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Sirius led the Allsvenskan with fourteen points this summer, but after a loss against Hammarby, the lead is down to three points.
Hear Hammarby's Victor Lind and Sirius Henrik Rönnlöf Castegren in the player above.
This summer, the SM gold looked more or less complete and Sirius led the Allsvenskan for a while with 14 points.
After Thursday's loss against Hammarby, the lead is now only three sticks.
- We have to win games again. If we want to win SM gold, we have to take the victories. But then we have to perform better. When you win matches you are rarely as good as you think and when you lose you are rarely as bad as you think, says Sirius captain Henrik Rönnlöf Castegren.
- We have to focus on what we can do to win against Halmstad next.
Putting himself in Sirius' shoes: "I think they're nervous"
Hammarby striker Paulos Abraham, one of the goalscorers in the 2-0 win, on Sirius' points loss:
- I would have felt stressed if I were Sirius, of course. With as big a lead as it was and now only three points separate. There is a lot that can happen, he says.
- It is to our advantage, there is a difference in chasing depending on how many points you have up. I think they are nervous.
Sirius' meeting with Halmstad is played on Tuesday. Hammarby, for its part, face Malmö away on Sunday next.
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Sirius meets Halmstad on Tuesday.
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Hammarby meets Malmö away on Sunday.
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