Chansrik second period lowered Frolunda – Göteborgs-Posten

Ice Hockey: SHL

Damage in lots and carelessness in defense – then could not beat Modo Frolunda. – This is far from a top performance, coach Roger Rönnberg.

Modo Frolunda 4-2

With even more damage than before it was even tougher for Frölunda to come up in the playoff level. New additions to the already voluminous injury list was Oscar Fantenberg and Sebastian Stalberg who did not play against Modo.

The absence of key players proved to be felt. But it was not the injuries that gave the ground team Modo management. It was rather Antturi Lehkonens sloppy pass to Carl Grundström. The Finn was inattentive to Grundström was free in front of Johan Gustafsson and served him generously.

Despite the game advantage in the first period did not Frolunda holes on Adam Reid Born in Modo’s disposal.
– We drop into single goal and have a hard time getting to the offensive. They can play on line, says Roger Rönnberg.

For the first twenty minutes were a bit locked and only opened when the Göteborg made mistakes, it was clean High Chaparral Theme Park directly in the second period. It took 36 seconds before the veteran Per-Åge Skröder, once in Frölunda, put 2-0.

Then awoke the away team. First, Jacob Larsson received a multi-lane highway of the surface and pushed reduced. Then invited Modo back on Lehkonens carelessness and pass to Ryan Lasch. Points King made no mistake obviously when a scoring opportunity showed up and leveled.
“Good,” thought Roger Rönnberg. But it turned quickly. Two quick Modo-goal, one by the carelessness of the freshest Frolunda goalscorer Lasch, put Rönnberg troops in the dock. And the rest of the period did not bring peace.

The lack of spine, particularly with Joel Lundqvist and Oscar Fantenberg was clear. Communication miss that clash between teammates and Lehkonens negligence in 1-0 has not been common sights in Frölunda in the season gone by.
– The damage belongs to the prerequisites so that we can not have that explanation. Then it becomes an excuse, says Rönnberg.

Are you anxious about the playoffs?
– No, our medical team has good control. We will not take a chance with the guys. I’m not worried. Why would I be? As a hockey coach, you can not be worried. You have to work hard instead.

Modo, second from bottom in the table, were the better team is also in the final stages of the match. And no one can say that the loss of Frölunda were unfair. Tonight’s defeat was the second in a row against Modo.

The chance to take home the regular season seems less and less. Skelleftea lost to Färjestad which opened for a tight battle for first place of the table, but the opportunity did not take care of Frölunda.
– I’m always disappointed after a loss. Right now I have enough on an eight disappointment scale, says Frölunda coach.