Kalmar to cupsemi after penalty drama – Aftonbladet

The goalkeeper Matt Pyzdrowski held HIF’s European dreams alive for 120 minutes.

In the ruling from eleven meters, he was matchless when Kalmar put all their shootout and teammate Jordan Larsson became the only penalty sump button.

– Always nice to go on, but we make no further achievement, says Rasmus Elm to SVT after the 5-4 victory.

During the first 45 minutes of the guest, artificial grass field a few hundred meters outside Guldfågeln Arena in Kalmar, held Helsingborg up game well against the favorites tipped Kalmar FF in the quarterfinals of the Swedish Cup.

the home keeper Ole Soderberg forced a fine save from a header from Jordan Larsson and Kalmar young Mjallby News Lumala Abdu shot wide in the closing seconds of a buttoned half.

Kalmar against Pyzdrowski

After the break pulled Kalmar up the pace, put a big pressure on HIF-goal and created several chances.

Ismael (46), Rasmus Elm (51), Marcus Antonsson (52) and Romario (62) all had great locations, but even better was Helsingborg goalkeeper Matt Pyzdrowski who lined up the qualified räddningarna.

HIF rode out the storm, evening the game at the pace dropped considerably and was almost a segermål when center-back Carl Johansson nodded a corner from Carl Wede the bottom of the crossbar with two minutes left of normal time.

the 0-0 was, however, time out, and the quarter-final went into extra time.

– We do an okay match, not great. We create enough to win it, says Rasmus Elm to SVT. I think we get a little too deep. We are too lazy to get up, it is too slow and then HIF could establish some pressure. We can be much better.

HIF’s Jordan Larsson had the best chance in the long run. But his left-foot shot was once again a good goalkeeper salvation, now from Ole Soderberg.

Jordan Larsson only miss

Cupkvartsfinaldramat instead went to penalties where Helsingborgs Jordan Larsson was the only one to miss her punishment and where Ishmael sent Kalmar FF to the semi-finals with the final penalty.

in the semifinal encounter Kalmar Malmo FF at home.

Rasmus Elm showed that he really is on his way back after his stomach disease and was one of the best player.

– it was okay, it was a little tougher. It was the fourth match in three weeks. I’m not used to it quite yet. I hope there are more to be said Elm.

The penalty throws:

0-1 Anton Wede, HIF

1 -1 Rasmus Elm, KFF

Jordan Larsson 1-1, HIF. Miss, over.

2-1 Tobias Eriksson, KFF.

2-2 Linus Hallenius, HIF

3-2 Marcus Antonsson, KFF

3-3 calle wede, HIF

4-3 Sebastian Starke Hedlund, KFF

Adam Eriksson 4-4, HIF

5- 4 Ismael Silva Lima, KFF