Superettan 2014
Ljungskile SK - Degerfors IF (2 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2014
Match start: 2014-06-07 at 16:00
Venue: Skarsjövallen
Attendance: 1,471
Saturday afternoon provided exciting football as Ljungskile SK faced Degerfors IF at Skarsjövallen in front of an audience of 1,471 people. Prior to the match, Ljungskile SK was in fourth place in the standings, while Degerfors IF was in a modest fourteenth place.
The match started with a few less dangerous chances for both teams. However, in the twentieth second minute, Ljungskile SK’s James Sinclair received a yellow card. Shortly thereafter, in the fortieth minute, Aleksandar Kitic also received a yellow card for the home team.
In the 57th minute, the away team scored when Daniel Sundgren converted a penalty for Degerfors IF. The home team substituted two players in the 62nd minute in hopes of turning the match around, but it was instead Degerfors IF that extended their lead to 2-0 through Peter Samuelsson with an assist from Marcus Astvald in the 78th minute.
However, the home team did not give up, and in the 91st minute, Steven Old scored a goal to reduce the deficit for Ljungskile SK. A minute later, in the second additional minute, James Sinclair also scored to make it 2-2, thus saving a point for Ljungskile SK.
Referee Ransin Djurhuus had an acceptable first half, but received criticism from both sides in the second half for some questionable decisions. Assistant referees Andrew Christiansen and Robin Wilde performed their duties without any major errors.
After the match, Ljungskile SK remained in fourth place in the standings, while Degerfors IF moved up one spot to thirteenth place.
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)