Superettan 2017
Åtvidabergs FF - Syrianska FC (0 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2017
Match start: 2017-09-16 at 16:00
Venue: Kopparvallen
Attendance: 1,493
Åtvidabergs FF faced Syrianska FC at Kopparvallen in a match that proved to be crucial in the relegation battle of Superettan. The two teams were before the match in second to last and last place in the league table and really needed to win to climb up.
The match started at a high tempo, and both teams demonstrated their willingness to fight for every ball. However, it was Syrianska FC who took the lead with a counter-attack in the twelfth minute. Moustafa Zeidan scored the goal after a nice pass from Charbel Georges.
After the goal, Åtvidaberg tried to equalize, but the defenders of Syrianska held firm. Nils Fröling and Simon Marklund from Åtvidaberg both received yellow cards in the first half for tough tackles.
The second half began with a substitution for Åtvidaberg as Marijan Cosic came on for Nils Fröling. Syrianska FC also substituted their goal scorer, Nikola Gacesa, for Kamal Mustafa. In the 62nd minute, Jonathan Asp was substituted for Lucas Öhrn from Åtvidaberg, and Teddy Bergqvist came on for Pekka Lagerblom in the 69th minute.
Syrianska FC made two more substitutions afterward. Kevin Bisse replaced Mattias Genc in the 74th minute, and Alejandro Megia Ascaso was brought on for David Yarar in the 84th minute.
Dwayne St Aubyn Miller from Syrianska received a yellow card in the 76th minute after a tough tackle on one of Åtvidaberg's players. Syrianska FC continued to maintain their defensive solidity, and in the 90th minute, Ihab Naser and Seth Hellberg both received yellow cards for unsporting behavior.
The match ended with a 1-0 victory for Syrianska FC, earning them important points in the relegation battle. Åtvidabergs FF remained at the bottom of the table, while Syrianska FC moved up to 15th place after this crucial win. The match's referee was Antti Kanerva, with assistants Conny Hugman and Fredrik Hammarström. An audience of 1,493 watched the match live at Kopparvallen.
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)