Allsvenskan 2011
Gefle IF FF - Örebro (0 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-07-31 at 16:30
Venue: Strömvallen
Attendance: 3,696
Örebro won a hard-fought away match against Gefle IF FF on Sunday afternoon at Strömvallen. Despite intense pressure from the home team for large parts of the match, it was the visiting Örebro who took the lead in the 28th minute. Eighteen-year-old Paulo José De Oliveira became the match hero when he headed in a nice corner from Samuel Wowoah.
Gefle continued to fight for an equalizer, but despite several dangerous situations, they could not outsmart Örebro goalkeeper John Alvbåge. Alejandro Bedoya received a yellow card for the away team in the 39th minute.
At halftime, Örebro substituted Carl Fredrik Nordback for Magnus Kilberg. In the 51st minute, Tommy Wirtanen was replaced by Per Johansson to strengthen Örebro's defense. In the 63rd minute, Valdet Rama was substituted for Marcus Astvald. Gefle made their first substitution in the 69th minute when Jonathan Hellström replaced James Frempong.
Referee Johan Hamlin issued a yellow card to Patrik Haginge from Örebro in the 78th minute. Gefle brought in Eric Larsson for Dragan Kapcevic in the 79th minute, and in the 89th minute, Marcus Hansson was substituted for Abdulai Zakaria. In the 90th minute, Per Johansson from Örebro returned from a previous substitution and received a late yellow card.
The match concluded with a significant victory for Örebro, demonstrating that they have what it takes to win even against opponents at the top of the table. The attendance was 3,696 people who witnessed this exciting match.
GK = Goalkeeper, D = Defender, M = Midfielder, F = Forward, C = Captain, Off = Substituted off, In = Substituted in, YC = Booked (Yellow card), RC = Sent off (Red card)