UPPSALA. Sirius prevails over Norrköping 2-0 after W. Abou scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Studenternas IP stadium in Uppsala on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,537 spectators. The referee was Tess Olofsson assisted by Mehmet Culum and Niklas Nyberg. The 4th official was Enzo Vesprini. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 3.58 degrees Celsius or 38.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 25 Total 6
- 11 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 95 Attack 80
- 42 Dangerous attack 20
- 74 Ball safe 59
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sirius had a superior ball possession 56% while Norrköping was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sirius was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sirius won the match.
Sirius shot 25 times, 11 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Norrköping shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sirius received 1 yellow card (M. Heier). On the other side, Norrköping received 2 yellow cards (Christoffer Nyman and Yahya Kalley).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sirius will have 42 points to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Norrköping will stay with 41 points like Mjällby to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
Sirius – Formation
Sirius
20'
64'
53', 70'
Sirius started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Christer Mattiasson decided to play with the following team: D. Mitov Nilsson , J. Voelkerling Persson , H. Castegren , T. Carlsson , D. Widgren , D. Stensson , J. de Kamps , M. Heier , T. Matthews , J. Persson and W. Abou Ali .
The home team had on the bench: F. Olsson, Ó. Ómarsson, A. Bjarnason , H. Sjögrell , A. Wikman , André Alsanati , Harun Ibrahim , H. Sveijer and A. Ljungberg.
Sirius could not rely on the presence of A. Bjarnason (injured).
Substitutions
Sirius made 5 changes: D. Widgren for A. Bjarnason (20′), M. Heier for André Alsanati (76′), J. de Kamps for Harun Ibrahim (76′), T. Matthews for A. Wikman (86′) and J. Persson for H. Sjögrell (86′).
Best player: J. Persson
The most impressive player for Sirius was J. Persson even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 20 passes (75% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.
Norrköping – Formation
Norrköping
Norrköping started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Glen Riddersholm played with: Oscar Jansson , Daniel Eid , Anton Eriksson , Jesper Tolinsson , Marcus Baggesen , Vito Hammershöy-Mistrati , Ari Freyr Skúlason , Victor Lind , Christoffer Nyman , Ísak Andri Sigurgeirsson and Arnór Ingvi Traustason .
They had on the bench: Yahya Kalley , Maic Sema , Didace Burubwa, Fritiof Hellichius, Leo Jonsson, Wille Jakobsson, Noel Sernelius , Moutaz Neffati and Ture Sandberg .
Norrköping could not rely on the presence of Moutaz Neffati (injured).
Substitutions
Norrköping made 4 changes: Daniel Eid for Moutaz Neffati (72′), Victor Lind for Yahya Kalley (61′), Marcus Baggesen for Maic Sema (61′) and Vito Hammershöy-Mistrati for Noel Sernelius (86′).
Best player: Oscar Jansson
The player that probably impressed the most for Norrköping was the goalkeeper: Oscar Jansson. His rating is 8.67. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- Varberg BoIS – IFK Göteborg – 1-2
- Malmö FF – Elfsborg – 1-0
- Degerfors – Mjällby – 1-2
- Brommapojkarna – Häcken – 2-1
- Kalmar – Djurgården – 2-1
- Sirius – Norrköping – 2-0
- Hammarby – Halmstad – 2-2
- AIK – Värnamo – 3-1
