Östersunds FK 1:0 GIF Sundsvall: Superettan Match Result

Match report

Estersund edged past GIF Sundsvall 1-0 in Superettan's eighteenth round, a result that keeps the hosts firmly in the upper half while the visitors remain rooted near the foot of the table. The match took place on Friday evening at Estersund's ground, where the home side controlled proceedings from the opening whistle.

It took until the twenty-third minute for the deadlock to break, when J. Ali found the net from a single shot on target. Estersund had 120 attacks against Sundsvall's 60, and by then the visitors had not managed a single effort on goal. The goal scorer was eventually replaced in the sixty-ninth minute, but the result was never in doubt.

The statistics told the story without embellishment. Estersund held 66 per cent possession, registered five corners to one, and saw their accuracy rate sit at fourteen per cent. Sundsvall offered zero shots on target across the entire match, and their three yellow cards suggested they struggled to contain the flow.

Estersund sit fourth with thirty-nine points from twenty-three games, having lost only four times this season. Sundsvall occupy sixteenth place with sixteen points, their record of five wins and seventeen defeats painting a stark picture. The home side's recent run includes two victories in their last three outings, while the visitors have lost their last five matches in a row.

What mattered most was not the volume of attacks but the efficiency of them. Estersund found a way back into it when it counted, and Sundsvall, already weighing up a difficult campaign, could not respond. The gap between the sides on the table now stretches to twenty-three points.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 66 – 34

Shots on target 2 – 0

Shots off target 10 – 2

Attacks 120 – 60

⚽ 23' J. Ali — Goal 🟨 58' J. Ali — Yellow card ⇄ 63' M. Manchon — Substitution ⇄ 69' J. Ali — Substitution 🟨 69' I. Halling — Yellow card ⇄ 72' T. Kagayama — Substitution 🟨 75' M. Hallin — Yellow card ⇄ 80' D. Widgren — Substitution ⇄ 88' E. Gojani — Substitution ⇄ 90+2' E. Ozkan — Substitution 🟨 90+8' Yellow card

Match events

23' 1:0 Östersunds FK Goal J. Ali assist: S. Marklund
58' 1:0 Östersunds FK Yellow card J. Ali
63' 1:0 GIF Sundsvall Substitution M. Manchon off: I. Halling
69' 1:0 Östersunds FK Substitution J. Ali off: M. Palomino
69' 1:0 GIF Sundsvall Yellow card I. Halling
72' 1:0 GIF Sundsvall Substitution T. Kagayama off: E. Carrick
75' 1:0 GIF Sundsvall Yellow card M. Hallin
80' 1:0 Östersunds FK Substitution D. Widgren off: A. A. Qasem
88' 1:0 GIF Sundsvall Substitution E. Gojani off: A. Atlee
90+2' 1:0 Östersunds FK Substitution E. Ozkan off: D. Molls
90+8' 1:0 GIF Sundsvall Yellow card

Statistics

66 Possession, % 34

2 Shots on target 0

10 Shots off target 2

120 Attacks 60

5 Corners 1

19 Free kicks 12

3 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 13

21 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

2 Blocked shots 1

0.14 Shot accuracy 0

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