Superettan 2017
Degerfors IF - Östers IF (1 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2017
Match start: 2017-09-08 at 19:00
Venue: Stora Valla
Attendance: 1,355
Degerfors IF and Östers IF met on Friday evening at Stora Valla in front of an audience of 1,355 people. The situation before the match was important for both teams, as Degerfors IF was in 7th place in the standings and Östers IF was in 6th place.
The match started at a high tempo, and it didn't take long for Östers IF to take the lead in the 13th minute. Lars Mendonca Fuhre scored to make it 0-1 with an assist from Admir Bajrovic. Degerfors IF continued to fight to get back into the match but struggled to create the dangerous chances needed.
In the 62nd minute, Degerfors IF made an important substitution when Shpëtim Hasani replaced Erik Lindell. This change had a positive effect as Marcus de Bruin equalized to 1-1 just two minutes later, giving the home crowd hope for a turnaround.
In the 70th minute, Östers IF made a tactical substitution bringing in Dragan Kapcevic for Admir Bajrovic. Degerfors IF tried to keep pressing but couldn't create any truly dangerous chances. In the 77th minute, Degerfors IF substituted Alexander Andersson for Kevin Adrian Wright. Östers IF then followed up by substituting Lars Mendonca Fuhre for Robin Östlind in the 80th minute.
Despite intense play from both teams and several chances in stoppage time, the match ultimately ended in a draw with a score of 1-1. A draw was perhaps a fair result, as both Degerfors IF and Östers IF fought hard throughout the match. The match featured good performances from referee Antti Kanerva, as well as assistants Niklas Alfredsson and Victor Jensen.
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)