Allsvenskan 2012
Gefle IF FF - Örebro (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2012
Match start: 2012-05-23 at 19:00
Venue: Strömvallen
Attendance: 3,749
It was a very exciting match between Gefle IF FF and Örebro at Strömvallen, which attracted an audience of 3,749 spectators. Gefle IF FF had missed points in their last match and wanted to win against the significantly lower-ranked Örebro, a match that turned out to be very tough.
Gefle IF FF started well, and already in the 51st minute, the team took the lead with 1-0 after Jakob Orlov scored, assisted by Jonas Lantto. Örebro tried to find chances to equalize but did not succeed until the 83rd minute when Tobias Grahn finally scored for his team, leveling the match at 1-1, assisted by Patrik Anttonen. The teams now wanted the decisive goal, and it was Gefle IF FF that succeeded in this, as Eric Larsson scored in the 90th minute with an assist from Jonas Lantto. The final score was therefore 2-1 in favor of Gefle IF FF.
The match was hard-fought, which was evident in the number of cautions issued. Gefle IF FF's Mikael Dahlberg received his yellow card in the 39th minute, and Eric Larsson received two yellow cards, the second one in stoppage time. Örebro's Tobias Grahn also received a caution, the first for the team in the match.
Referee Martin Hansson officiated the match, and his assistants were Peter Vesterholm and Peter Allheim. Örebro substituted William Atashkadeh for Kalle Holmberg in the 54th minute and Mohammed Khalid Saeid for Kushtrim Lushtaku in the 64th minute. Gefle IF FF substituted Jonathan Hellström for Eric Larsson in the 66th minute and Alexander Faltsetas for Abdulai Zakaria in the 79th minute.
After the match, there were likely many involved who felt great joy over the victory, and for Gefle IF FF, who desperately needed points, it was especially important to win against Örebro, who sit at the bottom of the table.
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)