Superettan 2012
IK Brage - Degerfors IF (1 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2012
Match start: 2012-09-26 at 19:00
Venue: Borlänge Energi Arena
Attendance: 1,781
On Wednesday evening, September 26, IK Brage played against Degerfors IF at Borlänge Energi Arena in a Superettan match. Before the match, the home team IK Brage was in seventh place in the standings, while the away team Degerfors IF was in thirteenth place.
The match started, and just seven minutes in, Degerfors IF scored their first goal through Christoffer Eriksson, which did not impress the home crowd of 1,781 people. IK Brage began to try to catch up but received a warning after 28 minutes when Patrik S:t Cyr was shown a yellow card.
After 31 minutes, the home team made their first substitution when Erik Törnros replaced Serhei Rusetski. Despite IK Brage having the most ball possession during the first half, they received two yellow cards just before halftime, causing the home supporters to be concerned about the second half.
The second half began, and IK Brage continued their efforts to catch up. After 64 minutes, Dana Kuhi was substituted for Daniel Björkman in an attempt to improve their offensive play. Degerfors IF also made two substitutions, with Alexander Andersson and Erik Nilsson replacing Peter Samuelsson and Amadaiya Rennie in the 76th minute.
IK Brage continued to fight and also substituted Johan Persson for Jon Åslund in the 79th minute. It was just before the final whistle that the home team managed to equalize, with Erik Törnros scoring assisted by Jon Åslund in the 89th minute. The home crowd erupted in joy, and the supporters cheered as the second half ended with an important goal for IK Brage.
But the match was not over yet. IK Brage's Peter Magnusson received his second yellow card and was sent off in the 83rd minute. Jonas Olsson from Degerfors IF also received a yellow card in the 88th minute.
Although the match ended in a 1-1 draw, it was an important goal for IK Brage, who managed to secure a point and strengthen their position in the standings. The referee for the match was Mohammed Al-Hakim, assisted by Magnus Moberg and Fuad Ganibegovic.
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)