Allsvenskan 2018
Örebro - IK Sirius FK (0 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-09-25 at 19:00
Venue: Behrn Arena
Attendance: 3,553
On a rainy and chilly Tuesday evening, Örebro and IK Sirius FK met at Behrn Arena. A match that was expected to be uneven with Örebro as the favorites, instead turned into a tight and goalless affair.
In the first 20 minutes, both teams were cautious and restrained. It wasn't until the 21st minute that the first caution of the match was issued to IK Sirius FK's Mohammed Khalid Saeid.
Otherwise, not much happened on the field, and it wasn't until halftime that the first substitution took place. IK Sirius FK's Saeid was replaced by Robert Åhman Persson.
The second half began with Örebro's Victor Sköld coming on for Michael Junior Omoh. Despite several half-hearted attacks from both teams, there were no rewards. Instead, it was Filip Rogic of Örebro who received a warning after 64 minutes.
With 20 minutes left in the match, IK Sirius FK made their first substitution when Jonas Lindberg was replaced by Moses Orwohicho Ogbu. Later, with seven minutes to go, Stefano Holmquist Vecchia entered the field, replacing Christer Gustafsson.
However, the match never became particularly exciting and ended 0-0, meaning neither team earned any points from the game. It was a rather dull match for the spectators in the stands, which only numbered 3,553.
Referee Kaspar Sjöberg had few reasons to show cards and kept a low profile throughout the match. In the end, perhaps both teams can be somewhat satisfied with the result, but for Örebro, it is a small disappointment not to have managed a win against a team like IK Sirius FK.
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)