Division 2 Norrland, men 2019
IFK Östersund - Ytterhogdals IK (0 - 1)
Match in Division 2 Norrland, men 2019
Match start: 2019-10-04 at 19:00
Venue: Jämtkraft Arena
Attendance: 75
Ytterhogdals IK continues to show good form in Division 2 Norrland, after securing a comprehensive victory away against IFK Östersund on Friday evening. With an audience of only 75 people present at Jämtkraft Arena, the match started relatively evenly between the teams.
Ytterhogdals IK, sitting in second place in the table, received a warning 15 minutes into the match. However, it would be IFK Östersund that got a golden opportunity to take the lead when they were awarded a penalty in the 16th minute. Unfortunately for the home team, they missed the penalty, and Ytterhogdals IK preserved their clean sheet.
This would prove to be a crucial miss for IFK Östersund, as Ytterhogdals IK took the lead just four minutes later following a free-kick in the 20th minute. It was Sam Alderson who found the net, securing a 1-0 lead for the away team.
IFK Östersund received two warnings before halftime, with Felix Nordin and Emil Jonasson both cautioned in the 26th and 33rd minutes, respectively, indicating that the tempo of the match was relatively high and both teams truly wanted to win.
Ytterhogdals IK would substitute Henry Turner for Gregory Adam McCaragher in the 67th minute, while IFK Östersund would respond by replacing Henrik Dillner with Harry Taylor in the 72nd minute.
Another change occurred for Ytterhogdals IK when Kyle William Mitchell came on for Kai Phelan in the 73rd minute. Ytterhogdals IK also substituted Marcus Gouldbourne for Sumaili Cissa in the 86th minute to strengthen their defense.
IFK Östersund found themselves on high alert at the end of the match, and a warning was issued to Anders Eriksson in the 92nd minute, but it would prove insufficient for the home team. The match ended 1-0 in favor of Ytterhogdals IK, who are now four points behind leaders Östersunds FK. IFK Östersund remains in sixth place with 29 points.
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)