LANDSKRONA BoIS (Landskrona Idrottsplats)

SWEDISH DIVISION 1 SÖDRA, LANDSKRONA BoIS 0-0 NORRBY IF, ATTENDANCE: 1,494

After yesterday's double in Copenhagen, today I crossed the border into Sweden. About an hour by train from Denmark's capital is the Swedish town of Landskrona. The trip involved crossing the famous Øresund Bridge, the setting for the drama series The Bridge.

I spent the afternoon visiting the Citadel in the town, which is very well preserved having been built between 1549 and 1559.

Landskrona Boll och Idrottsällskap or, if you prefer, Landskrona Ball and Sports Society, is not as old as the Citadel but is celebrating it's centenary this year. Landskrona were founded members of Allsvenskan in 1924 but were relegated in 1933. They returned in 1970 and had a decade in the top flight, finishing 3rd in 1975 and 1976, before being relegated once more in 1980.

Landskrona had a brief soujorn back in the top flight in 1994 before returning once again in 2002 for another spell. They were relegated in 2005 after losing the play off with Göteborgs Atlet- och Idrottssällskap (GAIS). They are playing this season in the Swedish 3rd tier, having been relegated from the Superattan last year.

Landskrona Idrottsplats was opened in 1924 and has a capacity of around 11,000. The ground has a large main stand along one touchline, with two other sides of the ground terracing, but the terrace behind the goal was not open today.

Entrance to the main stand was 130SEK, which is just over £10. The barbecue was doing a roaring trade when you could get a burger and beer for around £5 (70SEK). Not a bad price all things considered.

I was speaking  to a couple of home fans (one whose team in England was Everton) who told me Landskrona play better away from home. They hadn't won at home since August 2014 and had only scored one goal at home in their last five games. This did not bode well!

The first half was largely forgettable but in the second half the home side dominated proceedings and did everything but score, however Mergim Krasniqi in the Norrby goal had one of those days where he was unbeatable, man of the match by a country mile. However it meant that Landskrona's current home malaise continued and I rounded off my season of groundhopping with a goalless draw.