Allsvenskan 2018
Kalmar FF - IK Sirius FK (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-05-14 at 19:00
Venue: Guldfågeln Arena, Kalmar
Attendance: 4,386
Kalmar FF won 1 - 0 after a well-played match against IK Sirius FK at Guldfågeln Arena in Kalmar. Already in the ninth minute, the home team took the lead after a balanced game, when Nils Fröling scored the goal with an assist from Måns Söderqvist.
After the halftime break, both teams continued to deliver high quality with many fine moments. Kalmar FF made a substitution in the 67th minute when Erton Fejzullahu replaced Söderqvist.
IK Sirius FK tried to fight their way back but received two cautions in the 39th and 58th minutes due to hard tackles.
In the 81st minute, the guests made two substitutions when Oscar Kindlund and Sherko Faiqi replaced Ian Sirelius and Shkodran Maholli. Shortly after, Mikael Dyrestam came on for Hiago de Oliveira Ramiro in the 82nd minute for Kalmar FF.
IK Sirius FK faced a tough moment when Axel Björnström received a caution in the 87th minute, which later resulted in a red card. The team received another caution in the 90th minute when Oscar Pehrsson could not hold back.
Although IK Sirius FK tried to equalize, Kalmar FF stood strong and secured a 1 - 0 victory at home. A strong start to their season in Allsvenskan.
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)