Superettan 2023
Östers IF - Helsingborgs IF (1 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2023
Match start: 2023-09-27 at 19:00
Venue: Visma Arena, Växjö
Attendance: 4,010
The match between Östers IF and Helsingborgs IF at Visma Arena in Växjö ended in a 1-1 draw. Despite Östers IF taking the lead with an early goal from Adam Bergmark Wiberg in the 52nd minute, Helsingborgs IF quickly regained momentum with an unfortunate own goal from Östers in the 53rd minute.
The match was filled with hard tackles, and in the 23rd minute, Adam Hellborg received a yellow card for Helsingborgs IF. This was followed by two yellow cards for Östers IF, the first for Niklas Söderberg in the 29th minute and the second for Jesper Jonasson Westermark in the 45th minute.
In the second half, Helsingborgs IF continued to apply high pressure, which led to the sending off of Adam Hellborg after receiving two yellow cards in just nine minutes (61st minute). Helsingborgs IF's coach Stuart Baxter also received a yellow card in the 58th minute for comments directed at the referee.
Östers IF's Manasse Kusu was substituted in the 73rd minute for Daniel Ljung, followed by Niklas Söderberg being replaced by Antonio Yakoub at the same time. Helsingborgs IF made three substitutions in the 76th minute, bringing on Simon Bengtsson, Amar Muhsin, and Benjamin Acquah for Dennis Olsson, Amin Al-Hamawi, and Lucas Lima.
The final substitutions for each team came in the 84th minute, with Thomas Pauck Rogne coming on for Helsingborgs IF's Wilhelm Loeper, and Chriss-Albin Mörfelt replacing Vladimir Rodic for Östers IF.
A total of 4,010 people attended the match, and referee Erik Mattsson along with his assistant referees Danha Bachiri and Abdelmasih Gergess managed to keep control of the match despite all the challenges.
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)