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Owen Parker-Price - Örgryte IS (Swedish Allsvenskan)
Owen Parker-Price - Örgryte IS (Swedish Allsvenskan)
The thing that Viking did last year in Norway, that’s the same thing that Mjällby did in Sweden. They were the underdog darlings who outlasted everyone to claim a famous an unexpected league championship. Lifted the trophy. Qualified for Champions League. They’re also the team that knocked Kees Sims and GAIS out of the Svenska Cupen semi-finals a few weeks ago... but they’ve had a shocker start to the league season. A 3-0 loss away to Hammarby was bad enough but then they got blanked at home by promoted club Örgryte and yeah you’d better believe that Owen Parker-Price had a blinder in the midfield.
The goals were scored by Anton Andreasson (21’) and Jerome Tibbling Ugbo (26’) as ÖIS claimed a 2-0 victory. Established a sturdy lead in the first half then withstood whatever response the defending champs could muster from there on. Parker-Price is very much a midfielder in this team so probably not gonna see as many of the goal-scoring highlights he used to provide on the regular for Torslanda down the divisions but he’s doing what he needs to be doing. According to the Allsvenskan website, Owen Parker-Price covered 12.972 kilometres in this game which was more than anyone else in the game.
OPP did curl one effort on target that the keeper caught fairly comfortably – similar range to where he almost scored a late winner last week.
However, what shone through here was how efficient he was with his defensive tasks – 5/6 ground duels won, 6 recoveries, 3 interceptions, 4 clearances, 2 blocked shots... those are numbers Finn Surman or Tyler Bindon would be happy with.
To be doing that in a clean sheet win away against the reigning champions of Sweden in only his second match in the Allsvenskan, mate, if you don’t think he’s got a chance to make the World Cup squad from here then think again. Mjällby were undefeated at home last season, never conceding more than once in any of those 15 matches (11 wins, 4 draws). Örgryte just popped both of those balloons at the first attempt. Amazing result.
However, what shone through here was how efficient he was with his defensive tasks – 5/6 ground duels won, 6 recoveries, 3 interceptions, 4 clearances, 2 blocked shots... those are numbers Finn Surman or Tyler Bindon would be happy with.
To be doing that in a clean sheet win away against the reigning champions of Sweden in only his second match in the Allsvenskan, mate, if you don’t think he’s got a chance to make the World Cup squad from here then think again. Mjällby were undefeated at home last season, never conceding more than once in any of those 15 matches (11 wins, 4 draws). Örgryte just popped both of those balloons at the first attempt. Amazing result.