It was coach Jordo who put a riddle to the team after the game against Solna on the JCG – What do you get if you take the team captain, last season’s BnF, winner of the SAFF goal kicking comp, a board member, a stay at home dad, someone at choir practice,  a pair of exchange students and one or two national team players? I’ll tell you, you get a full team not on the field today! Not even Bluey’s here! It’s not good enough!

Söder came to play with 9 players, but it was all uphill from there. Tarzan ripped his hamstring after 3 minutes of play, leaving Söder effectivly one man short for the game. Iron Guts, still in rehab from a knee injury after pre season curling,  pulled on the jersey and settled in the goal square after first quarter. Södermalm largely balanced the game until half time, although failing to convert good play into goals, much thanks to a massive effort by Bull, Oscar and Rob ‘Mr T’ in the ruck.

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In the 3rd and last quarter there was just too much ground to cover for a worn down Södermalm. Solna kept subing fresh player from the bench and when even ‘mean machine’ Dylan and the Cage ran out of steam, Solna could use the space and their fresher legs to slip away on the score board. A symbolic end of Södermalm’s dreams of turning the game around was when ‘Lethal’ Larry limped off after a late tackle with only ten minutes to  go.

Final Score was: Solna 15:18:108 to Södermalm 6:7:43

After concluding the first half of the SAFF league Södermalm can now draw advantage of the 2,5 month summer recess to rehab injuries before playing Årsta again the 3rd of August. Meanwhile, stay tuned for the Swedish Cup in Jönköping 15th of June.