Superettan 2011
Östers IF - Landskrona BoIS (2 - 3)
Match in Superettan 2011
Match start: 2011-05-02 at 19:00
Venue: Arenastaden, Värendsvallen 1, Växjö
Attendance: 2,273
Landskrona BoIS delivered an impressive performance when they faced Östers IF on Monday night. Already after 14 minutes, the visitors took the lead with a beautiful finish from Linus Malmqvist. Just two minutes later, Fredrik Karlsson made it 0-2 for Landskrona BoIS, which silenced the home fans at Arenastaden.
Östers IF tried to find their way back into the match, but it was instead Landskrona that increased their lead with Thomas Raun's goal making it 0-3. Charles Anderson and Elmin Nurkic both received yellow cards as they tried to stop the visitors' offense.
In the second half, the home team attempted to turn the match around with substitutions, and Matteo Blomqvist Rydén managed to reduce the score to 1-3 after a fine assist from Freddy Borg. Denis Velic received a late warning for Östers IF, while Landskrona BoIS brought in Patrik Åström and Adam Svensson in defense.
The match seemed to be decided, but Östers IF did not give up and managed to reduce the score further in the final minutes through Denis Velic, who received the ball from Matteo Blomqvist Rydén and was able to score 2-3. Landskrona BoIS substituted Mathias Unkuri during stoppage time and held off the home team.
Despite a strong second half, Östers IF could not turn the match around, and Landskrona BoIS secured an important victory. Östers IF remains in 9th place in the table while Landskrona BoIS climbs to 12th place. The arena was filled to capacity with 2,273 spectators, and referee Antti Kanerva was assisted by officials Anders Böwing and Fredrik Klyver during the match.
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)