Superettan 2021
Östers IF - Akropolis IF (2 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2021
Match start: 2021-11-27 at 15:00
Venue: Visma Arena, Växjö
Attendance: 1,574
Östers IF faced Akropolis IF at a packed Visma Arena in Växjö on Saturday afternoon. Expectations were high for the home team, which was in sixth place in the table and had the chance to finish the season in fifth place if they won the match. The visiting Akropolis IF was in thirteenth place and was already confirmed to be relegated to Division 1.
The match started evenly, with both teams struggling to gain control of the game. However, it was the home team that first made its mark on the scoreboard. In the 56th minute, Teo Brenner Toris headed the ball in after a nice pass from the newly substituted Jesper Jonasson Westermark.
Akropolis IF quickly responded and equalized in the 59th minute through Cesar Weilid, with an assist from Oscar Pettersson, who had just been substituted in alongside Mattias Bouvin and Andrew Michael Stadler.
The match continued with both teams creating chances, but in the end, it was the home team that managed to decide the outcome. In the 90th minute, Nicolas Mortensen played a fine pass to Jesper Jonasson Westermark, who was standing by the penalty area and shot the ball into the goalkeeper's left corner. The score held until the final whistle, and Östers IF won the match 2-1.
After the match, it was clear that Östers IF finished the season in fifth place in the table, while Akropolis IF ended up in thirteenth place with relegation to Division 1. It was an exciting match that offered many great goal-scoring opportunities, and the audience at Visma Arena witnessed a worthy conclusion to the season.
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)