GAIS won against Nordsjælland with 1-0 after a cannon goal by Matteo De Brienne. It was a great performance by the team and Fredrik Holmberg was proud of their effort.
What happened?
GAIS met Nordsjælland in the first match of the second Europa Conference League qualification round. The match was GAIS's first in Europe in 36 years.
Why is it important for GAIS?
It was a big win for GAIS and a great start to this round. GAIS now has a chance to move on to the next round.
What comes next?
GAIS will play the return match in Denmark next week. It will be a tough match, but GAIS is ready for it.
GAIS has now scored 45 goals in the season and has a goal difference of +15. They are in third place in Allsvenskan with 52 points from 30 matches. They are 23 points behind the leaders Mjallby AIF.
GAIS-yttern Oscar Pettersson praised the fans after the match. - Fantastic. You can't really take it all in during the match, but after you look around and listen, you understand why you keep doing this. It's strong of us to win. It was a great team effort, said Pettersson.
De Brienne also praised the atmosphere created by the fans. - The atmosphere was incredible. We worked so hard last year for this challenge. So coming here today was tough, but we know we're far from clear.
GAIS now
GAIS is now in third place in Allsvenskan with 52 points from 30 matches. They have 45 goals in the season and have a goal difference of +15. They are 23 points behind the leaders Mjallby AIF.
GAIS-yttern Jonas Lindberg is now injured and will not play in the next match. It's a big loss for the team, but they will find a solution.
GAIS now has a chance to move on to the next round in the Europa Conference League qualification round. They will play the return match in Denmark next week and it will be a tough match. But GAIS is ready for it and will give their all to win.
