Allsvenskan 2020
Östersund - Falkenbergs FF (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2020
Match start: 2020-08-29 at 15:00
Venue: Jämtkraft Arena
Östersund faced Falkenbergs FF in an exciting Allsvenskan match on Saturday afternoon at Jämtkraft Arena. Unfortunately, there were zero spectators due to restrictions related to Covid-19. The referee for the match was Per Melin, assisted by Daniel Yng and Jonas Bäcklund.
Before the match kicked off, it was clear that Östersund had three consecutive victories under their belt, while Falkenbergs FF had not won any of their last five matches. Östersund was in ninth place in the table, while Falkenbergs FF occupied the 14th position.
In the 18th minute, Östersund opened the scoring. Number 9, Francis Jno-Baptiste, scored the goal, assisted by number 24, Ronald Mukiibi. Östersund thus took the lead with 1-0.
Four minutes later, Östersund received a warning when Ludvig Fritzson picked up a yellow card. In the 28th minute, it was Falkenbergs FF's turn to get a warning when Tobias Englund was cautioned by the referee.
In the 35th minute, Östersund doubled their lead to 2-0. This time it was number 20, Felix Hörberg, who scored, following an assist from number 18, Blair Sebastian Turgott.
At halftime, Falkenbergs FF made a substitution. Number 2, Gabriel Johansson, came on for number 20, Sander van Looy.
However, in the 59th minute, Falkenbergs FF managed to reduce the deficit. The scorer was Edi Sylisufaj, who thus netted his sixth goal of the season. John Björkengren provided the assist for the goal.
In the 64th minute, Östersund made a substitution. Henrik Bellman came on the field instead of Felix Hörberg.
Later in the match, Östersund received a warning when Ronald Mukiibi picked up a yellow card in the 68th minute.
In the 70th minute, John Chibuike was substituted for Nsima Peter at Falkenbergs FF.
In the 78th minute, Östersund received another warning when Nebiyou Perry got a yellow card.
With ten minutes left in the match, Falkenbergs FF made two simultaneous substitutions. Lorik Ademi came on for Christoffer Carlsson and Samuel Laryea Mensiro replaced Francis Jno-Baptiste for Östersund.
In the 81st minute, Nebiyou Perry was substituted for Ahmed Awad at Östersund.
In the 84th minute, Östersund's goalkeeper, Aly Keita, received a warning.
Östersund continued to make substitutions, and in the 85th minute, Alex Purver came on for Charlie Colkett.
Falkenbergs FF then made a substitution in the 86th minute, bringing Jacob Ericsson on for Tobias Helldén.
In the 87th minute, Östersund's Alex Purver received a yellow card.
The match became very intense in the end with several cautions. In the 90th minute, Falkenbergs FF's Edi Sylisufaj received a yellow card, followed by Gustaf Nilsson in the 95th minute.
Last but not least, in the 96th minute, Falkenbergs FF's Gustaf Nilsson also received a yellow card.
The match ended with a victory for the home team Östersund with a score of 2-1. Östersund continued their fine form with four consecutive victories, while Falkenbergs FF continued to search for their first win in six matches.