# Coaches Clash After SHL Match: Accusations of Diving and Heated Exchange
There were tense moments at the press conference following the SHL match between Luleå and HV71. The coaches, Thomas “Bulan” Berglund and Anton Blomqvist, engaged in a heated exchange after Berglund accused HV71S Linus Lindström of diving.
“It’s embarrassing, among the most ridiculous I’ve seen,” saeid Thomas Berglund.
“I think you should also suit you,” responded Anton Blomqvist.
the match itself, played in Coop Norrbotten Arena on Thursday evening, featured several notable incidents.
One of the most discussed occurred early in the third period. Luleå’s William Håkansson delivered a hit on HV71’s Linus Lindström that initially appeared high.lindström remained on the ice for a period before being helped off to the dressing room. The referees initially assessed a five-minute penalty, then reviewed the hit. After video review, the penalty was reduced to two minutes, avoiding a match penalty.
Håkansson served the two-minute penalty in the penalty box, while Lindström was evaluated and later returned to the game.## Heated Exchange Between Thomas Berglund and anton Blomqvist
during the post-match press conference, Luleå coach Thomas “Bulan” Berglund strongly criticized Linus Lindström, alleging that he intentionally exaggerated the impact of the hit to influence the referees’ decision.
“they have a guy in their team who gets a tackle. It doesn’t take his head but still throws himself down, lies and quays and is helped by the track, and then jump into the game again. It’s just to fool the judges and get five minutes. That is among the most ridiculous I have seen,” Berglund stated.