IFK Värnamo - Degerfors IF 2 - 1

Superettan 2017


IFK Värnamo - Degerfors IF (2 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2017
Match start: 2017-09-17 at 17:00
Venue: Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Attendance: 1,046

It was an exciting match played at Finnvedsvallen in Värnamo as the home team IFK Värnamo faced Degerfors IF in Superettan. With an audience of 1,046 and referee Per Melin officiating, expectations were high ahead of the match.

IFK Värnamo started the match strongly and received an early yellow card when Freddy Winsth was cautioned in the 30th minute. But just a minute later, the home team took the lead when Pär Cederquist scored, assisted by Liridon Silka. IFK Värnamo continued to apply pressure and doubled their lead to 2-0 in the 56th minute when Pär Cederquist scored his second goal of the day, assisted by Petar Petrovic.

Degerfors IF fought to get back into the match and made two substitutions in the 59th and 68th minutes when Kevin Adrian Wright and Shpëtim Hasani came onto the field. In the 73rd minute, Degerfors IF's Marcus de Bruin received a yellow card, and just five minutes later, IFK Värnamo substituted Egawa Masanobu for Paulo Marcelo Souza Alves.

Degerfors IF managed to reduce the deficit to 2-1 in the 78th minute when Alexander Andersson scored, assisted by Shpëtim Hasani. Degerfors IF increased the tempo and made a final substitution in the 80th minute when Govand Haidar came on for Mihlali Mayambela. However, despite several chances to equalize, Degerfors IF could not get the ball into the net and lost the match 2-1.

Degerfors IF received another yellow card in the 83rd minute when Sebastian Ohlsson was cautioned, but it did not help the team recover from the loss. In the 85th minute, IFK Värnamo substituted Petar Petrovic for Gentrit Citaku, and the match ended 2-1 in favor of the home team. IFK Värnamo secured their second consecutive victory and increased their points tally in Superettan.

Squads

IFK Värnamo

Starting squad

  • 30. Tobias Andersson (GK)
  • 25. Victor Nilsson (D)
  • 3. Johan Andersson (D)
  • 20. Freddy Winsth (D) (YC '30)
  • 5. Albin Seger (D)
  • 16. Oscar Johansson Schellhas (M)
  • 14. Liridon Silka (M)
  • 18. Simon Nilsson (M)
  • 10. Petar Petrovic (M) (Off '85)
  • 21. Egawa Masanobu (F) (Off '75)
  • 9. Pär Cederquist (F) (C)

Substitutions

  • 31. Pilip Vaitsiakhovich (GK)
  • 7. Otto Eriksson
  • 8. Archford Gutu
  • 11. Gentrit Citaku (In '85)
  • 15. Melvin Frithzell
  • 22. Paulo Marcelo Souza Alves (In '75)
  • 27. Oskar Dahlström

Degerfors IF

Starting squad

  • 1. Jesse Öst (GK)
  • 14. Erik Sachs (D) (Off '59) (YC '55)
  • 3. Hampus Zackrisson (D) (Off '68)
  • 20. Christoffer Wiktorsson (D) (C)
  • 6. Erik Lindell (M)
  • 15. Sebastian Ohlsson (M) (YC '83)
  • 7. Nikola Ladan (M)
  • 4. Marcus de Bruin (M) (YC '73)
  • 9. Sargon Abraham (F)
  • 18. Alexander Andersson (F)
  • 10. Mihlali Mayambela (F) (Off '80)

Substitutions

  • 25. Dario Miskic (GK)
  • 13. Filip Stankovic
  • 16. Govand Haidar (In '80)
  • 17. Emil Johansson
  • 19. Shpëtim Hasani (In '68)
  • 21. Adrian Johansson
  • 24. Kevin Adrian Wright (In '59)

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)