Superettan 2021
Östers IF - Helsingborgs IF (2 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2021
Match start: 2021-09-26 at 13:00
Venue: Visma Arena, Växjö
Attendance: 2,098
On Sunday afternoon, Östers IF faced Helsingborgs IF at Visma Arena in front of 2,098 spectators. Referee Martin Strömbergsson and his assistants Alacam and Spahic officiated the match. It was an exciting game that ended 2-1 in favor of Östers IF.
In the 13th minute, Isak Magnusson scored the first goal for the home team with an assist from Marc Rochester Sörensen. Östers IF continued to pressure and in the 37th minute, Nicolas Mortensen found the net for the second goal with an assist from Mattias Pavic, putting pressure on the visitors.
In the second half, Casper Widell from Helsingborgs IF received a yellow card in the 52nd minute, and Tatu Varmanen from Östers IF received a yellow card in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute, Helsingborgs IF made three substitutions - Viktor Lundberg came on for Adam Kaied, Benjamin Acquah replaced Brandur Hendriksson Olsen, and Rasmus Karjalainen came on for Assad Al Hamlawi.
But it was in the 69th minute that Helsingborgs IF finally reduced the deficit. Rasmus Karjalainen scored with an assist from Anthony van den Hurk, making the score 2-1. Östers IF tried to keep the visitors at bay, but the match became intense with many important substitutions. Jesper Jonasson Westermark came on for Billy Nordström in the 72nd minute.
Benjamin Acquah received a yellow card for Helsingborgs IF in the 79th minute, and in the 82nd minute, Emil Engqvist was substituted in for Lucas Lima from Östers IF. In the 84th minute, Dennis Olsson came on for Bödvar Bödvarsson in Helsingborgs IF.
But the match was far from over; in the 86th minute, Anthony van den Hurk from Helsingborgs IF received a red card, giving Östers IF a greater advantage. In the 90th minute, Viktor Lundberg received a yellow card for the visitors, but it wasn't enough to change the outcome.
After an exciting match, Östers IF celebrated a 2-1 victory against Helsingborgs IF at home. Isak Magnusson and Nicolas Mortensen scored for the home team with assists from Marc Rochester Sörensen and Mattias Pavic, while Rasmus Karjalainen scored the consolation goal for the visitors with an assist from Anthony van den Hurk.
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)