The Västerås SK Chronicle
Player ratings17 May 2027
Up for the corner, and Mamadou Diagne delivers — 7.92
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Mamadou Diagne scored, was marked 7.92, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Squad17 May 2027
A falling-out at Västerås SK
Marcus Baggesen and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match15 May 2027
Boudah the difference as Västerås SK beat IFK Goteborg
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Boudah. 2‑1 against IFK Goteborg, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
The terraces17 May 2027
The crowd has taken to Mamadou Diagne
At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
The dugout17 May 2027
The manager makes an example of Mikkel Ladefoged
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market17 May 2027
One of our own: Marcus Svanberg joins the Västerås SK first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Marcus Svanberg is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad17 May 2027
Words at Västerås SK training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Freddy Nsabiyumva is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Player ratings17 May 2027
Musab Abdi Mohamud gives it away
There was no pressure on him and nowhere he had to be. Västerås SK lost a goal to a decision that took half a second and will be discussed all week.
The dugout17 May 2027
Nils Krafth has his say
“We earned that. I asked them for a reaction and I got one, and now I want the same again on Saturday.” Nils Krafth on a 2‑1 afternoon that pleased him more than he was prepared to show.
In brief
- The dugout Ismet Lushaku is still being punished for one mistake
- The dugout Jonathan Ring gets picked when it counts
- Market Viggo Lindqvist told to find a new club