Östersund - Örebro 0 - 2

Allsvenskan 2018


Östersund - Örebro (0 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-04-21 at 16:00
Venue: Jämtkraft Arena
Attendance: 5,143

Östersund welcomed Örebro to Jämtkraft Arena in an exciting Allsvenskan match on Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 5,143 spectators. The match was officiated by none other than Jonas Eriksson, assisted by Daniel Wärnmark and Mahbod Beigi.

The match started evenly with chances for both sides, but it was Örebro that took the lead. Filip Rogic exploited a misplaced defender and managed to get off a shot that was deflected in by Nahir Besara, although the goal was later credited to Daniel Björnkvist. This was a psychological blow for the home team, and the visitors began to dominate the match.

Östersund tried to equalize, but Örebro's defense held firm despite several dangerous situations. Near the end of the first half, Ronald Mukiibi received a yellow card after a tackle and had to be substituted at halftime in favor of Jamie Ryan Hopcutt.

In the second half, Östersund continued to push, but play often stalled at Örebro's defense. New signing Smajl Suljevic had the chance to showcase himself after coming on for Patrick Kpozo, but it did not yield the results that coach Graham Potter hoped for.

With just over 15 minutes remaining, Örebro brought on Simon Amin for Michael Junior Omoh and Boye Isaac Edegware for Chibuike Kennedy Igboananike. These substitutions proved successful as shortly after, Daniel Björnkvist outsmarted the right-back and assisted Boye Isaac Edegware, who confidently found the back of the net behind Aly Keita in the home team’s goal.

The score remained 0-2 until the end of the match, and Örebro’s fans could head home happy with their team’s performance. Östersund must now regroup ahead of their next match to avoid dropping further down the table. An earnest but ultimately futile effort from the home team.

Squads

Östersund

Starting squad

  • 18. Andreas Andersson (GK)
  • 24. Ronald Mukiibi (D) (Off '46) (YC '39)
  • 4. Sotirios Papagiannopoulos (D)
  • 2. Tom Pettersson (D)
  • 32. Patrick Kpozo (D) (Off '67)
  • 17. Curtis Edwards (M)
  • 22. Brwa Hekmat Nouri (M) (C)
  • 6. Douglas Bergqvist (M) (Off '67)
  • 12. Ken Sema (M)
  • 93. Saman Ghoddos (F)
  • 9. Alhaji Gero (F)

Substitutions

  • 1. Aly Keita (GK)
  • 5. Smajl Suljevic (In '67)
  • 7. Frank Arhin (In '67)
  • 8. Jamie Ryan Hopcutt (In '46)
  • 13. Ludvig Fritzson
  • 19. Dennis Widgren
  • 99. Dino Islamovic

Örebro

Starting squad

  • 1. Oscar Jansson (GK)
  • 15. Martin Lorentzson (D)
  • 14. Michael Almebäck (D)
  • 3. Brendan Hines-Ike (D)
  • 2. Daniel Björnkvist (M)
  • 25. Nordin Gerzic (M) (C)
  • 20. Filip Rogic (M) (YC '33)
  • 19. Sebastian Ring (M)
  • 29. Michael Junior Omoh (F) (Off '73)
  • 77. Chibuike Kennedy Igboananike (F) (Off '83)
  • 10. Nahir Besara (F)

Substitutions

  • 30. Mathias Karlsson (GK)
  • 4. Arvid Brorsson
  • 11. Alfred Ajdarevic
  • 18. Boye Isaac Edegware (In '83)
  • 21. Simon Amin (In '73)
  • 45. Rodin Deprem
  • 48. Adam Bark

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)