HK Malmö Derby Win: Record Crowd & “Magical” Atmosphere | Sydsvenskan

Handball league leader HK Malmö continues to convince. On Thursday came the sixth straight match without a loss. They defeated the reigning champions Ystads IF after being in the lead throughout the match.

– There is a humility. We believe in ourselves and nobody falls outside the frame, stated team captain Tim Hilding about the team’s recipe for success.

On Thursday, it was he who shouldered the major responsibility in the offensive and accounted for ten goals and five assists. He thanked the team leader Birthe “Buttan” Hansson for the fact that the goal production had loosened up considerably.

– She was really on me in yesterday’s training that I myself have to shoot a lot more and not just put everyone else in positions.

The derby began with a resounding shot by Tim Hilding that drilled in behind YIF’s goalkeeper Alexander Lindén. The shot and the goal set the tone for the evening. Tim Hilding added four more goals on four shots in the first half to send his team up a 19–15 lead at halftime.

– After I put everything in the first half, I got a good confidence and then you just continue in the second half as well, even if the conditions were not as good, he said with a big smile.

In the second five more goals came, but then it was often more characteristic Tim Hilding goals through sacrificial breakthroughs.

The 25-year-old has this year stepped forward and took the role of an obvious leader in the team. He feels great responsibility from the coaching staff, who have given him the directive that he is the one to control the game.

– With such trust, it has also become that I involve myself more in the team and the other players. Supports and gives tips to the others in training and in matches, he says.

Against YIF, Nikola Roganovic, seven goals, and Isak Persson, six goals, also showed why they are in the conversation about a place in the EC squad that will be presented on Tuesday. Goalkeeper Ebbe Håkansson made another match where he opened up some counter goals with his saves.

A worrying sight at the end of the Skåne derby was that Hampus Nygren limped off with knee pain after a collision with YIF’s Liam Hultberg. He lay for a long time writhing in agony.

After the match, the defense general came with a reassuring message. Nothing was swollen and the mobility of the knee was good.

– It was very nasty in the situation. It clicked and suddenly hurt a lot, but it went away quickly. I was probably the most worried, he said after being examined by the team doctor.