Degerfors IF - GAIS 1 - 1

Superettan 2018


Degerfors IF - GAIS (1 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2018
Match start: 2018-09-22 at 16:00
Venue: Stora Valla
Attendance: 1,495

Degerfors IF faced GAIS on Saturday afternoon at Stora Valla in a match that ended 1-1. Prior to the match, Degerfors was in sixth place in the standings while GAIS was ninth.

The match started with a strong push from Degerfors, creating several dangerous situations. After just over half an hour, Degerfors was awarded a penalty after a misplaced pass from GAIS. Oliver Ekroth took the penalty but missed, saved by the GAIS goalkeeper.

Shortly after, Mahmoud Eid of GAIS received a yellow card and was substituted at halftime for Leonard Pllana. At the beginning of the second half, Alexander Angelin also received a yellow card for GAIS.

An hour into the game, Degerfors substituted Alan Asaad for Joel Okon Daniel and later swapped Josef Ibrahim for Erik Grandelius. Degerfors continued to press forward, and it didn’t take long before Erik Björndahl scored the opening goal with a header. GAIS responded by bringing in Ajdin Zeljkovic in place of Karl Bohm.

With just five minutes left in regular time, Kevin Adrian Wright of Degerfors received a yellow card, but it made no difference. GAIS managed to score an own goal, equalizing to 1-1.

The match thus ended in a draw, with both teams earning a point each. Despite the pressure from Degerfors, they could not score again, and GAIS capitalized on the chances they had. A total of 1,495 spectators were present at Stora Valla for the match, which was officiated by Farouk Nehdi, with assistance from Conny Hugman and Martin Palm.

Squads

Degerfors IF

Starting squad

  • 25. Dario Miskic (GK)
  • 6. Erik Lindell (D)
  • 18. Oliver Ekroth (D)
  • 20. Christoffer Wiktorsson (D) (C)
  • 3. Kevin Adrian Wright (D) (YC '85)
  • 8. Alan Asaad (M) (Off '61)
  • 11. Christos Gravius (M)
  • 16. Viktor Götesson (F)
  • 9. Alexander Andersson (F) (Off '80)
  • 10. Josef Ibrahim (F) (Off '70)
  • 15. Erik Björndahl

Substitutions

  • 1. Ismael Diawara (GK)
  • 2. Erik Grandelius (In '70)
  • 13. Filip Stankovic (In '80)
  • 14. Andreas Jernarp
  • 17. Andreas Jansson
  • 19. Joel Okon Daniel (In '61)

GAIS

Starting squad

  • 1. Damir Mehic (GK)
  • 12. Erik Kembel Westermark (D)
  • 16. August Wängberg (D)
  • 6. Carl Elfgren (D) (C)
  • 18. Alexander Angelin (D) (YC '47)
  • 21. Karl Bohm (M) (Off '76)
  • 17. Niklas Olsson (M)
  • 4. Marcus Bergholtz (M)
  • 26. Carl Wede (M)
  • 25. Mahmoud Eid (F) (Off '46) (YC '31)
  • 9. Edin Hamidovic (F)

Substitutions

  • 27. Alexander Nadj (GK)
  • 8. Jesper Jonasson Westermark
  • 10. Leonard Pllana (In '46)
  • 11. Daniel Bennassar Nilsson
  • 13. Emin Grozdanic
  • 14. Alexander Leksell
  • 19. Ajdin Zeljkovic (In '76)

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)