IFK Göteborg - Östersunds FK 2 - 0

Allsvenskan 2016


IFK Göteborg - Östersunds FK (2 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2016
Match start: 2016-09-26 at 19:00
Venue: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 10,211

IFK Göteborg secured an important victory in Allsvenskan as they hosted Östersunds FK at Gamla Ullevi on Monday evening. With an attendance of over ten thousand people, the atmosphere was at its peak, and the match kicked off at a furious pace.

After 34 minutes, it was IFK Göteborg who took the lead through a fine strike from Søren Rieks, assisted by Sebastian Eriksson. The visitors tried to keep pace with the home team's intensity but struggled to create any real chances in the first half.

The second half continued at the same tempo, and IFK applied pressure on Östersund. After 58 minutes, Sebastian Eriksson was substituted for Lawson Sabah. Östersund received a yellow card in the 61st minute when Sotirios Papagiannopoulos tackled hard on Olsson.

After 73 minutes, Elias Mar Omarsson scored his second goal of the season, assisted by Martin Smedberg Dalence, giving the home team a crucial 2-0 lead. In the closing stages of the match, Östersund tried everything they could to reduce the deficit, but they were unsuccessful.

With this victory, IFK Göteborg continues their excellent form in Allsvenskan and remains in fourth place in the table, while Östersunds FK sits in twelfth place. The match concluded with standing ovations from the crowd and the players of IFK Göteborg.

Squads

IFK Göteborg

Starting squad

  • 1. John Alvbåge (GK)
  • 2. Emil Salomonsson (D)
  • 30. Mattias Bjärsmyr (D) (C)
  • 28. Thomas Pauck Rogne (D)
  • 3. Scott Jamieson (D)
  • 9. Jakob Svarrer Ankersen (M)
  • 7. Mads Winther Albaek (M)
  • 6. Sebastian Eriksson (M) (Off '58)
  • 8. Søren Rieks (M)
  • 13. Elías Már Ómarsson (F) (Off '83)
  • 10. Tobias Hysén (F) (Off '68)

Substitutions

  • 12. Pontus Dahlberg (GK)
  • 11. Martin Smedberg Dalence (In '68)
  • 14. Hjálmar Jónsson
  • 18. Lawson Sabah (In '58)
  • 22. Adam Johansson
  • 24. Tom Pettersson (In '83)
  • 27. Billy Nordström

Östersunds FK

Starting squad

  • 1. Aly Keita (GK)
  • 5. Walid Atta (D) (Off '72)
  • 31. Sotirios Papagiannopoulos (D) (YC '61)
  • 19. Dennis Widgren (D)
  • 2. Stefan Karlsson (M)
  • 22. Brwa Hekmat Nouri (M)
  • 21. Fouad Bachirou (M)
  • 20. Gabriel Somi (M) (Off '78)
  • 23. Alex Dyer (F) (C) (Off '72)
  • 17. Curtis Edwards (F)
  • 12. Ken Sema (F)

Substitutions

  • 16. Hampus Nilsson (GK)
  • 10. Hosam Aiesh
  • 11. Andrew Michael Stadler (In '72)
  • 14. Bobo Sollander Jansson
  • 18. Alhaji Gero (In '78)
  • 25. Samuel Laryea Mensiro (In '72)
  • 27. Piotr Johansson

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)