Malmö FF - Östersund 2 - 1

Allsvenskan 2017


Malmö FF - Östersund (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-05-14 at 17:30
Venue: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 19,887

Malmö FF and Östersund faced each other at Swedbank Stadium in a solemn Allsvenskan match in front of 19,887 spectators on Sunday afternoon. Magnus Lindgren was the match referee, with Stefan Hallberg and Conny Hugman as assistant referees.

The match was a dramatic affair with several red cards and scoring opportunities. The first red card came in the 42nd minute when Behrang Safari from Malmö FF was sent off. Östersund received a yellow card in the same minute for Hosam Aiesh. Victor Yoshimar Yotun Flores from Malmö FF also received a yellow card a minute later, followed by a yellow card for Ronald Mukiibi from Östersund.

At the beginning of the second half, Malmö FF's goalkeeper coach Jonnie Fedel received a red card. Lasse Ladegaard Nielsen from Malmö FF received a yellow card in the 49th minute. Östersund substituted Jamie Ryan Hopcutt and Johan Bertilsson in the 52nd and 60th minutes, while Malmö FF brought in Erdal Rakip and Alexander Jeremejeff in the 68th and 77th minutes.

Malmö FF took the lead in the 52nd minute with a free kick goal by Markus Rosenberg. Östersund equalized in the 80th minute through Ken Sema, assisted by Saman Ghoddos. In the 86th minute, Jamie Ryan Hopcutt from Östersund received his second yellow card and was sent off, followed by a red card for Franz Brorsson from Malmö FF in the 87th minute. Malmö FF substituted Andreas Aalen Vindheim in the 87th minute.

The match seemed poised to end in a draw, but in the fifth minute of stoppage time, Erdal Rakip scored with an assist from Anders Bleg Christiansen, giving Malmö FF the victory with a score of 2-1. Saman Ghoddos from Östersund received a yellow card in the final minute of the match.

Malmö FF earned three important points and moved up to second place in the table, while Östersund continued to struggle in the middle of the standings.

Squads

Malmö FF

Starting squad

  • 1. Johan Sellberg-Wiland (GK)
  • 3. Anton Tinnerholm (D) (YC '90+1)
  • 24. Lasse Ladegaard Nielsen (D) (YC '49)
  • 31. Franz Brorsson (D) (RC '87)
  • 4. Behrang Safari (D) (RC '42)
  • 15. Pawel Cibicki (M) (Off '68)
  • 7. Anders Bleg Christiansen (M)
  • 6. Oscar Lewicki (M)
  • 13. Victor Yoshimar Yotun Flores (M) (YC '43)
  • 9. Markus Rosenberg (F) (C) (Off '77) (YC '81)
  • 23. Jo Inge Berget (F) (Off '87)

Substitutions

  • 29. Fredrik Andersson (GK)
  • 5. Erdal Rakip (In '68)
  • 10. Magnus Wolff Eikrem
  • 11. Alexander Jeremejeff (In '77)
  • 26. Andreas Aalen Vindheim (In '87)
  • 32. Mattias Svanberg
  • 37. Dennis Hadzikadunic

Östersund

Starting squad

  • 1. Aly Keita (GK)
  • 24. Ronald Mukiibi (D) (Off '60) (YC '43)
  • 4. Sotirios Papagiannopoulos (D) (Off '75)
  • 2. Tom Pettersson (D)
  • 19. Dennis Widgren (D)
  • 17. Curtis Edwards (M)
  • 22. Brwa Hekmat Nouri (M) (C)
  • 21. Fouad Bachirou (M)
  • 12. Ken Sema (M)
  • 10. Hosam Aiesh (F) (Off '52) (YC '42)
  • 93. Saman Ghoddos (F) (YC '90+6)

Substitutions

  • 18. Andreas Andersson (GK)
  • 8. Jamie Ryan Hopcutt (In '52) (RC '86)
  • 11. Johan Bertilsson (In '60)
  • 13. Ludvig Fritzson
  • 14. Bobo Sollander Jansson (In '75)
  • 20. Gabriel Somi
  • 23. Samuel Laryea Mensiro

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)