Superettan 2016
IK Sirius FK - Ljungskile SK (3 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2016
Match start: 2016-06-19 at 16:00
Venue: Studenternas
Attendance: 1,192
On June 19, IK Sirius FK and Ljungskile SK faced off in an exciting soccer match in Superettan at Studenternas. In front of 1,192 spectators, including referee Diako Behnam and assistant referees Anders Böwing and Peter Arnesson, it quickly became clear how the match would turn out.
Already in the seventh minute, IK Sirius took the lead 1-0 through Johan Andersson, assisted by Niklas Thor. Just a minute later, Ian Sirelius doubled the lead to 2-0 after an assist from Ante Björkebaum. Ljungskile needed to step up if they wanted a chance to come back, and Alexander Mellqvist received a warning in the 32nd minute. However, IK Sirius was the stronger team, and in the 18th minute, Dragan Kapcevic scored a header, increasing the lead to 3-0 after an assist from Niklas Thor.
Ljungskile finally managed to score in the 41st minute when Tim Nilsen was assisted by Peiman Eliassi, but it was a long way to a potential equalizer. At halftime, Ljungskile replaced Yussif Alhassan Chibsah with Peter Sörensen Nergaard in an attempt to create a stronger second half. They continued to make substitutions in the second half, bringing on both Linus Dahl and Admir Bajrovic, but unfortunately, it did not help. IK Sirius continued to dominate the match, substituting in Paul Torres and Oscar Kindlund in the 81st and 86th minutes, respectively.
The match ended 3-1 in favor of IK Sirius FK, who are now in third place in the table, while Ljungskile SK sits in fourteenth place. The match was well played, and the crowd favorites IK Sirius once again showed why they are one of the most successful teams in 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)