GIF Sundsvall 1-0 Kalmar: conquers 1-0 with a late goal scored by P. Engblom
SUNDSVALL. GIF Sundsvall snatched a late win Kalmar 1-0 after P. Engblom scored just 1 goal (90').
SUNDSVALL. GIF Sundsvall snatched a late win Kalmar 1-0 after P. Engblom scored just 1 goal (90′). Kalmar was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the NP3 Arena stadium in Sundsvall on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Kaspar Sjöberg with the assistance of Daniel Ekman and Andreas Svensson. The 4th official was Robert Ahlman. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7 degrees Celsius or 44.56 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.
Match Statistics
Kalmar was in firm control of the ball 62% while GIF Sundsvall was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Kalmar was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, GIF Sundsvall was able to find the solution to win this match.
GIF Sundsvall shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Kalmar shot 16 times, 1 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
GIF Sundsvall received 1 yellow card (R. Damus). On the opposite side, Kalmar received 2 yellow cards (R. Sjöstedt and N. Girmai).
After this match, GIF Sundsvall will have 0 points like Helsingborg, Norrköping and Degerfors to stay in the 16th place. On the other side, Kalmar will stay with 6 points like Djurgården, Häcken, Mjällby and Varberg BoIS to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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36'36'
S. Skrabb
K. Jensen
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46'46'
R. Damus
M. Burman
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46'46'
Romário
V. Backman
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58'58'
R. Damus
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64'64'
R. Sjöstedt
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69'69'
D. Olsson
E. Andersson
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72'72'
J. Stenmark
F. Sachpekidis
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79'79'
N. Girmai
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82'82'
N. Shamoun
I. Jansson
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82'82'
D. Bergqvist
N. Girmai
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84'84'
P. Pichkah
D. Stensson
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90'90'
P. Engblom
D. Olsson
Next match
In the upcoming Allsvenskan match, GIF Sundsvall will play away with Elfsborg on the 25th of April with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of Elfsborg (3 draws).
Kalmar will host Norrköping on the 26th of April with a 12-8 head to head in favor of Norrköping (4 draws).
GIF Sundsvall: Formation and Lineups
GIF Sundsvall started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Henrik Åhnstrand chose to play with the following team: Andreas Andersson , Robert Lundstrom , Anton Eriksson , Alexander Blomqvist , Rasmus Lindkvist , Saku Ylätupa , Pontus Silfwer , Daniel Stensson , Marcus Burman , Erik Andersson and Pontus Engblom .
Substitutes
GIF Sundsvall made 3 changes: M. Burman for R. Damus (46′), E. Andersson for D. Olsson (69′) and D. Stensson for P. Pichkah (84′).
Top player: Anton Eriksson
The player who no doubt impressed GIF Sundsvall the most was Anton Eriksson even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 63 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 16.
Kalmar: Formation and Lineups
Kalmar started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Henrik Rydström played with: Ricardo Friedrich , Filip Sachpekidis , Lars Saetra , Rasmus Sjostedt , Davíð Kristján Ólafsson , Nahom Girmai , Carl Gustafsson , Victor Backman , Kevin Jensen , Oliver Berg and Isak Jansson .
Kalmar could not rely on the presence of S. Skrabb (injured) and J. Stenmark (injured).
Substitutes
Kalmar made 5 changes: K. Jensen for S. Skrabb (36′), V. Backman for Romário (46′), F. Sachpekidis for J. Stenmark (72′), I. Jansson for N. Shamoun (82′) and N. Girmai for D. Bergqvist (82′).
Top player: Carl Gustafsson
Probably the most impressive player in Kalmar was Carl Gustafsson.
His rating is with 87 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan
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