The SAFF season 2017 starts this week with a double header at the J. For the Södermalm it’s a rematch against last year’s Grand Final opposition the Dockers. Come down and support the boys in blue!

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Reigning premiers, the Södermalm Blues, outclassed an undermanned Bromma Vikings by 90 points at the JCG today. In a one-sided contest, the Blues banged on six goals in the opening term to let by six goals at the first break and never looked back.

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Fresh off the back of a great display in Helsingborg the Blues entertained the Norrtälje Dockers at the JCG for this SAFF League Round 4 match. You would be forgiven for thinking some of the boys got lost in Helsingborg and hadn’t made it back given the relatively low turnout for the men from Söder!

Not letting this nor the thunderous clouds gathering over head deter them though Södermalm were out of the traps quickly Gaelan Doolan and Matt Barton combining at the opposition 50 to set up Mick Larsson who slotted home the first of the day.

It was at this point that the heavens decided to open and unleash a steady stream of rain which would continue to persist for the afternoon.

(picture: Mick Larsson bagged 6 of Söder’s 7 goals!)

With the ball as slippery as a fish both teams put in a lot of work on the ground trying to get a hold of the pill and keep it moving in the right direction. The blues enigmatic Finn Kaj ‘magic hands’ Karlsson the pick of the bunch handballing to himself on several occasions before finding a willing runner in Dylan O’Keefe in the Söder engine room.

Throughout the game Söder continued to pressure the Dockers and often threatened but not always completing with the desired finish. The Dockers themselves pushed and harried around the ball all day looking for any opportunity to take advantage of a sloppy possession or a spilled ball, frequently counter attacking after Söder moves broke down. In the choppy condition though the Dockers suffered from the same inaccuracy in front of goal as their opponents, this coupled with an eager display from the Blues’ defense meant it was always going to be an uphill struggle.

At the end of the day Söder won out, however everyone will be hoping that the Swedish summer has more to offer than this rain sodden encounter.

It’s safe to say that all present at the JCG on Saturday were left thoroughly moist but for all the wrong reasons.

Söder’s next appearance is the Swedish Cup being played next Saturday 6th June in Gothenburg (Kvibergs Fotbollsplaner kl.12.00-17.00). Pop in and have a look at the boys in blue perform is you are near Gothenburg.

Good luck boys!

By Matt Barton

With an early sun beating down on a lush green JCG oval the two top sides after round one of this year’s SAFF took to the field to do battle. This game saw Johnny Briscoe of the Blues taking the field for his 50th game, joining Lars ‘the pensioner’ Hagberg and only a handful of others in accomplishing the feat.

The men of Söder took to the field missing a couple of players including key forward Kaj ‘The Kaj’ Karlsson (emergency call up to the national Finnish drinking team) and field marshall/ruckman Mik Larsson (twisted sock), though Årsta were also missing players the most notable the influential Glenn Mcleod.

The first quarter got underway with Årsta ruckman Duncan Matheson setting the tone for what would be a domineering display in ball ups around the ground by winning the tap-outs. With some swift movement in the midfield Söder found themselves exposed and on the back foot quickly going behind to an Årsta goal. Depite the best efforts of the Blues to establish a foothold, Årsta kept on coming continuing to pile on the pressure and kick goals.

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By Matt Barton

Following on from the opening weekend’s success in the Elitserien, Södermalm Blues looked to extend their winning form to the SAFF against none other than the Solna Axemen who they fell to in the Grand Final last year.

Both sides began the first quarter tentatively exchanging early blows with Söder taking time to settle into the new formation deployed by Head Coach Daniel ‘Jordo’ Jordansson (right).

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Södermalm winning the SAFF Grand final seem to be as hard as trying to invade Russia in the winter..

The fourth straight GF loss for Södermalm (second in a row to Solna Axemen) came after hard fought, but sloppy, effort. Even though never trailing by much more than to goals and even leading at halftime the Södermalm mistakes were too costly in the end.

Focusing on the positive side of things it was great to see a Södermalm squad of 21 players (we started the season with 17 registered players) how all gave it their best and played both hard and disciplined.

Even though we come up short when it really counts, we have shown that we are the best TEAM in Stockholm over the last four years. Now lets make every year the year of the Blues!

Final Scores: Solna Axemen 69 (10.9) – Södermalm Blues 55 (8.7)

…and full focus on the social season (where no one will ever beat us)!

The Söder derby between Södermalm and Årsta has been moved to Friday the 29th of August (preliminary starting time is 18.45).

See you all there!

After a very good start to the season, the lads from Söder knew there was only one possible outcome, and that was proven from the start. Söder dominated possession in the first quarter and probably should have been further ahead had they made the most of their chances. They went into quarter time only 16 points ahead.

The second quarter was a bit different, kicking with the wind, Söder piled on 5 goals to 1 to extend their lead to 37 Points.
During the 3rd quarter, Bromma made the use of the wind to narrow the gap to just 26 points at the final break. However Söder were simply to good in the end running out 37 point Winners in the end, 15.10.100 to 9.9.63.

Major goal kickers for Söder were Mick Larsson with 5 and Johan Dahlberg with 4. A good all-round team effort though in the end with every player making a contribution.

Next week sees Söder head to Jönköping to hopefully be yet again crowned champions of Sweden as they lock horns with teams from all over the country.

The sun is out football is on at the J. What more do you want?! Come on down and support Södermalm take on Bromma for the second time this season. Kick off at 12.00.