Superettan 2017
Degerfors IF - Örgryte IS FF (3 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2017
Match start: 2017-08-04 at 19:00
Venue: Stora Valla
Attendance: 1,831
In Friday's Superettan match, Degerfors IF faced Örgryte IS FF at home at Stora Valla in front of an audience of 1,831. The situation before the match was close, as Degerfors was in eighth place and Örgryte was in seventh place in the table.
The match started evenly, and it wasn't until the 25th minute that referee Jonas Karlsson issued the first yellow card of the match after a foul by Örgryte's Daniel Paulson.
It was the home team that would take the lead, as Alexander Andersson headed in the ball in the 32nd minute after an assist from Mihlali Mayambela, making the score 1-0 to Degerfors. Just two minutes later, Degerfors doubled their lead with a goal from Sargon Abraham, who received a nice pass from Marcus de Bruin and slotted it past Örgryte's goalkeeper.
Örgryte tried to get back into the match but struggled to create scoring opportunities. In the 45th minute, the coach made a change in the team when Hakeem Araba was substituted in for Albin Skoglund.
In the second half, Degerfors continued to apply pressure, which eventually resulted in a third goal for the home team. Mayambela scored, making the score now 3-0. Degerfors then made two substitutions, with Adrian Johansson coming on for Alexander Andersson in the 63rd minute and Erik Sachs replacing Marcus de Bruin in the 86th minute. Örgryte also made a late change, bringing on Emil Skogh for Andreas Brinkeborn Östling in the 72nd minute.
The match ended in a dominant victory for Degerfors IF, finishing 3-0. With this win, Degerfors solidified their position in eighth place in the table and dealt Örgryte a tough defeat away from home.
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)