Superettan 2020
Östers IF - Örgryte IS Fotboll (2 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2020
Match start: 2020-07-08 at 19:00
Venue: Visma Arena, Växjö
Östers IF hosted Örgryte IS Football at Visma Arena in Växjö in front of an empty stadium, due to restrictions related to Covid-19. The referee Fredrik Hansson officiated the match alongside assistant referees Josef Alacam and Victor Jensen.
The match started evenly, with both teams creating chances going forward. However, it was Östers IF who took the lead in the 40th minute through Petar Petrovic, who scored from the penalty spot, giving the home team a 1-0 lead.
In the 53rd minute, Östers IF made a substitution, bringing in Mattias Pavic for Marc Rochester Sörensen. Shortly thereafter, Örgryte IS Football was reduced to ten men when Oliver Stanisic received his second yellow card and was sent off.
After the red card, Östers IF was able to extend their lead in the 76th minute, when Fredrik Lundgren scored the goal to make it 2-0 after a nice pass from Johan Persson. Örgryte tried to get back into the match with a couple of substitutions but could not threaten Östers’ lead.
The match ended 2-0 in favor of Östers IF, meaning the home team takes three points and climbs to 2nd place in the table. Örgryte IS Football, on the other hand, remains in 11th place and faces a tougher path ahead in Superettan.
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)