Östersunds FK - Mjällby AIF 1 - 0

Superettan 2015


Östersunds FK - Mjällby AIF (1 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2015
Match start: 2015-06-17 at 19:00
Venue: Jämtkraft Arena
Attendance: 3,268

In an exciting match at Jämtkraft Arena, Östersunds FK hosted Mjällby AIF. The home team, currently in second place in the league, was expected to secure a victory against the visiting Mjällby, who are near the bottom of the table.

The match started with a high tempo, and both teams created several chances. Östersunds FK was more dominant on the day, but Mjällby held their ground and tried to create dangerous situations on counterattacks.

The second half was also evenly matched, but Östersund continued to dominate possession and create chances against Mjällby's goal. In the 56th minute, the home team made a substitution, bringing on Seon Min Moon for Douglas Bergqvist.

Five minutes later, Mjällby's David Löfquist received a yellow card for a tough tackle. Östersund kept pressing, and Mjällby made two substitutions, with Benjamin Annan Fadi and Simon Nilsson coming on for Mattias Håkansson and Jesper Gustavsson.

In the 75th minute, James Sinclair received a yellow card for Östersunds FK, and three minutes later, Benjamin Annan Fadi also received a yellow card for Mjällby. With just a few minutes left in the match, Mjällby made another substitution, bringing on Edis Agelius for Joel Wedenell.

As the match was looking like it would end in a draw, in the 86th minute, Östersunds FK scored a goal that would prove decisive. Dragan Kapcevic scored with an assist from Jamie Ryan Hopcutt, clinching the victory for Östersunds FK - the final score was 1-0.

Östersunds FK thus maintains its position at the top of the table, while Mjällby remains close to the bottom. Östersunds FK's next match will be against GAIS away, while Mjällby will face AFC Eskilstuna at home at Strandvallen.

Squads

Östersunds FK

Starting squad

  • 1. Aly Keita (GK)
  • 24. Ronald Mukiibi (D)
  • 14. Bobo Sollander Jansson (D)
  • 6. Douglas Bergqvist (D) (Off '56)
  • 23. Alex Dyer (M) (C) (Off '82)
  • 22. Brwa Hekmat Nouri (M)
  • 21. Fouad Bachirou (M)
  • 19. Dennis Widgren (M)
  • 18. Linus Sjöberg (F) (Off '68)
  • 15. Dragan Kapcevic (F)
  • 8. Jamie Ryan Hopcutt (F)

Substitutions

  • 77. Haraldur Björnsson (GK)
  • 2. James Sinclair (In '68) (YC '75)
  • 4. Sebastian Lundbäck
  • 11. Seon Min Moon (In '56)
  • 17. Bapianga Deogracias Tanda
  • 20. Jonathan Azulay
  • 30. Monday Samuel (In '82)

Mjällby AIF

Starting squad

  • 1. Mattias Asper (GK) (C)
  • 29. Danny Ervik (D)
  • 3. Armin Aganovic (D)
  • 15. Robin Cederberg (D)
  • 6. Eric Björkander (D)
  • 22. Jesper Gustavsson (M) (Off '73)
  • 13. Daniel Nilsson (M) (YC '83)
  • 12. David Löfquist (M) (YC '59)
  • 20. Kwame Bonsu (M)
  • 9. Joel Wedenell (M) (Off '84)
  • 14. Mattias Håkansson (F) (Off '66)

Substitutions

  • 30. Jesper Johansson (GK)
  • 2. Hampus Bergdahl
  • 8. Benjamin Annan Fadi (In '66) (YC '73)
  • 11. Edis Agelius (In '84)
  • 19. Rasmus Persson
  • 21. Simon Nilsson (In '73)

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)