Superettan 2023
Östersund - Skövde AIK (2 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2023
Match start: 2023-04-24 at 19:00
Venue: Jämtkraft Arena
Attendance: 1,181
At a well-attended Jämtkraft Arena in Östersund, Östersund faced Skövde AIK in an exciting match in Superettan. Skövde AIK took the lead already in the 18th minute through Yoann Fellrath, assisted by Hugo Engström. However, Östersund equalized quickly when Filip Schyberg unfortunately scored an own goal in the 25th minute.
The match then became quite tough, and referee Andreas Dufva-Johansson issued several cautions, including to Malcolm Stolt and Stefan Lundin from Östersund, as well as Hampus Söderström and Elmar Abraham from Skövde AIK.
In the second half, Skövde AIK faced a tough task when Hampus Söderström received a caution and was then sent off after a second caution in the 56th minute. Östersund took advantage of the numerical superiority, and in the 68th minute, Sebastian Karlsson Grach scored a header, assisted by Erick Brendon Pinheiro da Silva, taking the lead in the match 2-1.
Skövde AIK desperately tried to equalize but failed to find the net, and the match ended 2-1 in favor of Östersund. The match was not without incidents, as coaches Tobias Linderoth and Mirza Kalijundzic from Skövde AIK also received cautions, with Linderoth later being sent off.
This was an important victory for Östersund, moving them up to second place in the standings. Skövde AIK, on the other hand, missed the opportunity to earn points and ended up in tenth place. The audience at Jämtkraft Arena witnessed an exciting match with several eventful moments.
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)