Visby/Roma edge Sodertalje in tight friendly
Visby/Roma took the points in a club friendly against Sodertalje on Wednesday evening. The visitors won 4-3 in what proved to be a close contest. The match took place on September 9th, 2026, and came as part of the pre-season preparations for both sides.
And here's the thing about friendlies like this — you never quite know what you're going to get until the final whistle. Sodertalje had been struggling lately, losing their last two games 2-3 to Oskarshamn and 1-2 to Linkoping HC. To be fair, they weren't alone in that form.
Visby/Roma came into this game having just played Nubro on September 7th and lost 3-4 in similar circumstances. They had drawn with Oskarshamn on August 25th, also going down 2-3. By then it was becoming clear that both teams were finding these matches tighter than expected.
The result means Visby/Roma extended their recent pattern of narrow defeats. Sodertalje's run of losses continued, adding another one to a list that now includes defeats to Bjorkleiven and BIK Karlskrona earlier in the year. Neither side gained much from this exercise, but that's often how friendlies work.
It wasn't a match that settled anything in terms of form. Both teams still have questions to answer before the competitive season gets underway. The scoreline tells you little about what happened on the ice, but the result is all that matters for now.