Superettan 2010
Degerfors IF - GIF Sundsvall (0 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2010
Match start: 2010-08-14 at 16:00
Venue: Stora Valla
Attendance: 4,490
In front of just over 4,000 spectators at Stora Valla, Degerfors faced GIF Sundsvall in a match that quickly developed into a tough and intense affair. Martin Strömbergsson was the man in charge of officiating and keeping an eye on the two teams.
After a balanced first half, the away team, GIF Sundsvall, scored the first goal of the match. In the 45th minute, Jonas Wallerstedt stepped up and placed the ball in the net behind a helpless Degerfors goalkeeper. It was a leading goal that gave the away team confidence and energy heading into the second half.
Degerfors tried to apply pressure on Sundsvall but struggled to create chances. In the 68th minute, yet another goal fell for Sundsvall. Hannes Sigurdsson scored to extend the lead to 2-0.
Degerfors continued to fight but could never really recover. Some substitutions were made, but it didn’t help. Sundsvall held firm and secured three points to take back to Norrland.
It was a tough match where two players received yellow cards. GIF Sundsvall's Christian Brink and Degerfors IF's Christophe Lallet both picked up cautions.
The match ended 0-2 in favor of GIF Sundsvall, who thus took a step up in the table. Degerfors fought hard but had to concede to a motivated and well-organized Sundsvall team.
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)