Marco Rojas - The retirement of the Kiwi Messi

Good for you. 

Stays on the pine in a 0-1 loss to AGF.

Mustafa Amini gets 87 mins for AGF.

Amini (age 25) is 2 years younger than Rojas, and also had a stint in Germany, straight from the A League.

Come back to Wellington Marco! We could do with a few more players for next season...

Another loss to AGF, this time 2-1 away.

SonderjyskE concede 2nd goal at 90 mins, and also had a player sent off at 88 mins.

Neither Rojas or Amini called up off the various benches.

30 mins off the bench in a 1-0 win at Horsens.

Another sub came on and the scored winner at 79 mins.

One game left in Relegation Round.

SonderjyskE (currently in relegation playoff spot) and now just 1 point behind Horsens (currently in Europa League playoff spot).

All sounds a bit complicated, but seems SonderjyskE need to overtake Horsens next week, to avoid any chance of relegation.

SonderjyskE have easier game at home to Vejle. Horsens tougher match away to AGF.

Gets 35 mins off the bench, and scores last goal in a 4-1 win over Vejle.

Think that result ensures no relegation for SonderjyskE.

Good news all around.

Looks like next is a 2 game Europa League playoff series verus Randers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjl7XW-Sf8Q (goal is at 2.16)

Hopefully he gains some confidence from the goal, and gets some good mins in the remaining games.

They nearly get relegated, but they're in the Europa League playoffs?

I've given this a quick look on Soccerway. It seems in the Championship Round there are 6 teams, of which the bottom two get nothing, whereas in the Relegation Round, the top 2 teams in each group go through to a UEFA Europa League Play-off.

So you could say you almost get rewarded more for being at the bottom of the table, compared to being closer to the top?

A genius system. 

He took the corner/got the assist for the previous goal too as far as I can tell.

90 mins as SonderjyskE draw first playoff leg 1-1 at home verus Randers

Looks like they should have won the match.

90 mins as SonderjyskE lose 2nd playoff leg 4-3 away to Randers.

So go down 4-5 overall on aggregate and I presume that means season over.

Flying Kiwis.

"Before that there’s friendly action to take care of. Rojas scored a goal in a 9-1 win over Nordals Boldklub in which 24 players took the field for SønderjyskE, pretty low key that one. He then featured from the start as Sonders came up against Malmø (Sweden), with Marco winning a penalty in the second half having been one of only two players not subbed off at the half. 

He tried to round the keeper to score with 25 mins to go but was chopped down. Johan Absalonsen scored from the sport and 2-1 was the ginal score, Malmø winning that one. Rojas also has a little competition from new signing Rilwan Hassan, a Nigerian winger who has signed from FC Midtjylland now. 

Up Next: First proper game is home to Randers at 10pm on Saturday 14 July (NZT)"

about his German move :

We recommended to Marco's dad that he actually go back on loan. Sign a four-year deal but go back on loan to the Melbourne Victory. But his father didn't want to do it and I think it was a big mistake.

Show's the value of having a good agent who understands football and can bounce ideas between themselves, the player/s involved and any potential clubs as well as their views on the direction of their signings.

No doubt Rojas has a good/positive relationship with his old man, but it sounds like dad was blinded by the lights and the move to a big club. Thinking more about the short game and not necessarily for the longer term. 

Still wish he'd come back to Wellington though...

Rojas's father reminds me of the Australian female tennis player whose father pretty much ruined career.

Slut i Odense. Vi vinder 1-0 over OB på det fine mål, som Marco Rojas scorede kort før pausen (0-1) #obsje #SElive

— SønderjyskE Fodbold LIVE (@SEfodboldLive) June 28, 2019

Looks like he is finally getting consistant game time, which will help his confidence and keep him sharp.

Started again in a pre-season game overnight

Dagens start-11: Sebastian Mielitz - Jeppe Simonsen, Stefan Gartenmann, Kees Luijckx, Nicholas Marfelt - Marco Rojas, Mads Albæk, Eggert Jonsson - Rilwan Hassan, Mart Lieder, Danny Amankwaa. #SElive

— SønderjyskE Fodbold LIVE (@SEfodboldLive) July 6, 2019

Starting on opening day of the season in Denmark as they kick off their season at home to Randers.

Kick off in little over 45 minutes.

Just averting my eyes to a stream of the game in between the breaks in the cricket. Got to say, from the ten minutes I've seen, a) I rate the quality of the teams and I'd say it's a big step above the A-League, and b) Rojas is acclimatising himself alright, but he's not spectacular and people seem to be avoiding passing to him? Incredible agility and technical skill as always but still very weak on the ball and still can’t pass too accurately. Playing in a central midfield three today, strangely enough.

grabs the go-ahead goal! 66th minute, 2-1, right place right time with the tap in. Subbed immediately after.

Turns out to be the winner too. So starts the season with some confidence, some form, and a contribution. Subbed off after 68 minutes, but a promising start to the season.

Hopefully a sign of things to come from Rojas.

Goal at about 2.50 mins on the video below.

https://www.facebook.com/soenderjyskefodbold/video...

That's great news!

69 mins in a 1-1 draw with AaB

0-0 when subbed off.

30 mins off the bench in a 3-0 win at Lyngby.

SonderjyskE were 1-0 up when he came on.

dissaspointing that he appears  once again to be outside the top 11

Subbed at 68 mins in a 1-2 home loss to Kobenhavn.

Same score when he was taken off.

An unused sub in 0-0 draw verus AGF.

A few Aussies at AGF.

Mustafa Amini 90 mins. Zach Duncan 30 mins off the bench. Alex Gersbach an unused sub.

Started against Silkeborg and grabbed their 2nd goal (as well as his 2nd of season) to draw level.

20 minutes left and currently SønderjyskE leading 3-2.

Finished 3-3. Conceded the equalizer in the last 10 minutes to cap what must be considered a disappointing result for SønderjyskE against a side that was propping up the Danish Superliga.

Full 90 for Rojas and a goal for him too, so not all bad news.

Goal amongst these highlights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46mb5qaE0Fg

Nice goal - good interception, drop of the shoulder and strike!

25 mins off the bench in a 0-2 home loss to Midtjylland.

SonderjyskE were already 2 down when he came on.

Awer Mabil scores for the winners.

70 mins in a 0-0 draw at OB.

From 65 mins SonderjyskE were down to ten men.

62 mins in a 5-0 win over Viktoria in the DBU Pokalen (Danish Cup).

71 mins in a 0-0 home draw against Horsens.

SonderjyskE sit 8th of 14 teams.