IK Sirius FK - Degerfors IF 3 - 2

Allsvenskan 2023


IK Sirius FK - Degerfors IF (3 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2023
Match start: 2023-10-01 at 15:00
Venue: Studenternas
Attendance: 6,667

A dramatic match at Studenternas ended with victory for the home team IK Sirius FK after a turnaround and a surprising comeback in the final minutes. Degerfors IF seemed to have control of the match after Rasmus Örqvist and Diego De Jesus Campos Ballestero scored two goals within 13 minutes, leading 2–0 in the 58th minute.

But Sirius was not easily discouraged, and coach Petter Hansson took a page from Yakubu during the 2006 World Cup, bringing on extra forwards to initiate a comeback. This strategy paid off.

When the clock showed 90+1 minutes, Wessam Abou Ali reduced the deficit to 1–2 after a nice pass from Aron Bjarnason. However, Degerfors IF continued to fight and held onto their lead under intense pressure from Sirius.

But in the dying moments of the match, Wessam Abou Ali also scored the equalizer, assisted by Herman Sjögrell. Degerfors had no time or energy to try to recover again, and instead, Sirius took the lead after a quick transition in which Herman Sjögrell scored in the ninth minute of stoppage time, securing an unexpected 3-2 victory for the home team.

It was a fantastic experience for the fans at the Studenternas arena, who faithfully supported their team despite the difficult situation during the match. The referees, including head referee Joakim Östling and assistant referees Per Rehnlund and Pär Leek, maintained a good level and made solid match assessments.

Squads

IK Sirius FK

Starting squad

  • 1. David Mitov Nilsson (GK)
  • 31. Malcolm Jeng (D) (Off '60)
  • 4. Henrik Castegren (D) (C)
  • 5. Tobias Carlsson (D)
  • 21. Dennis Widgren (D) (Off '78)
  • 18. Adam Vikman (M) (Off '60)
  • 6. Joeri De Kamps (M)
  • 19. Melker Heier (F) (YC '90)
  • 7. Tashreeq Matthews (F)
  • 20. Joakim Persson (F) (Off '78)
  • 9. Wessam Abou Ali (YC '90+5)

Substitutions

  • 25. Filip Majchrowicz (GK)
  • 11. Filip Olsson
  • 12. Oli Valur Omarsson
  • 14. Aron Bjarnason (In '60)
  • 16. Herman Sjögrell (In '78)
  • 22. André Alsanati (In '60) (YC '89)
  • 27. Emil Özkan
  • 32. Harun Ibrahim (In '78)

Degerfors IF

Starting squad

  • 1. Sondre Lovseth Rossbach (GK)
  • 2. Gustav Granath (D)
  • 29. Douglas Bergqvist (D)
  • 7. Sebastian Ohlsson (D) (C)
  • 20. Elyas Bouzaiene (M)
  • 16. Rasmus Örqvist (M)
  • 11. Christos Gravius (M) (Off '73)
  • 3. Abdelkarim Mammar Chaouche (M) (Off '90+3) (YC '90+4)
  • 14. Hugo Bolin (F)
  • 8. Diego De Jesus Campos Ballestero (F) (Off '82)
  • 21. Peter Gwargis (F) (Off '73)

Substitutions

  • 25. Jonas Olsson (GK)
  • 4. Johan Mårtensson (In '73)
  • 6. Oscar Wallin
  • 13. Pashang Abdulla (In '73)
  • 15. Seid Korac (In '82)
  • 19. Jamie Bichis
  • 22. Justin Salmon (In '90+3)
  • 23. Alexander Hedén Lindskog
  • 47. Damjan Pavlovic

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)