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Sweden never came so close to his first ever European championship last year which it fell right against Italy in last year’s title game. Now the fresh silver medalist hopes to get back on track to compete for her next medal with a match against a much improved Serbian Team.
A new look Serbian the troupe will make the trip to Örebro and take on the favored Swedish squad with something to prove.
LIVESTREAM IFAF European Qualifier: Sweden vs Serbia, October 8, 18:00 CET, (18:00, 12:00 ET)(Game geoblocked in Sweden)
Sweden returns 21 players from last year’s silver medal team as head coach BD Kennedy has his team looking to fight for gold again. Veteran quarterback Philip Juhlin hopes to continue his chemistry with smart receiver Kevin Borzei and the young talent Anton Come onwho recently won “Rookie of the year” in European League of Football. In the slot, Johan Hallgren may look small, but has impressed coaches during training camp.
Offensive linemen Oscar Sundquist and Alexander Pellikka Svallin hope to open up some running lanes and protect their quarterback against a physical Serbian defense line. Veteran running back Kasper Wedberg will likely take the bulk of the carries in a young backfield with Oliwer Stedt and Oliver Lundberg.
Defensively, familiar faces Mattias Eriksson and Malcolm Engström will aim to wreak havoc in Serbian back field. These two slopes are among the best in the Swedish Super Series. Expect Berlin thunder linebacker and Ludbig Myren to also make some plays, along with teen-aged defensive tackle Thomas Collins. Collins is a coveted college prospect with scholarship offers from several Division-1 schools including Oregon, Pen State, Texas& Texas A&M.
Serbia led onto the field by new head coach Brett Morgan, who has experience at the game’s highest level of coaching i CFL, NCAA D1and several stops in Europe. Morgan has held several training camps in Serbia to get this talented team ready to compete at the continental level.
Offensively, quarterback new Branislav Fekete of Little girl Mammoths will handle the game behind center. Sincere, Serbia boasts one of the greatest offensive lines in the Europeexpect Milan Pavlovic of Kragujevac Wild Boars to open some holes for a talented group of backs including Filip Vlajic of ELF’s Raiders Tyrol.
Defensive too SerbiaELF All–Star Goran Zec is an impact player in the secondary. Look for the speedy veteran flying sideline to sideline today. On the line of scrimmage, Dusan Novakovic and Igor Timotejevic are two skilled veterans with experience playing in the Italy, Germanyand that FAIRY. Linebacker Lazar Bogicevic from Belgrade Blue Dragons is another player to watch in this defense.
LIVESTREAM IFAF European Qualifier, AFI.tv: Sweden vs Serbia, October 8, 18:00 CET, (18:00, 12:00 ET)(Game geoblocked in Sweden)