Orgryte IS vs Gais 4-2

Orgryte IS beat Gais 4-2 at Gamla Ullevi after turning a 1-1 half-time score into a clear home win. Viktor Ekblom, who came on in the 70th minute, scored twice in four minutes to settle it after the visitors had briefly led.

Liam Filip Andersson opened the scoring for Orgryte in the 21st minute from Benjamin laturnus, before Anes Cardaklija levelled for Gais in the 41st minute from Robin Wendin Thomasson. Gais then moved ahead through Thomasson on 48 minutes, after the interval started with a booking for Robin Frej and a change at the break when Rasmus Niklasson Petrovic made way for Melvin Andersson.

Orgryte responded through Tobias Sana’s penalty on 60 minutes to make it 2-2, and Gais made two changes on 61 minutes, with Thomasson one of the players taken off after his goal. Ekblom then restored the lead on 70 minutes from michael parker after coming on in the same minute, and he made it 4-2 on 74 minutes from Owen Parker-Price. Orgryte made two changes in the 77th minute, then used further late substitutions for Daniel Paulson and Tobias Sana as they saw out the game.

The numbers pointed to a different kind of contest from the scoreline. Gais had 69% of the ball and 607 passes to Orgryte’s 284, while also leading corners 6-3 and having 14 shots to Orgryte’s 15. Orgryte, though, had more shots on target, 6-4, and a far higher xG figure of 2.95 to 0.92, with both sides finishing on two saves.

Discipline was limited to three yellow cards. Gais were booked through Robin Frej in the 44th minute and Simon Jørgensen in the 65th, while Orgryte’s Daniel Paulson was cautioned in the 76th minute. There were no red cards.