Division 1 Norra, men 2011
Sirius - IK Frej (1 - 1)
Match in Division 1 Norra, men 2011
Match start: 2011-06-20 at 19:00
Venue: Studenternas
Attendance: 1,115
In tonight's match between Sirius and IK Frej, two teams with very different circumstances faced off. Sirius is sitting in third place in the table, while IK Frej is struggling near the bottom, currently second to last. Before the match, many expected a clear victory for the home team, Sirius, but it turned out to be a much more even match than that.
Already five minutes into the game, IK Frej took the lead after a nice combination in attack. Olof Guterstam struck and managed to put the ball in the net behind the Sirius goalkeeper. After the goal, Sirius took more control of the game but struggled to create really dangerous scoring chances.
In the 38th minute, the home team finally equalized. Petter Österberg made a fine run in the penalty area and managed to poke the ball into the net to make it 1-1. The rest of the half saw Sirius maintaining control of the match, but IK Frej impressively held on and went into halftime with a point.
The second half started with an early warning for Moses Orwohicho Ogbu. After just over 10 minutes, it was Sirius who created the match's first truly dangerous scoring opportunity, but unfortunately, the ball went over the goal. After 58 minutes, Moses Orwohicho Ogbu was forced to leave the field after a previous warning. Sirius also made a substitution, bringing in Emir Smajic.
After just over an hour of play, it was once again Emir Smajic who caught the referee's attention and received a warning. Shortly thereafter, Sirius made another substitution with Ahmed Kanjou replacing Sunday Bale on the field.
In the 81st minute, IK Frej made their first substitution when Mikei Söderström came on. Just a minute later, Alfonso Aparicio Segercrantz also received a warning. In the 89th minute, Sirius made two substitutions, with both Dillan Ismail and Patrik Ahlund coming onto the field.
Just before the match was blown to a close, Oscar Zettergren received a warning after a tough tackle. The match thus ended 1-1, with a point shared between Sirius and IK Frej. Despite having opportunities to clinch the match, Sirius had to settle for a point and remains in third place in the table. The gap to the league leader is still six points away, and it remains to be seen how the rest of the season will unfold for both teams.
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)