Allsvenskan 2015
Åtvidabergs FF - GIF Sundsvall (2 - 3)
Match in Allsvenskan 2015
Match start: 2015-04-09 at 19:00
Venue: Kopparvallen
Attendance: 3,384
GIF Sundsvall won Thursday's match against Åtvidabergs FF away from home with a score of 3-2 after an eventful game at Kopparvallen. Johan Eklund scored the first goal for the visitors just 28 minutes into the match, assisted by Robbin Sellin. Ten minutes later, Joakim Nilsson extended the lead to 2-0 with a headed goal assisted by Lars Christian Krogh Gerson. However, the home team did not give up, and in the minutes before halftime, John Owoeri managed to pull one back after a setup from Simon Skrabb.
Åtvidabergs FF made a substitution at halftime, bringing in Victor Sköld for Mauricio Albornoz Inola. GIF Sundsvall's Johan Eklund received a yellow card in the 54th minute, and Pontus Nordenberg from the home team received a yellow card in the 63rd minute for late tackles. The visitors substituted Robbin Sellin in the 75th minute, bringing in Sebastian Rajalakso instead. Shortly thereafter, in the 76th minute, Pa Amat Dibba extended the lead for GIF Sundsvall after a nice interplay with Johan Eklund.
Åtvidabergs FF made two substitutions towards the end of the match. First, Alberis Sergio Angelo Da Silva was substituted for Mario Jelavic in the 81st minute, and then Simon Skrabb was substituted for Ruben Lameiras in the 83rd minute. However, it was Mario Jelavic who became the hero for the home team when he reduced the score to 2-3 with a nice headed goal, assisted by Martin Lorentzson in the 87th minute. But it was not enough, as GIF Sundsvall managed to hold on and take three points back home to Sundsvall. The visitors substituted Pa Amat Dibba for Leo Englund in the closing moments of the match.
After the match, Åtvidabergs FF sits second to last in the table, with one point after the opening four matches. GIF Sundsvall, on the other hand, sits in eighth place, with six points earned. It remains to be seen when the two teams will meet again, but for this evening, GIF Sundsvall was the stronger side.
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)