Iberian Vikings

Dear team members, supporters, staff, partners and all followers of Iberian Vikings and their crazy adventures,

As some may already know, the future of our team is uncertain. After being relegated this season, some of the founders have been discussing whether the team will be dissolved, reanimated by some fresh blood, or sold to a chinese investor (and consequently move the brand to the asian market). This will be decided in the coming weeks.

Nonetheless, this has been a hell of a ride. Friendships, barbecues, competition, crazy Morten (pittbull), frustration, laughs, red cards, Carlos "Tiki Taka" Coppo, nights out, birthday parties or Ewout shouting "Come on Sento puuuush!" from the sideline and, all in all, the thrill of the game. For many of us, having to play this ridiculous sport on the weekend was a very exciting event to look forward to at the beginning of the week. Its just been fantastic.

With the goal of leaving the mood as high we started, we therefor invite you to be present at what can be, the last Iberian Vikings match in football history. More than a football match, we want to make this a party! There will be beers and some snacks for all attendees.

We will always love you ⚽️✌️❤️

Tidspunkt:
FB 17 - Iberian Vikings
Saturday, 28th of October, 16:00
Location: Jens Jessens Vej 20

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Efterår 2022, series 3. Matchday #3

3 - 2 home win

Efterår 2022, series 3. Matchday #2



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQo1HIcSVtg

Bedste nyheder på holdet...HAN ER TILBAGE!

Opening Match in Series 3:
𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝟲 - 𝗦𝗸𝗷𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝟰

What a rush of blood to the head, from the team, what a non-suitable for those with heart concerns at Grøndhal Multicenter last sunday.

Our team, withstanding an injury-pandemic, had to face Skjold with a minimum quad of 7 players, to which Vasilis, Ashante and Juan Andrés helped out in the last moments. The match started with control from the Vikings, moving with their classical tiki-taka and intense possession in the mid field. Danger occasions were scarce, nonetheless. Then, in a sudden counterattack, Álvaro, recently signed to the team, managed to cross perfectly the ball into the net.

The excitement didn´t last too long as, after a pifia by Sento (the day´s goalkeeper), who cleared the ball outwards too close to a rival striker, the rebound just entering the goal. 1 – 1 and halftime.

Just starting the second half, Skjold were pumped up. Their goal just before half time gave them wings, and they started to see the Vikings as a vulnerable group. In this context, they struck twice in 3 minutes, after a bad clearing in defence and a very arguable penalty. 1 – 3, the Vikings were down, damaged, bleeding out in their own home.

Interesting to see, the visiting crowd starting not only rooting for their team, but booing and making fun of the Vikings. Well, you shouldn´t do that til the final bell, they say, or as we do in Spain: 𝘦𝘭 𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘳𝘪́𝘦 𝘦𝘭 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘰, 𝘳𝘪́𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘫𝘰𝘳.

Coppo (playing under strong pain), Ewout, Javi and Álvaro emerged from the team´s ashes. They were smart, played quickly, giving one touch passes and always looking for spaces in the visiting defence. The concert starts: Morten pushes with the ball from down up, to the right, Coppo seeks the area, middle height cross to Javi that smashes the net on one touch. Nice goal from our particular Di María.

Just after the goal, another blow to the goal, 2-4. The Vikings had their mission clear, and the guys were wearing their heavy duty gear today. 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘰́𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘈́𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘰, 𝘭𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰, 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰 𝘥𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘷𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘈́𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘰 𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘭!!! Second of the day from the new boy-wonder, what a debut!

In the next play, it was Coppo´s turn. Álvaro returned the favour and assisted one of the Vikings most loved souls to finish with a magnificent touch. 4 – 4, the guys were in. Skjold were completely numb, almost comatose, not knowing if it was the Hulk, a Harrier jet or the Trans-Siberian at full speed that was bashing them to the ground and keeping them down.

Taking advantage of their play and realizing their competent skills were greater than those of a well-established team in Series 3, the Vikings grew. Garra, pundonor, pride in their game. Ewout joined the goal party after an assist from Coppo (who else). On the final seconds and after a couple of unsuccessful attempts on goal by Skjold, Coppo finished the comeback with a perfect counterattack. Final whistle, 6 – 4, the first 3 points for the season stay at home. The visiting crowd fell silent (𝘫𝘦 𝘫𝘦 𝘫𝘦, 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘢).

IV played with: Sento, Ewout, Morten, Coppo, Álvaro, Javi, Vasilis, Ashante, Juan Andrés

Opening Match in Series 3:
𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝟲 - 𝗦𝗸𝗷𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝟰

What a rush of blood to the head, from the team, what a non-suitable for those with heart concerns at Grøndhal Multicenter last sunday.

Our team, withstanding an injury-pandemic, had to face Skjold with a minimum quad of 7 players, to which Vasilis, Ashante and Juan Andrés helped out in the last moments. The match started with control from the Vikings, moving with their classical tiki-taka and intense possession in the mid field. Danger occasions were scarce, nonetheless. Then, in a sudden counterattack, Álvaro, recently signed to the team, managed to cross perfectly the ball into the net.

The excitement didn´t last too long as, after a pifia by Sento (the day´s goalkeeper), who cleared the ball outwards too close to a rival striker, the rebound just entering the goal. 1 – 1 and halftime.

Just starting the second half, Skjold were pumped up. Their goal just before half time gave them wings, and they started to see the Vikings as a vulnerable group. In this context, they struck twice in 3 minutes, after a bad clearing in defence and a very arguable penalty. 1 – 3, the Vikings were down, damaged, bleeding out in their own home.

Interesting to see, the visiting crowd starting not only rooting for their team, but booing and making fun of the Vikings. Well, you shouldn´t do that til the final bell, they say, or as we do in Spain: 𝘦𝘭 𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘳𝘪́𝘦 𝘦𝘭 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘰, 𝘳𝘪́𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘫𝘰𝘳.

Coppo (playing under strong pain), Ewout, Javi and Álvaro emerged from the team´s ashes. They were smart, played quickly, giving one touch passes and always looking for spaces in the visiting defence. The concert starts: Morten pushes with the ball from down up, to the right, Coppo seeks the area, middle height cross to Javi that smashes the net on one touch. Nice goal from our particular Di María.

Just after the goal, another blow to the goal, 2-4. The Vikings had their mission clear, and the guys were wearing their heavy duty gear today. 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘰́𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘈́𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘰, 𝘭𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰, 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰 𝘥𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘷𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘈́𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘰 𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘭!!! Second of the day from the new boy-wonder, what a debut!

In the next play, it was Coppo´s turn. Álvaro returned the favour and assisted one of the Vikings most loved souls to finish with a magnificent touch. 4 – 4, the guys were in. Skjold were completely numb, almost comatose, not knowing if it was the Hulk, a Harrier jet or the Trans-Siberian at full speed that was bashing them to the ground and keeping them down.

Taking advantage of their play and realizing their competent skills were greater than those of a well-established team in Series 3, the Vikings grew. Garra, pundonor, pride in their game. Ewout joined the goal party after an assist from Coppo (who else). On the final seconds and after a couple of unsuccessful attempts on goal by Skjold, Coppo finished the comeback with a perfect counterattack. Final whistle, 6 – 4, the first 3 points for the season stay at home. The visiting crowd fell silent (𝘫𝘦 𝘫𝘦 𝘫𝘦, 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘢).

IV played with: Sento, Ewout, Morten, Coppo, Álvaro, Javi, Vasilis, Ashante, Juan Andrés Salas

Iberian, Vikings! Iberian, Vikings! Iberian...Vikings!!!

Spring Season 2022 fixtures, Series 3

Go vikings! ⚽️😄🍻

Hovedstads 7'er Pokalen - 𝘾𝙤𝙥𝙖 𝙙𝙚 𝙡𝙖 𝙍𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙖

Iberian Vikings, after 2 consecutive promotions, starts off this season with an away match against HIK, to be played at Hellerup on Saturday at noon. First time in the KO-tournament, IV faces the match both with respect and clarity on the team's playing DNA: the iberian 𝙩𝙞𝙠𝙞 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙖.

In some off the record speech from Dronning Margrethe, "𝙅𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜 𝙥𝙖̊ 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙛 𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙧, 𝙙𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙠𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙚." as recalled by journalist Isaías Heredia for local newspaper 𝘓𝘢 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘢.

Will we see her publicly rooting for this team? Hard to say now, but maybe, at some point in the future.

The schedule for the tournament is as follows:

1st round - 19/03/22
2nd round - 26/03/22
3rd round - 11/05/22
Semifinals - 08/06/22
Final - tbd (somewhere around week 25)

𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 '𝗘𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀!

The Vikings are back!
After the winter break, the team is back, not only to series 3, where promotion was earned in the last breath of the previous season, but also to the Copa de Su Majestad la Reina Margrethe :)

So, the season with start with an away match for the Cup's tournament against Bellerup-based HIK.

Come and cheer the Vikings on their return next Saturday, March 19th, at noon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZd34o19mIg

Missing these two torpedos? Will be back in action shortly, so stay tuned! ⚽️

Vikings are vikings (3 °C)...who´s in for next dip?🤟
🥶😄

Rigtige vikinger!

Getting back in shape and hoping you had a safe start of the year, the Vikings resumed trainings yesterday evening!

1st 2022 training session! ⚽😀🤟



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQo1HIcSVtg

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗸𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗳ø𝗱𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝗲𝗻̃𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲! 🥳🏆🇩🇰🎉

Today, Morten turns 29! One of the club´s founders, our President and Captain, Assistant to the Treasurer and also Assistant to the PR Communications Manager, Morten is a strong defender no rival wants to tackle with, as the Amager bad boy he is.

His vision of the game from the rear adds to his leadership, as it is common to hear his 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘴 during the matches. “Great Sento!”, “Stærk Julius” or even trying some Spanish with “Grande Paul!”. He is always the first one arriving to matches and trainings sessions, and often the last one to leave (I mean not always or even often, but who cares).

A Viking among Iberians, drops of latin blood may flow within him, as proven with his advanced drinking and dancing skills.
The club wants to wish a great day for this great man!

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶, ¡𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀 𝗺𝗮́𝘀!

Two weeks ago, a group of friends made history for Iberian Vikings. Their names will be written in golden letters, in the club´s Hall of Fame.

🏆🏆🏆

𝗩𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗬!!! LEAGUE 4 CHAMPIONS!

The most important victory of the season came on the final match on Sunday, when a team of battle-hardened players destroyed their direct rivals, FB 26, in a 4-2 win that accomplished promotion for the IV and secured the team to the top position in League 4, making this the first title in the club´s history.

The Vikings started kind of gibberish, with some tactical mistakes to which FB 26 responded mercilessly, especially in the 7th minute, when Ulrik Clausen netted a header after a long pass from his keeper, which caught Morten Bihlet, the charismatic Player-President, off guard. Now, he admitted his mistake and acknowledge this was going to be a match for those who where willing to 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘰 𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘫𝘰 (translating this will cause the writer a brain stroke).

0 – 1 just at the start, this meant the Viking where out of the promotion positions. The rest of the first half was an exchange of balls in the midfield, however, possession inclined towards the locals, who grew in the pitch thanks to the presence of Richi, Javi and Albi on the wings. A couple of minutes after Coppo struck the post with a magnificent shot 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘢 (trademark), Jacobo netted after a fatal mistake by FB´s Mehmet Christensen-Yilmaz, who missed trying to clear the ball just a few meters away from his goal. The galician just had to strike a ground-level ball and back to equals, a few moments before half time.

This marked a turning point that would transcend the rest of the game. The second half started with various attacking possessions from the Vikings, who however had some trouble to shoot between the 3 posts. After a couple of these tries and a clearance for the bee-kitted team, Paul McGinnity got the ball at the ¾ field mark a performed one of his long-range RPG missiles. Enduring a hangover, McGinnity kicked the ball with his heart, years of whisky-sharing with his grannie and training sessions with the Vikings together in one second. The ball entered low and close to the post and marked the Irishman´s biggest moment for this club. Ecstasy invaded the players on the pitch, as well as the subs who where joined at the bench today with those injured (who were granted access to the pitch not to miss on such an occasion). The Vikings where in. Dani Sedinho smiled in complicity but knew there where 20 long minutes before the final whistle.

Just one minute later, Thomas Ringsted scored after a counterattack by the visiting team, and equaled the score with a 2 – 2. This was not a hard blow for the Vikings who were motivated by their good plays and kept their minds clear. They knew what had to be done. Then, on the 22nd minute, Richi assisted Paul Schatt at a corner kick. The Saxonian rose above all in a goal that resembled that one Puyol scored for Spain in the 2010 World Cup semi-finals.
Now it was a matter of time, holding the ball in possession and making no mistake towards the end of the match.

As expected, some of the rival players tried to play it rough, especially with the action of Steffen Gilipuertassen was teasing local keeper Jørgen. What Gilipuertassen didn´t know is that Julius was there. A small rifirrafe between both ended with the danish attacker running back home tail between his legs, because Julius has taken dungs that where bigger than him.

After this, local keeper (Mehmet Christensen-Yilmaz took the goal during half-time) started acting crazy and left the goal in a couple of occasions, holding on to the dream of equalizing the game and getting a ticket for League 3. However, his attempts failed, and loosing a ball in the midfield with Jacobo around is something you will regret. Recouso picked the ball and just had to push it from afar into an empty goal. Surely, the Danish defender of Turkish roots had trouble sleeping on Sunday, as 2 of his mistakes costed 2 goals.

Now, its time to celebrate and enjoy a title these lads surely deserved!

IV played with: Jørgen, Morten, Julius, Paul McGinnity, Javi, Coppo, Paul Schatt, Alberto, Jacobo, Richi

𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦! 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗦! 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦!

The board would like to thank the players, the coach, the staff and especially the support from the greatest supporters a football club could ever imagine, for making this one hell of a ride. The best is yet to come!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w0X1bSrUHs

FIFA 98 Soundtrack _Blur - Song 2 FIFA 98 Road To World Cup Soundtrack

And today, Jacobo turns 25! One of the Vikings' 𝘺𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (little yoghourts), Jacobo is not only a great and versatile player (has the stability of Manuel Pablo, the pace of Fran and the spark of Valerón from SuperDepor) but a very talented and honourable ambassador of 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢´s beer, 𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯̃𝘰 wine and 𝘖𝘳𝘶𝘫𝘰 𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦 𝘙𝘶𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘫𝘢 overseas. So many times he´s been seen promoting the delicious benefits of these products.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRACK!!!

A ver si vienes a entrenar mamonazo!!! 😜😜😜

Effective win from IV on the away match at Bispebjerg, 0 – 3.

Sunday noon, the weather offered a poetic analogy to IV´s match. Initially, clouds gloomed over the Copenhagen sky, as over our team´s playing style, for a good half of the match. Nonetheless, after a show of relentless spirit, the sun rose, and the Vikings won.

Though Richi, Coppo, Borja, Sento and Francesco tried to strike on a couple of occasions, these were not clear enough. Morten, Duri and Jacobo, more oriented to the defence, were also not working as they know to. On the 26th minute, Jorge placed a miraculous hand, saving a killer pass play that would´ve been a hard blow to overcome just before half time. It was, obviously, the most terrible half game in the whole season by IV, which ended with a goalless draw (against the lowest ranked team in the League) and an eerie spirit by halftime.

Dani Sedinho introduced new tactics to the team. Newly recovered Francesco, Duri and Jacobo (still recovering from an episode of extreme 𝘷𝘰𝘥𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴) were integrating efficiently in the team, but a good positioning from the Bisbebjerg squad numbed the overall play. A prolific speech and role reconsideration during the half time paused started shifting the team’s gears. Paul flew in directly from Ireland by this time and helped out with the team. What a commitment from the lad.

This was not a tiki taka match like we are used to, but a tactical, physical one in which knowing how to play without the possession and pressuring effectively would turn the situation around. When you don´t have all the possession you´d like, other skills are demanded.

On the 10th minute after the break, local defender Claus Morcillensen (a good 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘰 – chubby defender) took too long to pass, when Sento, pressurizing intuitively, got to block the ball which ended just by the area´s limits, where Coppo struck it mercilessly into the net. Good, great, at last, the light at the end of the tunnel!!! Players celebrated this one with a mix of rage, joy and strain.

The local team had just been slapped in the face, by their own, excessive, self-confidence. The match then entered a turmoil of fouls, arguments and unnecessary pushing as a result of the Bispebjergian frustration. Coppo then robbed the ball from the local attackers and in an effective counterattack play, delivered it to Sento who, by the edge of the area, only had to push it through to set the score at 0 – 2. 𝘖𝘫𝘪𝘵𝘰 (small eye) with the veteran Spaniard, who with 4 goals in 3 matches, is tied in numbers (of the great European Leagues) only with Ronaldo from Manchester United.

After this, Jacobo was shown a yellow card and the Vikings played one man down for the last 2 minutes. Locals Lars Hijputossen, number 3, and Jes Gilipollensson, number 10, defiantly argued and pushed some of the Vikings during that kick off of that foul. So, when things were going berserk, Jorge kicked the ball from his goal and Morcillensen, who was caught by surprise nibbling on some chips and candy, hit it with the head to score an own goal. 0 – 3 for the Vikings and Offshores, today´s referee, decided wisely to end the match and avoid further humiliation.

IV played with: Jorge, Morten, Jacobo, Duri, Paul M, Coppo, Richi, Francesco, Borja, Sento.

What a better plan for a Sunday!?
Come and watch Iberian Vikings play at the Park by Bispebjerg Hospital, against Bispebjerg 4 at noon. Dubbed by Politiken as "The revelation team of 2021", the Vikings will feature Francesco and Duri after recovering from long injuries.

If you live in the Nørrebro area, can you think of a better plan?

And, as a prize for fan loyalty, TICKETS ARE FREE TODAY!!!!!

¡Vamos, que me los quitan de las manos!

Matchday #3 – Iberian Viking 6 – 0 Ryparken FC

Imposing victory yesterday in the Olympic Stadium of Geforeningsplads. Iberian Vikings massacred Ryparken 5 in a 6 – 0 victory that marks their 3rd consecutive one in as many played matches. Surprising numbers for a recently promoted team, who also count with a + 11 goal difference.

IV started playing like they know, keeping the ball in the midfield onwards with accurate passes and clearly dominating the game (67% local possession in the first half). Nonetheless, they still acted 𝙙𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙖 facing the goal, with a couple of clear occasions on the goal by Ozores and Sento, yet the prize only came in the 20th minute in a middle-height cross ball by Richi in the area that was awkwardly but effectively netted by Paul Schatt (or to be more precise, by his knee).

The atmosphere appeared to be relaxed, even some of the players were befriending Ken Foltmar, the 𝙘𝙪𝙣̃𝙖𝙤 (brother-in-law) referee, who was continuously teasing both teams in a move probably intended to blow some steam off the lads. However, with only 1 – 0 at half time, coach Daniel Sedinho effectively changed some of the engine parts with great success.

Borja, who had just entered the pitch, scored a neat header after a corner served by Coppo. 2 – 0, no stress, and the wheels keep turning. A few minutes later, Paul and Richi exchanged roles and now the german served a cross ball to the Spaniard (Dutch for those who viewed Basques around the world a couple years ago), scoring 3 – 0 for the locals with 15 minutes pending the final whistle.

Borja left the pitch (still coming back from an injury) and left his place again to Sento, who took advantage of a long pass from Coppo, and a indecisive move by the rival goalkeeper, to cross the ball nicely with his worst foot. The match was starting to get physical from Ryparken’s side, with their Spaniard player, 𝘼𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚́𝙨 𝙚𝙡 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙤́𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙤 (Andrew the cosmic barrel), getting involved in some nasty tackles.

Nonetheless, IV continued doing their job, and again Coppo assisted Richi who faced the goal directly and just had to trick the keeper, which he did. Special note for Coppo, who reigned the midfield and made 3 goal assists whilst managing a hungover. Such brilliance was never seen since Romario´s times.

On the back, Morten, Paul, Alberto (pitbull of the day) and Jorge were always present and focused, neutralising minor attempts on the goal from the Ryparken squad. In the midfield Ozores, Richi and Coppo played tiki taka with loyalty. The final goal came luckily, when after a play by the Viking in their rivals’ area, the goalkeeper kicked it away, just for the sphere to rebound on Sento, who proved good sense of smell, and scored the closing 6 – 0. The last minutes involved a couple of attempts to play in the attack by Morten, who also wanted a piece of the pie.

IV played with: Jorge, Alberto Álvarez, Paul Schatt, Richi, Coppo, Sento, Offshores, Borja. Julius also attended but his injury came back whilst warming up.

¡𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙨!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojULkWEUsPs

Matchday 2. HB 14. 1 – 3. IV.

Worked off victory from the Iberian Vikings against a team (HB 14), that has a potato field (𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭) as their home ground. Richi, Sento and Coppo scored the squad´s winning goals.

The guys showed a great evolution during the game, fighting against an – initially – more settled rival and a pitch which was simply in a disastrous state (IV should formally express its concern on it to DBU).

IV started numbing, crumbly, not playing smart. It took them an eternity to perform 3 continuous passes. In this gibberish, HB toyed the squad, like a snake plays with its mouse prey before making its killing move. Nonetheless, it was Jorge´s calls for sanity together with Sento´s entering in the pitch when the gears started shifting.
After Julius’ smart tackle to the local´s number 8 (Søren Kjærgaard is having nightmares with the Kaiser), the Vikings grew, effectively dragging their game into the locals’ field.

Tiki taka was not easy to finalise in this pitch, though, so after Sento failed an optimal occasion after a great pass from Richi, the Spaniard-dutch hung the team to his back (𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘨𝘰́ 𝘦𝘭 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘰 𝘢 𝘭𝘢 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘢) and struck the ball at three quarters and scored a shotgun goal. Lars Mikkelsen, HB´s keeper (and probably a teenager, too), could do nothing but remain a statue, contemplating a work of art. During these minutes, Julius and Richi were injured, in different nasty moves from HB who understood their only possibility to make a victory attempt was getting physical. Further - timid - attempts on Jorge´s goal were neutralised by Paul or Tomáš. The untrained eye wouldn´t see them one the pitch, but when a rival attacker was moving with the ball towards goal, and suddenly: WOOOSH!!! a hurricane of dust and legs - like the tasmanian devil - ended with the ball going up, directed to Jutland, everyone knew it was them.

However, roles were the inverted, and HB was a sparring seeking for compassion against a rival that enjoys having possession. A counterattack led by Álvaro was finalised by Sento on a one touch cross, and a few minutes later, another ball recovered in the midfield by Sento was finalised beautifully by Coppo, crossing it from the side. Great goal, house´s seal (marca de la casa); and HB was left for dead. They were only able to reduce the distance with a nicely executed header by Henrik Larssen (HB´s 9) after a corner kick.

The remaining part of the match escalated into a physical battle in which HB showed their impotence, and most attempts on the Viking´s area were made insignificant again by Paul, Tomáš and Jorge, who appeared as a giant to the rival team. In these last minutes, Coppo burned out (the Balearic, as always, played relentlessly, giving all he has) and Ewout had to chip in for some minutes, efficiently.

Nice first real victory for the team (the first one was won in the offices/𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘦 𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴), who played smart knowing they were few men on a s**t field. We hope to see more of the players next match.

Way to go, Vikings!

IV played with: Jorge, Tomáš, Julius, Álvaro, Richi, Coppo, Paul, Ewout, Sento

El crack – Superstar
Tomáš. Great game of the Slavic Dagger in his farewell match. Playing as a defender this time, each and every of his actions showed his power and 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 (or, 𝘤𝘰𝘫𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴), blocking the way to any player wearing a black shirt. It wasn´t a flashy performance, yet Tomáš was not seen, but he was sensed. You will be missed.

El Dandy – The Sweetballer
Jorge. Today´s captain led the team to recovery and victory. It was his calls for sanity and smart plays that poured oil into the initially malfunctioning Viking engine. Besides this exhibition of galones, he performed a couple of interventions that mined the rival morale in their goal attempts.

El Duro – Playing hard
Julius. Today’s kaiser. Played smart but hard as he knows well, both his tactical and diligent training from his home country and his several stages in South America, that taught him to play with the latino picaresque. 𝘝𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘥𝘰 𝘗𝘢𝘱𝘪!

𝘈𝘭𝘨𝘰 𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘢, 𝘤𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰 𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘰 𝘴𝘦 𝘷𝘢 / Something in the soul dies, when a friend departs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duM4_50lYTE