Blues storm to victory

The Blues were at it again last Friday in some of the wettest conditions that Aussie Rules has seen in Sweden – this time knocking off new-boys Årsta by a comfortable 45 points.

On a pitch that would be better described as Swan Lake rather than Årsta Fältet, the Blues mastered the conditions and took a 2-0 overall lead in the Southern Stockholm Derbies against the Årsta Swans. The win also pushes Söder clear at the top of the SAFF league ladder with a 4-0 game count in 2009.

The conditions may have been to blame for a slow starting game with only 3 goals being scored between both teams in the 1st quarter. Similar wet-weather play in the 2nd quarter saw Söder slip ‘n slide to a 16 point lead at the long break.

Players’ Player – Johan “The Flash”” Dahlberg – turned his already good game into a great game in the 2nd half as he flashed in and out of the center and around the ground picking the wet heavy ball up as though the conditions were perfect. ‘The Flash’ left the Årsta