Allsvenskan 2021
Östersund - IK Sirius FK (3 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2021
Match start: 2021-05-22 at 17:30
Venue: Jämtkraft Arena
Östersund bounced back with a convincing victory when they faced IK Sirius FK in Allsvenskan on Saturday evening. The match was played at home at Jämtkraft Arena in front of a crowd of just eight people due to the current restrictions. The referee for the match was Bojan Pandzic, with Robin Wilde and Daniel Yng as assistant referees.
Prior to the match, Östersund had lost their last four matches and were looking to break that negative trend.
The match started evenly, with both teams showing solid defensive organization. In the 25th minute, Östersund made their first substitution when Samuel Laryea Mensiro replaced Ronald Mukiibi.
Östersund received two cautions relatively early in the match, with both Blair Sebastian Turgott (29th minute) and Frank Arhin (42nd minute) picking up yellow cards.
Just before halftime, Östersund took the lead with a goal from Patrick Kpozo. The goal came from a header by Patrick Kpozo, assisted by Henrik Bellman. The score was 1-0 in favor of Östersund when the referee blew for halftime.
In the second half, IK Sirius FK made a substitution when Laorent Shabani replaced Nahom Girmai Netabay in the 54th minute.
Östersund picked up another yellow card in the 56th minute when Samuel Laryea Mensiro received a caution.
Östersund made their second substitution in the 58th minute, with Malcolm Stolt coming on for Simon Kroon. This substitution proved to be successful for Östersund as Stolt, along with Henrik Bellman, was involved in the second goal of the evening. In the 60th minute, Blair Sebastian Turgott scored his fifth goal of the season with an assist from Henrik Bellman. Östersund now had a convincing lead of 2-0.
In the 70th minute, Östersund made their third substitution when Nikolaos Dosis came on for Frank Arhin. Just a minute later, Östersund extended their lead further. Felix Hörberg, playing his 20th match for Östersund, sealed the game by scoring in the 71st minute. The goal was assisted by Blair Sebastian Turgott.
IK Sirius FK made three substitutions in the 77th minute when Johan Karlsson and Mohammed Khalid Saeid came on for Joseph Colley and Jacob Ortmark, respectively. Östersund received another yellow card in the 89th minute when Malcolm Stolt picked up his first yellow card of the evening.
The match concluded with two yellow cards issued in the 89th and 90+2 minutes to IK Sirius FK's Adam Hellborg and Östersund's Malcolm Stolt, both players received a caution.
When the final whistle blew, it was clear that Östersund had won the match 3-0. A much-needed victory for Östersund after their recent poor form. With this result, Östersund gained valuable points and hope to continue building on their success in the upcoming matches.