Superettan 2021
GIF Sundsvall - GAIS (2 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2021
Match start: 2021-06-15 at 19:00
Venue: NP3 Arena
Attendance: 500
On a sunny Tuesday evening, GIF Sundsvall faced GAIS at NP3 Arena in front of an audience of 500 people. Martin Strömbergsson was the main referee, assisted by Fredrik Hammarström and Anton Sjöberg.
The match started with a high tempo from both teams, and it didn't take long before GIF Sundsvall had a dangerous goal chance. However, GAIS's defense managed to clear the danger, and the match continued.
After 50 minutes, the home team was awarded a corner, taken by Paya Pichkah, which found Dennis Olsson in the penalty area, who headed the ball into the goal, giving GIF Sundsvall the lead.
GAIS continued to fight for an equalizer, but to no avail. Instead, GIF Sundsvall increased their lead after 58 minutes when Niklas Dahlström scored with a well-placed shot following a nice assist from Erik Andersson.
GAIS attempted to bring in new players to turn the match around, but it didn't help. Instead, Emin Grozdanic received a yellow card in the 84th minute, and just two minutes later, Aiham Ousou was shown his second yellow card and was sent off.
With only a few minutes left in the match, both teams made several player substitutions, but nothing seemed able to shake GIF Sundsvall's lead. The match ended with a victory for the home team, 2-0.
GIF Sundsvall took home three points and extended their lead in the standings, while GAIS continues to struggle to climb higher 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)