Superettan 2018
Örgryte IS FF - Varbergs BoIS FC (5 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2018
Match start: 2018-10-30 at 19:00
Venue: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 3,623
It was a Tuesday evening at Gamla Ullevi when Örgryte IS FF hosted Varbergs BoIS FC in a Group D match in Superettan. The home team had a relatively easy task for the evening as Varbergs BoIS FC is in 13th place in the table while Örgryte IS FF finds itself in an impressive fifth place. After just five minutes of play, the home team managed to score first with a goal from Danny Ervik, who sent the ball into the net after a fine assist from Diego Montiel. It was the home side's creative player Montiel who also managed to get the ball in the net in the 20th minute from a penalty kick. Just ten minutes later, Gustav Ludwigson extended the lead to 3-0 with Simon Nilsson providing the assist. However, the guests would not let themselves be subdued and managed to reduce the score to 3-1 with a header from Albert Ejupi, who received an assist from Nahom Girmai Netzabay. Halftime score: 3-1 to Örgryte IS FF.
In the second half, Varbergs BoIS FC looked a bit livelier and made two substitutions. But despite that, the guests could not control the game, and Örgryte IS FF extended their lead even further to 4-1 after a fine assist from Diego Montiel, which Jakob Lindström capitalized on perfectly. Soon, the home team doubled their lead with another goal signed by Simon Nilsson in the 72nd minute. However, the guests fought on and managed to score their second goal of the match thanks to Izuchukwu Emeh, who netted the reduction goal in the 89th minute. But with only a couple of minutes left in the match, Varbergs BoIS FC couldn't do more than that, and the match ended 5-2 to Örgryte IS FF.
Örgryte IS FF proved to be the better team of the evening and was rewarded with three much-needed points, which felt particularly important, according to the team's coach interviewed after the match. Meanwhile, Varbergs BoIS FC remained in 13th place. The total attendance for the evening was 3,623 spectators, and the match was officiated by Nermin Cisic, with assistant referees Julia Magnusson Sandkvist and Niklas Alfredsson.
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)