Allsvenskan 2020
Örebro - Östersund (0 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2020
Match start: 2020-06-21 at 17:30
Venue: Behrn Arena
Örebro and Östersund faced off in an Allsvenskan match on Sunday evening at Behrn Arena in front of an empty stand. Both teams needed an important win to improve their position in the table. The match turned out to be an intense affair where both sides fought hard to create goal-scoring opportunities.
The match began with a physical atmosphere, and both teams quickly showed that they would not give anything away easily. In the 14th minute, Örebro's Andreas Skovgaard Larsen received a yellow card after a tough tackle. The situation became tenser when Johan Mårtensson also picked up a yellow card for the home team in the 39th minute.
Östersund also had a player booked when Ludvig Fritzson received a yellow card during the first half's stoppage time. Another player from the visiting team, Eirik Haugan, received a yellow card just before halftime was blown.
The second half began with a couple of substitutions from both teams. Örebro opted to bring on Jake Larsson in place of Johan Mårtensson in the 64th minute to provide the team with an offensive boost. Östersund responded by substituting Isak Ssali Ssewankambo for Ludvig Fritzson in the 66th minute.
With the match at a standstill and neither team able to penetrate each other's defenses, both coaches chose to make further substitutions in hopes of finding a decisive goal-scoring chance. Örebro brought on David Seger for Jack Lahne in the 70th minute, while Östersund responded by introducing Kalpi Ouattara for Eirik Haugan in the 74th minute.
Blair Sebastian Turgott came on for Simon Kroon for Östersund in the 84th minute in one last attempt to break the deadlock. Örebro responded again by bringing on Erik Björndahl for Agon Mehmeti in the 86th minute.
Despite several substitutions and yellow cards, the match ended in a goalless draw. Despite the efforts from both teams, neither could find the back of the net. A point was not what either team had hoped for going into the match, but that was what they left with after 90 minutes of play.
Örebro maintains its position at 12th in the table, while Östersund was unable to improve and remains second to last. Both teams will now consider what they need to improve in order to secure points in their upcoming matches.