Yellow and blue!
Okay, so where do I begin? Well, I reckon it's best to begin from....eh...the beginning. Anyways....I took the 17.04-train from Halmstad to Malmö, where I arrived approximately 18.55. After a few phonecalls to MJ, I met up with him outside the Central station. Together we then walked towards the arena (Malmö New Arena). It was quite a bit to walk and we didn't really know where to go, so after having asked a couple of persons on the street, we joined a group of Serbs heading for the arena. When we came to Pildammsparken, we parted and me and MJ sat down (as it was still some time until the game was to begin) and drank a couple of beers. Well, MJ had more than a couple, but that's fine :)
When the game was about to begin, we took our tickets and headed for the arena. Inside, it was rapidly filling up with people. My concern was that it would be a very large number of Serbs and that they would own the stadium, but as far as I could see, there were a lot of yellow and blue shirts. The Serbian section was right behind one of the goals, which I tought was a little stupid (this I was right about). They made A LOT of noise and they weren't silenced until the Swedish national anthem were sung. That was powerful and I got goosepimples (I think it's called that, isn't it?) all over my body. When the game began, it was obvious that the Serbs weren't going to give the Swedish team an easy task. Still, in the seventh minute, Marcus Berg got first to an Emir Bajrami-cross and fired home. 1-0 to Sweden and the crowd were delighted (and noisy). A few minutes later it would get even better. Ola Toivonen played the ball to Bajrami, who were tripped by a defender. Penalty! Berg slotted home from the eleven-meter-spot. 2-0 and now the Serbs began to be frustrated. As the words "Sverige! Klapp-klapp-klapp! Sverige! Klapp-klapp-klapp!" echoed throughout to whole arena, the Serbian section began throwing in stuff on the field, hitting the Swedish goalkeeper in the back. At this moment, the whole Swedish audience boooo:ed the Serbian section and sang: "Ut med packet! Uuuuuuut med packet!" Fucking awsome! In your face! :D
Then it got worse. Serbia scored on a corner and the Serbian fans went crazy and tried to run in onto the field, but were stopped by the guards. This caused the referee to stop the game temporarely (I think he considered ending the game for good actually). A few minutes later, the game was resumed and now the feelings between the Swedes and the Serbs weren't good at all. I liked it! :)
Every time that the Serbian fans began to sing, the Swedes answered with louder singing. We outsang those bastards! "Vi e Svenska fans allihopa! Klapp klapp klapp klapp klapp - klapp klapp klapp klapp!" Still, the Serbs very happy to have scored, but a minute later we got our revenge. Ola Toivonen dribbled past his defender and chipped the ball past the goalkeeper to make it 3-1 to Sweden and the Swedish crowd went wild, many pointing at the Serbs taunting them (I was :P). MJ must have gotten wildest of them all. He high-fived with a father and his son to the left of us :D
It had only gone 30 minutes and it was already 3-1 and the stadium was electric. The crowd really "levde med" in every ball. Just before half-time, Bajrami got a nasty tackle and a Serbian player was sent off, much to the Swedish crowd's amusement (malice of course). There were some players arguing down at the pitch and the general mood was upset. I love these feelings! This is what football is all about! Then the ref blew his whistle for half-time..
The second half was more of a simple route for Sweden. Serbia got another player sent off and had barely no chances at all. Sweden won fairly and now get to meet England on Friday in Göteborg. This game was just what I needed to survive the summer. Wonderful feelings inside a filled up stadium. I am satisfied :)
Football on TV vs football live? Cannot be compared. When you are there, it is not even close to being the same thing as sitting in the sofa at home. Everyone should try it sometime :)
After the game, me and MJ went to rendevous with Anna at the MAS hospital. There we got picked up and after having dropped MJ off in Lund, me and Anna continued to Ängelholm and Gånarp to spend the night there. Today I got my stuff in Halmstad and then took the train to here, Varberg. Now i'm going to watch USA-Spain. Look at the pictures below. I will also add my videos to Facebook later. Enjoy!
MJ drinking a beer before the game in Pildammsparken :)
Malmö New Arena
The Serbian fans before the game
The players lining up for the national anthems
Ongoing game
After the final whistle
The Swedish players thank the Swedish fans
Sweaty but happy :)
The thermometer here in Varberg around 5 in the evening
When the game was about to begin, we took our tickets and headed for the arena. Inside, it was rapidly filling up with people. My concern was that it would be a very large number of Serbs and that they would own the stadium, but as far as I could see, there were a lot of yellow and blue shirts. The Serbian section was right behind one of the goals, which I tought was a little stupid (this I was right about). They made A LOT of noise and they weren't silenced until the Swedish national anthem were sung. That was powerful and I got goosepimples (I think it's called that, isn't it?) all over my body. When the game began, it was obvious that the Serbs weren't going to give the Swedish team an easy task. Still, in the seventh minute, Marcus Berg got first to an Emir Bajrami-cross and fired home. 1-0 to Sweden and the crowd were delighted (and noisy). A few minutes later it would get even better. Ola Toivonen played the ball to Bajrami, who were tripped by a defender. Penalty! Berg slotted home from the eleven-meter-spot. 2-0 and now the Serbs began to be frustrated. As the words "Sverige! Klapp-klapp-klapp! Sverige! Klapp-klapp-klapp!" echoed throughout to whole arena, the Serbian section began throwing in stuff on the field, hitting the Swedish goalkeeper in the back. At this moment, the whole Swedish audience boooo:ed the Serbian section and sang: "Ut med packet! Uuuuuuut med packet!" Fucking awsome! In your face! :D
Then it got worse. Serbia scored on a corner and the Serbian fans went crazy and tried to run in onto the field, but were stopped by the guards. This caused the referee to stop the game temporarely (I think he considered ending the game for good actually). A few minutes later, the game was resumed and now the feelings between the Swedes and the Serbs weren't good at all. I liked it! :)
Every time that the Serbian fans began to sing, the Swedes answered with louder singing. We outsang those bastards! "Vi e Svenska fans allihopa! Klapp klapp klapp klapp klapp - klapp klapp klapp klapp!" Still, the Serbs very happy to have scored, but a minute later we got our revenge. Ola Toivonen dribbled past his defender and chipped the ball past the goalkeeper to make it 3-1 to Sweden and the Swedish crowd went wild, many pointing at the Serbs taunting them (I was :P). MJ must have gotten wildest of them all. He high-fived with a father and his son to the left of us :D
It had only gone 30 minutes and it was already 3-1 and the stadium was electric. The crowd really "levde med" in every ball. Just before half-time, Bajrami got a nasty tackle and a Serbian player was sent off, much to the Swedish crowd's amusement (malice of course). There were some players arguing down at the pitch and the general mood was upset. I love these feelings! This is what football is all about! Then the ref blew his whistle for half-time..
The second half was more of a simple route for Sweden. Serbia got another player sent off and had barely no chances at all. Sweden won fairly and now get to meet England on Friday in Göteborg. This game was just what I needed to survive the summer. Wonderful feelings inside a filled up stadium. I am satisfied :)
Football on TV vs football live? Cannot be compared. When you are there, it is not even close to being the same thing as sitting in the sofa at home. Everyone should try it sometime :)
After the game, me and MJ went to rendevous with Anna at the MAS hospital. There we got picked up and after having dropped MJ off in Lund, me and Anna continued to Ängelholm and Gånarp to spend the night there. Today I got my stuff in Halmstad and then took the train to here, Varberg. Now i'm going to watch USA-Spain. Look at the pictures below. I will also add my videos to Facebook later. Enjoy!
MJ drinking a beer before the game in Pildammsparken :)
Malmö New Arena
The Serbian fans before the game
The players lining up for the national anthems
Ongoing game
After the final whistle
The Swedish players thank the Swedish fans
Sweaty but happy :)
The thermometer here in Varberg around 5 in the evening
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