Superettan 2016
GAIS - Syrianska FC (1 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2016
Match start: 2016-04-16 at 15:00
Venue: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 2,046
On Saturday afternoon, GAIS and Syrianska FC faced off at Gamla Ullevi for an exciting round in Superettan. The attendance was 2,046, including referee Diako Behnam and assistant referees Pär Lindström and Anders Böwing.
Before the match, GAIS was in 8th place in the table, while Syrianska FC was in 11th place. Despite their lower position in the table, Syrianska surprised by challenging GAIS from the start of the match.
However, the tactic was not sufficient to stop GAIS, and after 57 minutes, we saw a tragic red card for Syrianska FC's assistant coach Steven Younan. This seemed to shake Syrianska's players, and just a few minutes later, GAIS received their first yellow card for Craig Henderson.
In the second half, GAIS continued to apply pressure and received two more yellow cards, for Renny Smith and Luther Singh. But at 58 minutes, GAIS's Luka Mijaljevic scored a fantastic goal after an assist from Malkolm Moenza.
However, Syrianska FC did not want to give up. After a substitution, replacing Bachir Katourgi with Charbel Georges, they gained new energy. They continued to substitute players – Tif Kiddu replaced Stefan Ilic in the 65th minute, and later, Robin Book came on to replace Charbel Ceylan in the 75th minute.
With just a few minutes left, Syrianska FC got their chance. Tif Kiddu delivered a perfect pass to Felix Michel, who managed to score the goal in the 90+1 minute, resulting in a final score of 1-1. GAIS continued to make substitutions, with Arnar Bragi Bergsson replacing Johan Lundgren, and then Johan Ramhorn coming on for Carl Elfgren during injury time, but none of these substitutions could change the result.
After the match, you could see both happy and disappointed faces among the players on the field. While GAIS had succeeded in scoring the first goal, we tip our hats to Syrianska FC, who managed to keep their spirit up and fight back until the end of the match. We look forward to seeing both teams continue to battle in the upcoming rounds of Superettan.
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)