Degerfors IF - Östersunds FK 2 - 2

Superettan 2014


Degerfors IF - Östersunds FK (2 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2014
Match start: 2014-05-17 at 17:00
Venue: Stora Valla
Attendance: 1,712

In a match played at Stora Valla on Saturday evening, Degerfors IF faced Östersunds FK in the Superettan. In front of an audience of 1,712, it was Östersunds FK who started strong and took the lead in the 14th minute with a goal from Jamie Ryan Hopcutt, following a nice pass from Modou Barrow. Barrow would later become the hero in the 37th minute when he was awarded a penalty that Hopcutt confidently converted, which meant Östersund led 2-0 at halftime.

In the second half, Degerfors IF aimed to turn the match around, and they succeeded. Just six minutes in, in the 61st minute, Ferhad Ayaz reduced the score to 1-2 after a great pass from Niklas Klingberg. Alexander Andersson was substituted in the 55th minute, and it turned out to be a wise change as he scored the equalizer in the 72nd minute, making it 2-2.

The tension on the field heightened in the final minutes of the match, with several warnings issued to Östersund players for their rough play. Degerfors attempted to find the decisive goal, but in the end, both teams settled for a point after a dramatic match at Stora Valla. Referee Nermin Cisic officiated the match, assisted by linesmen Anders Böwing and Andreas Björkman.

Squads

Degerfors IF

Starting squad

  • 1. August Strömberg (GK)
  • 21. Daniel Sundgren (D)
  • 2. Patrik Anttonen (D)
  • 8. Andreas Holmberg (D)
  • 4. Marcus de Bruin (D)
  • 15. Erik Nilsson (M) (Off '45)
  • 11. Tobias Solberg (M) (C)
  • 26. Marcus Astvald (F) (Off '55)
  • 7. Niklas Klingberg (F)
  • 16. Ferhad Ayaz (F) (Off '82)
  • 10. Peter Samuelsson

Substitutions

  • 22. Jonas Bohlin (GK)
  • 5. Lawal Adebowale Ismail (In '82)
  • 6. Erik Jernberg (In '45)
  • 9. Alexander Andersson (In '55)
  • 17. Sebastian Castro Tello
  • 18. Pontus Jakobsson
  • 19. Jesper Karlsson

Östersunds FK

Starting squad

  • 24. Tobias Malm
  • 31. Connor Ripley (GK)
  • 5. James Baldwin (D) (YC '89)
  • 3. Luka Peric (D)
  • 13. Tomas Peciar (D) (YC '45+2)
  • 16. Douglas Bergqvist (D) (YC '51)
  • 8. Jamie Ryan Hopcutt (M) (Off '82)
  • 23. Alex Dyer (M)
  • 11. Seon Min Moon (M) (YC '78)
  • 17. Modou Barrow (M) (Off '68)
  • 22. Brwa Hekmat Nouri (F) (C)

Substitutions

  • 21. Aly Keita (GK)
  • 4. Ammar Ahmed (In '82)
  • 7. Stefan Ilic
  • 18. Linus Sjöberg
  • 20. Jonathan Azulay (In '68) (YC '73)
  • 25. Robert Hammarstedt

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)