Various Kiwis (Ljungskile SK | Sweden)

Ljungskile (14th) host Eskilsminne (5th).
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/30/sweden/division-1/ljungskile-sk/eskilsminne-if/4009079/

Sims in goal, Fay & Ingham on the pine.

1-0 win Ljungskile. Sims a late time wasting yellow. Fay & Inghjam unused subs. Crucial win for Ljungskile in battle to avoid relegation.

Ljungskile (14th) travel to Vanersborgs (16th/last). A relegation 6 pointer.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/10/06/sweden/division-1/vanersborg/ljungskile-sk/4009090/

Suspect that if Ljungskile go down, Sims will pick up a deal elsewhere. Other 2 Kiwis (Fay & Ingham) not so sure.

Ljungskile lose 3-0. Sims in goal & Fay on at 83 mins (3-0). Ingham an unused sub.

Ljungskile (14th & in the drop zone), 1 point from safety with 5 games left.

Ljungskile (14th) host Torns (10th).
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/10/14/sweden/division-1/ljungskile-sk/torns-if/4009097/

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

1-1 draw. Fay an unused sub. Ljungskile stay in the relegation zone.

Ljungskile (15th/drop zone) travel to Atvidaberg (9th). 3 rounds left after tonight

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/10/22/sweden/division-1/atvidabergs-fotbollsforening/ljungskile-sk/4009107/

Great 2-0 win for Ljungskile. They stay in the drop zone, at 14th but only 1 pt off 13th (relegation playoff). 3 rounds left.

Sims in goal, Fay & Ingham unused subs.

Ljungskile (14th) host Oskarshamns (11th)
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/10/28/sweden/division-1/ljungskile-sk/oskarshamns-aik/4009111/

Ljungskile with a super important 2-1 win. 93rd min winner. Sims in goal. No Fay or Ingham.

Ljungskile up to 10th, out of the drop zone on GD. Two rounds left.

Ljungskile (10th, 31 pts) travel to Ariana (8th, 32 pts).
Ljungskile only out of the drop zone on GD
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/11/04/sweden/division-1/ariana/ljungskile-sk/4009116/

Ljungskile lose 2-1, and drop to 11th. Sims in goal, Fay & Ingham unused subs.

Crazily teams the 5 teams 11th to 15th (2nd last) are all on 31 pts. One round to go, so nail biting as to whether Ljungskile will be relegated or not. Bottom 3 teams automatically go down.

Ljungskile (7th) host Tvååker (11th).
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/11/11/sweden/division-1/ljungskile-sk/tvaakers-if/4009127/

So Ljungskile win 2-0, and avoid relegation.
Sims in goal, Ingham an unused sub. No Fay

Into the last round the 5 teams 11th to 15th (2nd last) were all on 31 pts, incl Ljungskile. Bottom 3 teams all going down, but Ljungskile are safe.

Means they will be joined by Torslanda's Kiwis in next year's Swedish 3rd tier.

Wonder though if Sims might be being scouted to play at a higher level. In goal for 26 of 30 league games.

Cool to see another 🇳🇿 U20 getting recognition for their efforts this year.

Kees Sims (03') will turn out for Team Sodra (South) in the annual 'morgondagens stjärnor' - or Tomorrow's stars match. Pitting the best young talent (born 2003 ➡️) from @Ettanfotboll against each other. pic.twitter.com/vZhP0R44L9

— YoungHeart - 🇳🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@YoungHeartHM) November 19, 2023

Good recognition for the lad, and an excellent opportunity to showcase himself.

Hopefully he's moving on from Swedish 3rd tier football next season. No doubt it's been a fantastic experience for him as he's been building his career as a young keeper, but seeing the likes of Henry Gray at Ipswich Town and more recently Dublin Boon at Roda JC, those guys seem to have propelled themselves to somewhat brighter lights. 

Good recognition. About a year ago Sims reportedly trained with a couple of UK clubs after the 2022 Swedish season finished. So yeah he will be on the radar of some outfits further up the football pyramid.

Him, Paulsen & Gray the keepers for Paris next year? Others like Boon & Scott Morris (apparently trialling in the UK) in the mix

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Good recognition. About a year ago Sims reportedly trained with a couple of UK clubs after the 2022 Swedish season finished. So yeah he will be on the radar of some outfits further up the football pyramid.

Him Paulsen & Gray the keepers for Paris next year? Others like Boon & Scott Morris (apparently trialling in the UK) in the mix

Yup have followed his progress as he's been looking to make moves. It can't be a bad thing building his CV with first team minutes though, so hats off to him for trekking to Sweden and making a go of it. I would be surprised if he's their for a third season though.

And I didn't even include Paulsen, but absolutely there's another one! And who knows what will happen with Scott Morris over at Stoke, so will just wait and see with that one.

We as a country sure do seem to be going through a great period of producing some decent goalkeepers at the minute - Would be great if we could get some more wingers and defenders coming through too! 🥲