Superettan 2021
Östers IF - Landskrona BoIS (1 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2021
Match start: 2021-04-18 at 13:00
Venue: Visma Arena, Växjö
In a desolate Visma Arena in Växjö, Östers IF faced Landskrona BoIS in a Superettan match on Sunday afternoon. It was a tough match from the start with several hard challenges and a fast tempo to the game.
After about 26 minutes, Mattias Pavic, playing for Östers IF, received a warning after a tough tackle. Östers IF created the most chances in the first half, and their hard work on the pitch paid off when Marc Rochester Sörensen scored the first goal of the match in the 46th minute, following a nice assist from Carl Johansson.
After the goal, Östers IF pressed on to extend their lead, but Landskrona BoIS played smartly and kept the ball away from their own goal. They also received a warning when Sumar Almadjed got booked after a tough challenge in the 52nd minute.
Landskrona BoIS brought on Linus Olsson and Dennis Olofsson in the 58th minute, and the substitutions energized the team. The two players were very active and constantly challenged Östers IF's defense. However, it was Östers IF that received a warning in the 67th minute when Månz Berg got booked.
Billy Nordström was substituted in for Tatu Varmanen in the 68th minute, and Östers IF continued to press forward. Landskrona BoIS then substituted Johan Rapp and Melker Heier for Viktor Wihlstrand and Filip Olsson in the 71st minute, which also gave the team more energy.
Östers IF made two substitutions in the 73rd minute, and Landskrona BoIS had their chance to win the match with a free kick in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the post and bounced out for a corner. Östers IF's Nordström then received a warning in the 81st minute, followed by another warning for Oliver Silverholt in the 84th minute.
With just a few minutes left of regular time, Landskrona BoIS made their final substitution when Måns Ekvall came on for Sumar Almadjed in the 90th minute. The match seemed to be heading towards a victory for Östers IF, but Landskrona BoIS got one last chance in stoppage time and Melker Heier managed to equalize to 1-1 with an assist from Kevin Jensen.
The match ended in a draw with a crowd of 0 in the desolate Visma Arena. Joakim Östling officiated well, assisted by Josef Alacam and Joakim Wik as assistant referees.
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)