Allsvenskan 2019
Östersund - Kalmar FF (1 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2019
Match start: 2019-09-14 at 16:00
Venue: Jämtkraft Arena
Attendance: 4,457
Östersund and Kalmar FF met in an exciting match at Jämtkraft Arena in the Allsvenskan on Saturday afternoon. In front of a crowd of 4,457, referee Kaspar Sjöberg and his assistants Mark Josef and Daniel Yng did their best to keep the game fair and enjoyable.
The match started with many chances on both sides, and it was Kalmar FF who first earned a penalty, but Alexander Jakobsen missed the target and shot the ball wide. However, luck was on Kalmar FF's side when Östersund's Dino Islamovic was sent off in the 31st minute.
Despite being one man down, Östersund managed to take the lead in the 38th minute with a confident penalty conversion from Simon Kroon. Kalmar FF continued to fight and brought in Alexander Ahl Holmström in the 60th minute to boost their offense.
Östersund also made substitutions, but that couldn't prevent Kalmar FF from equalizing in the 70th minute when Nils Fröling had the chance to redo his teammate Jakobsen's missed penalty. It didn't take long before Fröling scored again, giving Kalmar FF a 2-1 lead in the 83rd minute.
Östersund desperately fought to find an equalizer, but Kalmar FF's defense held strong until the final whistle. Despite an own goal from Isak Ssali Ssewankambo late in injury time, Östersund left the match without any points. A crucial away victory for Kalmar FF, which places them in fourth place in the 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)