Kiwis in the Lower Leagues (Sweden)

Ljungskile (10th) host Trollhattan (1st).

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/05/07/sweden/division-1/ljungskile-sk/fc-trollhattan/4008936/

Sims & Ingham start. Fay on the bench.

Ljungskile lose 0-4.
Sims in goal, Ingham off at HT (0-2) & Fay an unused sub.

Ljungskile (12th) travel to Oskarshamns (14th)

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/05/13/sweden/division-1/oskarshamns-aik/ljungskile-sk/4008944/

Edit - Ingham starts. Sims & Fay away with the U20s preparing for the WC.

Ljungskile lose 3-2. 
Ingham off at 88 mins (Oskarshamns winning 2-1).
Ljungskile down to 10 men from 47 mins.

Ljungskile (14th) host Vanersborg (13th).

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/05/17/sweden/division-1/ljungskile-sk/vanersborg/4008953/

1-0 win Ljungskile. Full game Ingham.

Ljungskile (9th) travel to Tvaakers (10th)

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/05/21/sweden/division-1/tvaakers-if/ljungskile-sk/4008960/

Edit - Ingham starting. Ljungskile down 2-0 at HT.
Edit 2 - full game Ingham, in a 2-1 loss.

Ljungskile (13th) travel to Eskilsminne (5th)

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/05/28/sweden/division-1/eskilsminne-if/ljungskile-sk/4008966/

Ingham starts & comes off at 83 mins (5-1) in a 5-1 loss.
Ljungskile struggling compared to last season, when they were promotion contenders.

Ljungskile (14th) host Oddevold (2nd)

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/06/04/sweden/division-1/ljungskile-sk/ik-oddevold/4008976/

Sims in goal. Fay & Ingham on the bench.

Edit - a 1-1 draw.
Both Fay & Ingham ride the pine.

Ljungskile (14th) travel to Lunds (3rd)

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/06/10/sweden/division-1/lunds-bk/ljungskile-sk/4008983/

Sims and Ingham both start. Fay on the bench.

Edit - 90 mins Sims and Ingham in a 4-0 loss. Fay on at 68 mins (4-0). 

Ljungskile (15th) travel to Olympic (12th)

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/06/17/sweden/division-1/bk-olympic/ljungskile-sk/4008989/

A 2-2 draw. Sims in goal, Ingham on at 80 mins (2-2) and Fay an unused sub

Ljungskile (16th or last) host Ahlafors (12th)

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/06/21/sweden/division-1/ljungskile-sk/ahlafors-if/4008998/

coochiee

Ljungskile (16th or last) host Ahlafors (12th)

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/06/21/sweden/division-1/ljungskile-sk/ahlafors-if/4008998/

Wow, didn't realise they were struggling that much. Though they are only one point off Joel Stevens' former side Oskarhamn in the playoff spot and the season is still yet to reach the halfway mark.

If things don't improve they could swap regional league places with Torslanda and the four guys there, as they sit top (on goal difference) one game off the halfway mark. Improvement on last season when they finished eighth, though the team that won their league last year is just three points off second in the Ettan Södra.

Torslanda also might have gotten lucky in their re-positioning of which league they play in. They were in the Division 2 Västra Götaland (covering the west of Sweden's southern region) league last year, though are in the Norra (northern) Götaland league this year - as the southern-most team in the league - being based on the island of Hisingen, just west of Gothenburg. The other Gothenburg teams are still in the Västra league and Torslanda were the only team to swap. Ljungskile, if they do go down, would more than likely be in the Norra Götaland league too, given they are already north of a few teams in the league.

Tough tier to get out of though, as only the six league winners get automatic promotion, replacing the three relegated from both the Ettan Norra and Södra. Runners up split in two groups and play each other once, with the table-toppers then playing the relegation playoff side home/away.

Yes Ljungskile seem to have fallen away this season, after challenging for promotion most of last. Despite a mixed game against the USA at the U20 WC, I rate Sims. Seems rated at his club as well, getting the no 1 keeper spot as a 18-19 yr old about midway through last season.

Then reportedly training with a few UK clubs prior this season starting. Seems the most likely of these ex Ole Ljungskile/Torslanda guys to go onto bigger things.

Ljungskile turn it around with a 6-1 flogging of Ahlafors.
Ljungskile jump from 16th/last to 11th with that one win. Though other teams around them all with a game in hand.

Sims in goal. Fay & Ingham both subbed on at 73 mins (5-1).

From Flying Kiwis. Fay with the assist for final goal in the 6-1 win.

Oliver Fay with a sneaky assist in Ljungskile’s latest

Footage gets grainy at the wrong moment but he does leave a defender in the dirt #FlyingKiwis pic.twitter.com/SX2Y0PsyC9

— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) June 27, 2023

Swedish tier restarts after a 1 month summer break. Ljungskile (13th) travel to Torns (9th).

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/07/29/sweden/division-1/torns-if/ljungskile-sk/4009010/

Edit - Sims in goal, Ingham starts, and Fay on the bench

A 1-0 loss. Fay on for Ingham at 66 mins (1-0)

Ljungskile (15th) travel to Matt Garbett's old club Falkenbergs (4th)
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/06/sweden/division-1/ljungskile-sk/falkenbergs-fotbollsforening/4009014/

1-1 draw. Sims in goal, and he got a yellow.
Fay on the bench. No mention of Ingham.

https://lsk.se/nyheter/en-poang-hemma-mot-falkenberg/

Ljungskile (14th) travel to Ahlafors (10th).
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/12/sweden/division-1/ahlafors-if/ljungskile-sk/4009020/

Sims in goal, Fay on the bench. No Ingham.

Edit - a 0-0 draw. No word yet on any subs.

Relegation 6 pointer. Ljungskile (14th) travel to Angelholms (16th/last)

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/19/sweden/division-1/angelholms-ff/ljungskile-sk/4009035/

Sims in goal. Fay on the bench. No Ingham.

A 1-0 loss for Ljungskile. Fay on at 72 mins (1-0), he got a yellow.

Ljungskile (14th) host Norrby (10th)
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/25/sweden/division-1/ljungskile-sk/norrby-if/4009039/

Ljungskile win 3-0. 
Sims in goal, and Fay on at 84 mins (3-0). No Ingham.

Valuable win for Ljungskile (up to 11th) as they seek to avoid relegation.

Ljungskile (12th) travel to Trollhattan (4th).
11 games left & Ljungskile sit 1 point above the relegation spots.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/04/sweden/division-1/fc-trollhattan/ljungskile-sk/4009046/

1-1 draw. Sims in goal, Fay an unused sub. No Ingham.

Ljungskile (12th) host Lunds (3rd)
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/10/sweden/division-1/ljungskile-sk/lunds-bk/4009055/

Sims in goal & Ingham 59 mins (0-2) in a 0-3 loss. Fay an unused sub.
First appearance by Ingham since 30th July, and straight into the starting lineup.

Ljungskile 12th, 2 pts above the drop zone with 9 games left.

Ljungskile (12th) host Olympic (15th)

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/16/sweden/division-1/ljungskile-sk/bk-olympic/4009064/

Ljungskile SK:s burväktare, Kees Sims, gör sin andra säsong i Ettan.

Det har hittills blivit tre hållna nollor på 17 matcher. 20-åringen som även spelade U20-VM med Nya Zeeland i somras.

🕸️ och statistik från @PlaymakerAI.@LjungskileSK #ettanfotboll#ettan pic.twitter.com/admkQzcEiq

— Ettanfotboll (@Ettanfotboll) September 15, 2023

Sims in goal. Fay & Ingham on the bench.

A 2-2 day. All the goals in the first half.
Fay on at 80 mins. Ingham an unused sub

Ljungskile (13th) host Oddevold (1st).
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/22/sweden/division-1/ik-oddevold/ljungskile-sk/4009071/

Ljungskile lose 1-0. 
Sims in goal, Ingham an unused sub, no Fay.