Superettan 2018
Athletic Eskilstuna - Falkenbergs FF (1 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2018
Match start: 2018-10-21 at 15:00
Venue: Tunavallen
Attendance: 3,743
On Sunday afternoon, Athletic Eskilstuna faced Falkenbergs FF at Tunavallen in the Superettan. In front of an audience of 3,743, referee Granit Maqedonci got the match underway.
It didn't take long before the first card was issued. In the 32nd minute, Athletic Eskilstuna's Zurab Tsiskaridze received a warning from the referee. Then, in the 40th minute, the first goal of the match was scored by Anel Rashkaj, making it 1-0 for Athletic Eskilstuna. Falkenberg's Hampus Nilsson received a warning just before halftime, and the teams went into the break with the home team leading 1-0.
During the second half, Falkenberg attempted to secure an equalizer and made several substitutions to strengthen their team. However, Athletic Eskilstuna held firm and managed to claim the victory. Zurab Tsiskaridze became an unlikely scapegoat as he picked up another warning in the 87th minute, resulting in his dismissal. Despite this, Athletic Eskilstuna withstood Falkenberg's attacks, and the final score was 1-0.
At the end of the match, Athletic Eskilstuna also made two substitutions to secure the win, bringing in Ferid Ali and Mamadou Kouyate for Oke Akpoveta and Christian Miljevic. In summary, it can be said that Athletic Eskilstuna was the better team in this match and deserved their victory.
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)