Wild joy when Rinkeby School took hockey World Cup
– It’s fun, I think many people look forward to looking at hockey – they hardly know what hockey is, says Sofiän Norstad Habeish, teacher in sports and health at Rinkeby School.
About two hours remain for Thursday’s match in the Hockey World Cup between Finland and Slovenia when seven teachers and 69 students from Rinkeby School arrive at Avicii Arena.
Marching with Swedish flags takes the class Hockey World Cup so-called « Fanzone », some have also painted their face with Swedish and Finnish colors.
– It feels great fun – it’s an honor to be here. I’ve never been to a hockey match before, says Nasrudin Muhamed in grade 8.
– It’s not often you can do these things with your school. So I think it’s great fun actually, the classmate Dalila Osmanovic fills in.
For both Nasrudin and Dalila, this is the first time they have witnessed a hockey match in place. When Sofiän Norsstad Habeish gets asked if any of the 69 students have ever seen a hockey match live, or even on TV, he leans his head doubtfully aside and says:
– I have never heard that any of them have talked about hockey ever, it is hardly so that they know what our Swedish legends are, says the teacher who is very hockey interested.
– Hockey is not really their interest or a sport that they are exposed to, they look more at football and basketball. Hockey is something new so it’s fun to see a match.
The fact that ice hockey is a sport that the students at Rinkeby School do not follow everyday is the very reason why this day is spent in the Globe area, instead of behind the school bench in a classroom.
It is among other things this target group that The millionaire investment « More on ice » Want to reach in order to primarily have children in motion, but also to integrate young people into Swedish culture.
– It is in our Swedish cultural heritage to skate in the winter. After all, not everyone has it with them in the luggage and especially not in certain areas, says Patrik Tengwall, event strategist in the City of Stockholm, which is part of the project.
Lisa Engman, Sustainability and Legacy Manager At the Swedish Ice Hockey Association, it goes on to say that the background to the project is based on social sustainability and that everyone should be included, regardless of background.
She emphasizes that the full -day experience is so much more than just watching an ice hockey match.
– We made this a bigger activity. They are picked up with buses that Scania stands for and gets information about education that you can go to work within Scania for example.
After workshops, try on activities and a quick lunch, it is about half an hour left to the release. The majority hopes for victory for Finland but Dalila, Nasrudin and Breina Mujic hope for a bang.
– I’m from Bosnia and Slovenia is kind of the closest country, so we’re kind of related. That’s why I cheer on Slovenia, says Dalila.
– Everyone cheers on Finland, I want to be different and cheer on some others. I think Slovenia wins by 2-1, says Nasrudin.
The Breina fills in:
– It feels sad if everyone is holding on to Finland, I think it ends 3-1 to Slovenia.
Do you know any heroes frames?
– Oh, God no, I can’t.
It is tight about time and Finland has time to take the lead 2-0 before the students take their seats in the audience. Although the RINK can do not know any rams, it is the Rinkeby School that is heard at the top of the stand.
It was also paved for a lot of goal jubilation during the match which ended as much as 9-1 to the Finnish lions.
– Me and my friends were screaming out our lungs. You get a sore throat afterwards, but it was fat fun. I’m completely exhausted, I can’t even talk, says Dalila after the match.
Dalila, who was aware that Finland was clear favorites were not so surprised by the result. But Nasrudin was almost in shock after the final signal.
– We arrived late to the match and then it was already 2-0. I thought we could make a comeback, then they score, after goals, after goals. 9-1 … I’ve never seen that before, he says.
Do you think you will go on more hockey matches in the future?
– 150 percent, yes!
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