Superettan 2017
Helsingborgs IF - Östers IF (0 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2017
Match start: 2017-11-04 at 16:00
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 4,285
The final match of the season was played at Olympia between Helsingborgs IF and Östers IF. The audience present was 4,285 people who were well-prepared for an exciting match. Referee Per Melin and his assistants Pär Lindström and Julian Poulsen Sosefo officiated the game.
Helsingborgs IF had hopes of ending the season with a victory, but the visitors from Östers IF were also in search of a win.
It was an even first half with opportunities for both teams, but nothing that would result in any goals. However, Östers IF received two yellow cards in the first half, the first to Karl-Johan Lindblad in the 22nd minute and the second to Dragan Kapcevic in the 29th minute.
The second half was also balanced, but in the 70th minute, Östers IF made a substitution, bringing Admir Bajrovic in for Isaac Shaze, and Östers IF began to push harder for a victory.
In the 73rd minute, Östers IF finally took the lead with a goal from Lars Mendonca Fuhre, assisted by Admir Bajrovic. Helsingborgs IF fought to catch up, but Östers IF proved too difficult to overcome.
In the 87th minute, Admir Bajrovic noticed that Simon Strand was open and made a pass to him, who did not hesitate to make it 2-0. Helsingborgs IF desperately tried to catch up, but they couldn't even reduce the score.
Östers IF then made two substitutions in the final minutes of the match, with Johan Hjalmarsson replacing Sebastian Crona in the 90th minute and Emir Avdic coming on for Mattias Pavic in the 90th+2 minute.
The final score was 0-2 in favor of Östers IF against Helsingborgs IF when the match was over. Östers IF finished in fifth place in the Superettan table, while Helsingborgs IF ended up in seventh place.
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)