Östersund - BK Häcken 2 - 0

Allsvenskan 2018


Östersund - BK Häcken (2 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-05-26 at 18:00
Venue: Jämtkraft Arena
Attendance: 6,018


Östersunds FK hosted BK Häcken at home in Jämtkraft Arena on Saturday evening. A full stadium eagerly awaited kickoff as the evening began. Dominating on home ground from the start, Östersund took the lead after 24 minutes of play. The goal scorer was Dino Islamovic, who was quick on the ball and placed it into the net after a nice pass from Hosam Aiesh.

BK Häcken attempted to respond quickly but encountered a solid defense from the home team and failed to create any dangerous chances in the first half. The match seemed to be heading towards half-time when a crucial warning was issued to Mostapha El Kabir of BK Häcken for an illegal tackle. Östersund also received a yellow card in the 33rd minute for Ken Sema.

After the break, the home team substituted Sotirios Papagiannopoulos for Noah Sonko Sundberg to adjust their defensive line. Striker Gustav Berggren received a yellow card for the visiting team BK Häcken for an illegal tackle.

Östersunds FK made their second substitution, replacing Hosam Aiesh with Alhaji Gero in the 61st minute. BK Häcken seized the opportunity to substitute Kari Arkivuo for Alhassan A Haestad Kamara in the 70th minute.

As the clock ticked towards 70 minutes, Östersund also replaced Dino Islamovic with Douglas Bergqvist. Östersund maintained the tempo and came close to doubling their lead after a fine pass from Ken Sema to Jamie Ryan Hopcutt, who scored the second goal of the match in the 78th minute.

BK Häcken substituted Nasiru Mohammed for Mervan Celik in the 76th minute. In the final minutes of the match, the visitors tried to break through Östersund's defense but to no avail. Karl Bohm was replaced by Kevin Ackermann in the 85th minute, but it did not help in the closing minutes. The match ended with a clear victory for Östersunds FK, with the scoreline 2 - 0.


Squads

Östersund

Starting squad

  • 1. Aly Keita (GK)
  • 17. Curtis Edwards (D)
  • 24. Ronald Mukiibi (D)
  • 4. Sotirios Papagiannopoulos (D) (Off '40)
  • 19. Dennis Widgren (D)
  • 10. Hosam Aiesh (M) (Off '61)
  • 3. Tesfaldet Tekie (M)
  • 22. Brwa Hekmat Nouri (M) (C)
  • 12. Ken Sema (M) (YC '33)
  • 8. Jamie Ryan Hopcutt (F)
  • 99. Dino Islamovic (F) (Off '70)

Substitutions

  • 18. Andreas Andersson (GK)
  • 6. Douglas Bergqvist (In '70)
  • 7. Frank Arhin
  • 9. Alhaji Gero (In '61)
  • 13. Ludvig Fritzson
  • 32. Patrick Kpozo
  • 77. Noah Sonko Sundberg (In '40)

BK Häcken

Starting squad

  • 26. Peter Abrahamsson (GK)
  • 28. Adam Andersson (D)
  • 5. Emil Ek Wahlström (D) (C)
  • 3. Johan Hammar (D)
  • 15. Kari Arkivuo (D) (Off '70)
  • 17. Gustav Berggren (M) (YC '56)
  • 14. Karl Bohm (M) (Off '85)
  • 11. Nasiru Mohammed (F) (Off '76)
  • 19. Daleho Irandust (F)
  • 25. Alexander Angelin (F)
  • 88. Mostapha El Kabir (YC '26)

Substitutions

  • 29. Jonathan Ursin Rasheed (GK)
  • 7. Mervan Celik (In '76)
  • 9. Alhassan A Haestad Kamara (In '70)
  • 13. Teodor Wålemark
  • 18. Kevin Yakob
  • 24. Kevin Ackermann (In '85)

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)