IFK Värnamo - Östersunds FK 1 - 0

Superettan 2015


IFK Värnamo - Östersunds FK (1 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2015
Match start: 2015-09-29 at 19:30
Venue: Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Attendance: 872

The match started intensely with a goal from IFK Värnamo in the 9th minute, with David Engström as the scorer after a header from a fine assist by Dzenis Kozica. Östersund FK tried to get back into the game by substituting Michael Junior Omoh in the 64th minute, but they struggled to create dangerous goal chances against IFK Värnamo's well-organized defense.

IFK Värnamo tried to maintain their lead and brought in Carlos Gaete Moggia in the 82nd minute to strengthen the midfield. Östersund FK made more substitutions in an attempt to find an equalizer, but they had difficulty getting past IFK Värnamo's defensive stability.

The match intensified towards the end with several yellow cards, as both Joel Löw and Archford Gutu from IFK Värnamo received warnings. Despite this, Östersund FK could not score a goal, and the match ended with a narrow victory for IFK Värnamo at 1-0 in front of an audience of 872 people at Finnvedsvallen. This was an important result for IFK Värnamo in the hunt for a position in the upper regions of the Superettan table.

Squads

IFK Värnamo

Starting squad

  • 30. Björn Åkesson (GK)
  • 25. Victor Nilsson (D)
  • 23. David Engström (D)
  • 17. Alexander Blomqvist (D)
  • 20. Freddy Winsth (D)
  • 5. Tobias Englund (M)
  • 16. Oscar Johansson Schellhas (M) (Off '82) (YC '78)
  • 18. Joel Löw (M) (YC '65)
  • 13. Archford Gutu (M) (YC '85)
  • 7. Dzenis Kozica (F)
  • 9. Pär Cederquist (F) (C)

Substitutions

  • 31. Filip Eriksson (GK)
  • 3. Johan Andersson
  • 4. Jesper Brandt
  • 8. Carlos Gaete Moggia (In '82)
  • 11. Issam Jebali
  • 15. Sebastian Göransson
  • 22. Ellis Culum

Östersunds FK

Starting squad

  • 77. Haraldur Björnsson (GK)
  • 24. Ronald Mukiibi (D) (Off '75)
  • 5. Sotirios Papagiannopoulos (D)
  • 6. Douglas Bergqvist (D)
  • 3. Kujtim Bala (D)
  • 8. Jamie Ryan Hopcutt (M)
  • 21. Fouad Bachirou (M) (Off '76)
  • 23. Alex Dyer (M) (C)
  • 10. Hosam Aiesh (F)
  • 9. Emir Smajic (F) (Off '64)
  • 15. Dragan Kapcevic (F)

Substitutions

  • 1. Aly Keita (GK)
  • 11. Andrew Michael Stadler (In '75)
  • 14. Bobo Sollander Jansson
  • 19. Dennis Widgren
  • 20. Jonathan Azulay
  • 22. Brwa Hekmat Nouri (In '76)
  • 29. Michael Junior Omoh (In '64)

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)