Superettan 2014
Assyriska FF - Östers IF (1 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2014
Match start: 2014-08-01 at 19:20
Venue: Södertälje Fotbollsarena
Attendance: 1,198
Assyriska FF faced Östers IF on Friday evening at Södertälje Football Arena in front of an audience of 1,198. Prior to the match, Assyriska FF was in last place in the standings, while Östers IF was in 10th place.
The match started with high intensity from both teams, but it was Östers that took the lead after 26 minutes when Alhaji Gero scored with an assist from Otto Eriksson. Assyriska struggled to come back, but Östers' defense held firm.
At the end of the first half, Josef Elvby received a yellow card for Östers, which made the team extra cautious in the second half. Assyriska made two substitutions at halftime, while Östers brought in Freddy Söderberg for Denis Velic in the 65th minute.
Assyriska pressured Östers during the second half, and their hard work paid off when Mattias Genc equalized to 1-1 after a nice pass from Christopher Brandeborn. Östers substituted Mario Vasilj for Karl-Johan Lindblad and Alexander Henningsson for Otto Eriksson in the 77th minute but could not break down Assyriska's solid defense.
Joakim Lindner received a yellow card in the 77th minute, but the match ended 1-1 after 90 minutes. Assyriska was pleased to avoid defeat, while Östers was forced to continue battling to advance in the standings. The referee for the evening was Magnus Lindgren, assisted by Andreas Björkman and Niclas Ivarsson.
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)