VäSTERåS. Västerås SK found a way to reverse the score against Kalmar to win 2-1. It was Kalmar to strike first with a goal of Dino Islamovic at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Simon Johansson gave the win to Västerås SK in the 90′ minute.
The match was played at the Iver Arena (Västerås) stadium in Västerås on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Oscar Johnson with the help of Mahbod Beigi and Anton Sjöberg. The 4th official was Richard Sundell. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 5 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 82 Attack 104
- 47 Dangerous attack 32
- 61 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 18
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 9 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Västerås SK was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Kalmar that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Västerås SK was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Västerås SK won the match.
Västerås SK shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kalmar shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Västerås SK received 3 yellow cards (Elyas Bouzaiene, Mattéo Ahlinvi and Alexander Warneryd). Regarding the opposition, Kalmar received 5 yellow cards (Lars Sætra, Dino Islamovic, Simon Skrabb, Saku Ylätupa and Abdussalam Magashy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Västerås SK has 15 points to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Kalmar will stays with 16 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Västerås SK will play away against Halmstad on the 26th of August with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Halmstad (0 draws).
Kalmar will host Malmö FF on the 24th of August with a 24-10 head to head in favor of Malmö FF (7 draws).
Västerås SK – Formation
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Västerås SK adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Kalle Karlsson decided to play with the following team: Johan Brattberg
, Gustav Granath , Frédéric Nsabiyumva , Herman Magnusson , Alexander Warneryd , Daniel Ask , Marcus Linday , Max Larsson , Henry Offia , Viktor Granath and Abdelrahman Saidi .The home team had on the bench: Karl Gunnarsson, Simon Johansson
, Pedro Ribeiro , Mattéo Ahlinvi , Ibrahim Diabate, Victor Wernersson , Elyas Bouzaiene , Isak Jönsson and Elis Wahl.Västerås SK could not rely on the presence of Elyas Bouzaiene (injured) and Pedro Ribeiro (injured).
Substitutions
Västerås SK made 5 changes: Alexander Warneryd for Elyas Bouzaiene (35′), Abdelrahman Saidi for Mattéo Ahlinvi (57′), Herman Magnusson for Pedro Ribeiro (63′), Max Larsson for Jonathan Ring (65′) and Henry Offia for Simon Johansson (57′).
Player of the match: Marcus Linday
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Västerås SK was Marcus Linday even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 62 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 13 duels out of 15.Kalmar – Formation
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Also Kalmar adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Stefan Larsson played with: Samuel Brolin
, Johan Karlsson , Lars Sætra , Rasmus Stellan Sjöstedt , Melker Hallberg , Abdussalam Magashy , Robert Gojani , Arash Motaraghebjafarpour , Simon Skrabb , Dino Islamovic and Kevin Jensen .The following players were sitting on the bench: Alex Gersbach
, Vince Chijioke Osuji, Jonathan Ring , Ivan Inzoudine, William Andersson, Antonio Kujundzic, Saku Ylätupa , Romário and Jakob Kindberg.Substitutions
Kalmar made 4 changes: Melker Hallberg for Victor Wernersson (65′), Abdussalam Magashy for Romário (76′), Arash Motaraghebjafarpour for Alex Gersbach (90′) and Kevin Jensen for Saku Ylätupa (76′).
Player of the match: Dino Islamovic
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kalmar was Dino Islamovic.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 27 passes (41% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- IFK Göteborg – Sirius – 1-1
- Malmö FF – Norrköping – 2-1
- Värnamo – Hammarby – 0-3
- Västerås SK – Kalmar – 2-1