Hammarby speechless – but wanted red card – Aftonbladet

You want to Hammarby have a red card to Viktor Elm.

Fredrik Torsteinbø think it is horrible that the midfielder was left on the field after pressing his hand to his neck .

– The judges think they were right to give a yellow card but then something is wrong with the rules, he said.

30,869 people saw Hammarby’s centennial against Kalmar on Tele 2 Arena. Unfortunately, the game was not as outstanding as the number of viewers.

In a choppy and sluggish first half, Kalmar was the better team, yet they could have ended up short-handed. When the away team got the free kick a few meters away from the penalty area erupted mess. Viktor Elm wanted to exploit the chaos to playing off the ball quickly, but Fredrik Torsteinbø stood in the way. To get rid of the opponent putted Elm with his hand – and Torsteinbö steep slopes.

Had he been beaten in the face? On the neck?

Glenn Nyberg argued with his assistant referees and gave Elm yellow card.

“obvious red card”

After a goalless second half, where Torsteinbö been closest to the victory target, says Norwegian Viktor Elm came out cheaply.

– I am in front of the ball. If he’s smart, he plays just a ball to me, I get the warning. But I think it is obvious red card. He goes with his hand in the face. The judge said at halftime that they have seen the situation and think they were right to give a yellow card but then something is wrong with the rules for it to be so.

– Erik (Israelsson) receives a yellow card in the last match against Everton because he celebrates with the crowd while he gets a hand in the face.

Did it hurt?

– Yes, but he’s wrist protection, it’s mostly what hurts.

Had Elm received a red card, it would have been a totally different game, do Torsteinbö.

– Of course, you get to play with a man more in 70 minutes more and you have the whole match. They will be tired then. But one can not blame the referee, we have enough positions to win the game.

How does it feel to not score on your centennial?

– The crowd is fantastic. It is the every match, we have twenty-five-plus, the players think it is sad

that we can not win such a match. But we were tired now after three matches in a week.

Elm: he should have been warned!

Viktor Elm call it a kick and run-off, which publikdånet was so high that it was impossible to hear each other on the pitch. He is satisfied with the first half, less satisfied with others and really did not think he should have been shown out.

– It is not a red card. I think not. He stands in the way, I’ll push him away, but I have a hand guard that slips up a little bit on the neck. It was not at all my view, says Elm, adding that Torsteinbö should have been alerted to the situation.

– He’ll be happy that he does not get a yellow card, I’ll add the free kick fast. I was obviously annoyed that I can not beat the free kick. All were waiting for the judge, it could have been dangerous.