Bjärsmyr had paid with injury – Göteborgs-Posten

Soccer, the league

22: A minute forced IFK Gothenburg captain Mattias Bjärsmyr paid in damages. Team captain likely to miss several matches in the dense top battle .

Mattias Bjärsmyrs injury came just before Malmö’s first goal in the away match. After a marking running began the 29-year-old team captain limp and lay down finally onto the pitch. Medical staff wound on the left thigh and had to lead Bjärsmyr out.

– He charged down the depth. And then I’ll just run away and I feel it in the bone directly. Luckily he turns outwards and not inwards, so I can put myself in line, says Mattias Bjärsmyr.

– With those things you can not play on. It’s like a cramp that hurts basically.

Hjálmar Jónsson, 35, had thus make their first appearances of the season. Icelander, who played for the club since 2002, had a tough start when Malmö scored his first goal on a corner a few minutes later.

The break resulted in Malmo with a two goal lead after a less fortunate half for IFK Gothenburg.

– It was tough for us. Both Sebban (Eriksson) and the Gurra (Smith) is booked early. Then comes my injury, says Mattias Bjärsmyr.

The card means that Gustav Svensson gets turned off in the derby against Hacken next weekend.

Halftime chose IFK Göteborg coach Jörgen Lennartsson to pick out Sebastian Eriksson and the change in Tom Pettersson. The decision, he did not motivate the journalists at the press conference afterwards.

Mattias Bjärsmyr witnessed a tumultuous loss from the bench. Malmo, which was seven points behind IFK Göteborg before the game, won the Summit of 2-1.

Scanians first went further in the Champions League qualifiers last week and now typed into the headlines.

In the dense top battle went Norrkoping catch up with series leader Blåvitt after win away against Orebro. On the heels are also Elfsborg and Djurgården – both teams meet IFK Göteborg on away ground in the fall.

– The Malmö buttons in is one thing. There’s other teams that also compete. Above all Norrkoping. We know that we are a strong team and we are not giving up, says Mattias Bjärsmyr.

He may miss the next matches. How long he will be away at time of writing is unclear, although a doctor confirmed in CMore that he’ll be out four to six weeks.

– I have not met any doctors, so it’s hard for him to know. I’ll talk to a physical therapist here immediately.

– I have had a baksideskada before, the other leg. But there is something similar symptoms, says Mattias Bjärsmyr.