. The referee team first called off the match because the plexiglass needed to be repaired at the Tingsrydsbåset.
The giant scandal
But just a few seconds later there was a loud bang inside the Kristianstad Ice Hall that spread great fear. The players were immediately forced off the ice and down to the locker room.
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It was a great shot that was thrown in from the stands and the match was stopped at the same time as orderlies emptied the standing section of people.
– It is an object that is thrown in from the area behind one of the goals, the area where Kristianstadsklacken is located. That part of the arena was then evacuated. It is an object that is thrown in to the left of the box where (goalkeeper) Daniel Rosengren was. An idiotic act that leads us to an interrupted hockey night, says the commentator Andreas Åberg in the C More broadcast.
– Away with the shit. Idiots, exclaimed the colleague and C More expert Fredrik Söderström.
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“Attempted Murder”
Tingsryd’s coach Fredrik Glader was furious after the huge scandal in the HockeyAllsvenskan and vented his great anger in a television interview with C More.
– When that happens, I get incredibly shocked and scared. A bomb lands two meters from our goalkeeper, it is basically an assassination attempt, he says and tells how the goalkeeper Daniel Rosengren feel.
– He does not feel well. He is incredibly cut and his ears are ringing. He heard nothing at first. It’s simply not good.
Later on Friday evening came the controversial announcement that the match would be played again and then the most bizarre scenes happened. Both teams took to the ice but all refused to play and just stood still and let the game clock tick to the end.
– They are incredibly strange pictures, there are five Tingsryd players standing in the center circle. They must stand out here on the ice for nine more minutes, says C More commentator Åberg in the broadcast.
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“The Heart Bleeds”
At the same time as the final minutes on the ice, a very depressed person was also interviewed Mikael Gathcoach in Kristianstad, about what happened.
– It is against everything I stand for. For me, there are so many situations today that hurt my sporting soul and everything I stand for. It hurts the heart. First we have the situation in the stands which is terrible. We have fought here for a good stand culture, so one person destroys it, he says in C More.
– And what’s happening behind me right now, it’s against everything I… I can’t stand for it. My hockey heart bleeds.
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HockeyAllsvenskan’s sporting director Erik Ryman explains the decision to resume and complete the match after the snap shot.
– We must adhere to rule 73, where you must try to get the law out. Then there are circumstances surrounding the rule that the match must be played and you can receive certain penalties. According to the rule, we must start the match. The match gets underway and was played well, but not in the way we want, he says in C More.
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