IFK Värnamo - Östers IF 1 - 0

Superettan 2018


IFK Värnamo - Östers IF (1 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2018
Match start: 2018-08-27 at 19:00
Venue: Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Attendance: 3,386

IFK Värnamo secured an important victory at home at Finnvedsvallen, defeating Östers IF 1-0 in a tightly contested match. The home team started strong and had a couple of half-chances before finally getting the breakthrough in the 32nd minute. Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul was the one who pushed the ball in after a nice attack by Värnamo.

After the goal, Värnamo worked hard to defend their lead, resulting in a physical second half with many duels and tough tackles. Both teams created some chances, but Värnamo held firm and remained at the top of the table.

Östers IF received several warnings, and in the 90th minute, Oliver Silverholt committed a foul that warranted a yellow card. But it was Värnamo who could celebrate after the final whistle, taking three important points in the battle for a promotion playoff spot to Allsvenskan. The audience at Finnvedsvallen enjoyed an exciting match with high intensity and plenty of competition.

Squads

IFK Värnamo

Starting squad

  • 30. Tobias Andersson (GK)
  • 21. Anton Maikkula (D)
  • 25. Claudio Perez (D)
  • 2. Jon Birkfeldt (D)
  • 20. Freddy Winsth (D)
  • 5. Fabio Gama dos Santos (M) (Off '67)
  • 15. Viktor Einarsson (M) (Off '62)
  • 14. Alexander Achinioti Jönsson (M) (YC '40)
  • 11. Alexander Henningsson (F)
  • 9. Pär Cederquist (F) (C)
  • 19. Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul (F)

Substitutions

  • 31. Morgan Hellman (GK)
  • 3. Johan Andersson (In '62)
  • 6. Tyler Doyle-Lissette
  • 8. Axel Winberg
  • 10. Lumala Abdu (In '67)
  • 17. Aldin Basic
  • 22. Paulo Marcelo Souza Alves

Östers IF

Starting squad

  • 1. Robin Malmkvist (GK)
  • 4. Fredrik Lundgren (D)
  • 3. Månz Berg (D)
  • 14. Oliver Silverholt (D) (YC '90)
  • 5. Stefan Karlsson (M) (C) (YC '53)
  • 7. Carl Johansson (M) (Off '62)
  • 18. Jonathan Drott (M) (Off '78)
  • 8. Liridon Silka (M)
  • 11. Simon Helg (M)
  • 16. Dragan Kapcevic (F)
  • 10. David Johannesson (F) (Off '76)

Substitutions

  • 6. Mario Vasilj
  • 15. Emir Avdic
  • 17. Christian Ljungberg (In '78)
  • 19. Anton Andreasson (In '62)
  • 21. Filip Örnblom
  • 22. Gustav Ahrn (In '76)
  • 31. Victor Stulic

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)