Mjällby Delays League Title Celebration After Hammarby Victory

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Mjällby Delays League Title Celebration After Hammarby Victory
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The champagne will have to be put on ice. The planned gold dinner is cancelled. Mjällby will have to wait at least two weeks to celebrate the league gold. It was of course disappointing. I would have liked to stand here and celebrate, says defender Tom Pettersson to Blekinge Läns Tidning.

He spent the Sunday afternoon together with teammates, leaders, club employees and family members at a local in Sölvesborg.

There, the match IFK Göteborg–Hammarby was followed on large screens.

It would have been enough with an equalizer from Göteborg for the big gold roar to have broken out, but Hammarby held out and won with 2–1.

A bit disappointed, one is. One wants to secure the gold as soon as possible. Hammarby was a bit better than Blåvitt. There is not much we can do about it other than to recharge, says Tom Pettersson to BLT.

Due to the national team's upcoming two World Championship qualifying matches, Allsvenskan is taking a two-week break.

As early as October 19, Mjällby can secure the gold – again as a spectator. But then AIK must beat or draw against Hammarby.

First, the day after, Mjällby plays – away against IFK Göteborg.

When asked how he would most like to win the gold, Tom Pettersson answers:

As soon as possible. I gladly celebrate on the bus. At the same time, we must do our part in the last four matches.

With four rounds left to play, Mjällby stands at 63 points. Hammarby has 52.

Saturday, October 18: IFK Norrköping–Malmö FF, Häcken–Sirius

Sunday, October 19: Gais–Djurgården, Hammarby–AIK, Elfsborg–Öster, Värnamo–Brommapojkarna.

Monday, October 20: Degerfors–Halmstad, IFK Göteborg–Mjällby

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