Östersund - GIF Sundsvall 3 - 1

Allsvenskan 2017


Östersund - GIF Sundsvall (3 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-06-03 at 16:00
Venue: Jämtkraft Arena
Attendance: 7,821

Östersund secured an impressive victory when they faced GIF Sundsvall at Jämtkraft Arena in the latest round of Allsvenskan. With an attendance of 7,821, this match truly demonstrated that Östersund means business.

It started in the best possible way for Östersund when Saman Ghoddos found the back of the net in the 22nd minute, giving his team an early lead. He added to his tally just ten minutes later, scoring what would be his second goal of the match, making it easy for Östersund to take control of the game.

The visitors from Sundsvall really tried to get back into the match, and their efforts were rewarded when Linus Hallenius netted a goal to reduce the deficit in the 65th minute. However, Enström's side showed their strength and kept the pressure on Sundsvall.

The match was capped off with a third and final goal from Östersund when Jamie Ryan Hopcutt scored in the 90th minute with an assist from Fouad Bachirou, prompting the crowd to cheer.

Östersund's victory was well-deserved and demonstrates that they are a serious threat to the teams in Allsvenskan this season. The visitors, on the other hand, can take away the understanding to keep fighting and return stronger next time.

Squads

Östersund

Starting squad

  • 1. Aly Keita (GK)
  • 17. Curtis Edwards (D)
  • 4. Sotirios Papagiannopoulos (D)
  • 2. Tom Pettersson (D)
  • 19. Dennis Widgren (D) (Off '75)
  • 10. Hosam Aiesh (M) (Off '81)
  • 22. Brwa Hekmat Nouri (M) (C)
  • 21. Fouad Bachirou (M)
  • 12. Ken Sema (M)
  • 9. Alhaji Gero (F)
  • 93. Saman Ghoddos (F) (Off '90+1) (YC '72)

Substitutions

  • 18. Andreas Andersson (GK)
  • 5. Darijan Bojanic
  • 8. Jamie Ryan Hopcutt (In '81)
  • 14. Bobo Sollander Jansson (In '90+1)
  • 20. Gabriel Somi
  • 23. Samuel Laryea Mensiro (In '75)
  • 24. Ronald Mukiibi

GIF Sundsvall

Starting squad

  • 17. Tommy Naurin (GK) (C)
  • 15. Marcus Danielson (D)
  • 5. Eric Björkander (D) (YC '89)
  • 19. Noah Sonko Sundberg (D)
  • 21. Eric Larsson (M)
  • 7. Kristinn Steindórsson (M) (Off '86) (YC '77)
  • 6. Kristinn Freyr Sigurdsson (M) (Off '65)
  • 11. Sebastian Rajalakso (M)
  • 32. Jonathan Morsay (F)
  • 30. Peter Wilson (F)
  • 27. Romain Gall (F) (Off '61)

Substitutions

  • 20. William Eskelinen (GK)
  • 2. Juho Pirttijoki (In '86)
  • 3. Dennis Olsson
  • 4. David Myrestam
  • 8. Lars Christian Krogh Gerson
  • 9. Linus Hallenius (In '61)
  • 23. Jaudet Salih (In '65)

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)