Östers IF - IFK Värnamo 2 - 2

Superettan 2014


Östers IF - IFK Värnamo (2 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2014
Match start: 2014-08-11 at 19:20
Venue: Visma Arena, Växjö
Attendance: 4,174

It was an exciting match played at Visma Arena in Växjö between the home team Östers IF and the visiting IFK Värnamo in Superettan. The match started at 19:20, and the attendance was 4,174.

Already after eleven minutes, the home team took the lead with a beautiful corner from Marcus Bergholtz that Freddy Söderberg headed into the goal. Östers IF continued to dominate the match, and just 16 minutes later, Alexander Henningsson extended their lead to 2-0 with a well-placed shot.

But IFK Värnamo was not about to give up easily. Not long after their second goal, Pär Cederquist scored for the visitors, assisted by Freddy Winsth in the 56th minute. IFK Värnamo tried to continue their offensive and catch up, but the Östers IF defense held firm for a while.

Östers IF substituted in Andreas Birgersson in the 61st minute to bolster their positions, while IFK Värnamo made two of their substitutions. Joel Löw came in for Oscar Johansson Schellhas in the 67th minute, and in the 71st minute, Sebastian Göransson came in for Tobias Englund.

The match remained intense, and with only nine minutes left, Benjamin Annan Fadi scored a goal for IFK Värnamo, aided by a nice assist from Pär Cederquist. The match ended 2-2, despite both teams continuing to play offensively until the final whistle.

After the match, Östers IF was in 11th place in the table, while IFK Värnamo was in 9th place in Superettan. It was a well-deserved point for both teams, and they both continued to fight for the upper spots in the league.

Squads

Östers IF

Starting squad

  • 12. Alexander Nadj (GK)
  • 27. Karl-Johan Lindblad (D) (Off '61) (YC '32)
  • 18. Tibor Brink Joza (D)
  • 6. Mario Vasilj (D) (C)
  • 4. Patrik Rickard Bojent (D)
  • 2. Andreas Wihlborg (M)
  • 20. Otto Eriksson (M)
  • 5. Marcus Bergholtz (M)
  • 7. Freddy Söderberg (F)
  • 10. Alhaji Gero (F)
  • 14. Alexander Henningsson (F) (Off '80)

Substitutions

  • 1. Oscar Berglund (GK)
  • 8. Denis Velic
  • 9. Jonathan Stolth
  • 15. Andreas Birgersson (In '61)
  • 19. Simon Wennerhag (In '80)
  • 25. Johan Andersson

IFK Värnamo

Starting squad

  • 30. Björn Åkesson (GK)
  • 20. Freddy Winsth (D)
  • 6. Martin Claesson (D) (C)
  • 21. Juan Robledo (D)
  • 5. David Björkeryd (D)
  • 7. Dzenis Kozica (M)
  • 16. Oscar Johansson Schellhas (M) (Off '67)
  • 27. Archford Gutu (M)
  • 13. Tobias Englund (M) (Off '71) (YC '35)
  • 14. Benjamin Annan Fadi (F)
  • 9. Pär Cederquist (F)

Substitutions

  • 31. Tobias Andersson (GK)
  • 3. Anton Henningsson
  • 11. Behar Ferizi
  • 15. Sebastian Göransson (In '71)
  • 18. Joel Löw (In '67)
  • 19. Haris Kolaric
  • 23. David Engström

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)