While the rest of Södermalm took a well deserved rest in front of the chess app, Natis went to the EuroCup and played a cracker of a tournament. So well that he got picked for the Tournament Team. We all knew he is a great player, now the rest of Europe knows. Get that up ya!
EuroCup News!
The Swedish Elks ended up second in their group after beating France and Austria but losing to Croatia. Unfortunately the tournament ended already in the quarter final. The Elks lost against the Poms after a couple of controversial decisions. “Frustrating” says coach Daniel McClaer. Södermalm proudly represented by Natis ‘Naitanui’ Johansson.
The Söder supporters had rallied en masse, the weather was close to ideal, the boys in blue were ripped and ready to go. Perfect conditions for a grand final as this season’s two top teams walked onto the field.
Bromma got off to an early lead and Söder faced the first two quarters fighting to keep up on the score board. In the third quarter Söder got the running handballing game working and a few quick goals put them in front by 8 points. Things were looking up but Bromma quickly came back and retook the lead. The Söder boys never dropped their heads and battled hard until the final whistle went. In a hard fought and physical game Söder finally had to accept defeat and yet again settle for minor premiers.
A great effort from all the Söder boys. Big thanks to all the fans for coming out and supporting us.
Now starts the social season!
29th of Sep AFL Grand Final Breakfast (The Liffey)
6th of Oct SAFF Awards night (Restaurant Oxen)
12-14th of Oct Footy trip (Gdansk)
2nd of Nov Södermalm Awards night (O’Learys)
23rd of Nov Chess competition (Brissles)
14th of Dec Pool night
After Bromma’s covincing win (170-86) over Solna in the semi final it is shaping up to be a tuff Grand Final. Let’s make the best of the 2 trainings we have left. See you all on Tuesday at Skarpnäck and Thursday at Årsta, 6.30 pm.
When the whistle blew to mark the end of Solna Axemen vs. Bromma Vikings it was also time to recap the SAFF league 2012 and look forward to the play-off. And what a season! Norrtälje, newcomers in the league, finished off with a bang by claiming their first win against the Årsta Swans in the last round. Södermalm thought to go undefeated through the series but fell on the last hurdle against a pumped-up Bromma. Continue reading