Superettan 2017
Gefle IF FF - GAIS (2 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2017
Match start: 2017-07-29 at 16:00
Venue: Gavlevallen
Attendance: 1,319
On Saturday afternoon, Gefle IF FF played against GAIS at Gavlevallen in an exciting match that ended with a 2-1 victory for the home team. The home team, which is at the bottom of the table, was fired up from the start and took the lead after just nine minutes through Christian Ljungberg. Gefle continued to apply pressure, and GAIS struggled to create any chances of their own.
GAIS tried to find an equalizer, but Gefle's defense remained solid, and GAIS had difficulty creating any direct threats. In the 65th minute, Gefle made a double substitution by bringing in Juan Diego Gutierrez De Las Casas and taking out Deniz Hümmet. However, it was GAIS that made the next substitution when Ajdin Zeljkovic replaced Alexander Leksell.
With just over a quarter of an hour left to play, GAIS made another substitution, bringing in Alibek Aliev for Andreas Petersson. The substitution paid off as Aliev scored the equalizer just a few minutes later, making it 1-1. Gefle then received a warning when Martin Rauschenberg Brorsen was cautioned. In the 85th minute, Gefle made another substitution, bringing in Jacob Hjelte for Christian Ljungberg. GAIS made yet another substitution, taking out Anton Wede and replacing him with Dan Keat.
But it was the home team that would decide the match. In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Gefle was awarded a penalty, and Piotr Johansson converted it, taking the lead to 2-1. GAIS then received a warning when Niklas Andersen was shown a yellow card. Despite GAIS's attempts to equalize, Gefle held onto their lead, and the match ended 2-1 in favor of the home team. The referee for the match was Per Melin, with assistants Pär Lindström and Mark Josef. A crowd of 1,319 was present to watch the exciting match. Gefle managed to secure three points, while GAIS left empty-handed for Gothenburg.
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)