On Sunday Nov 6th, in week 30, Kalmar hosts GIF Sundsvall at Guldfågeln Arena in a meeting of these two Allsvenskan teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Kalmar recorded a 2-4 loss against Hammarby. Gustav Ludwigson struck first for Hammarby in the 3rd minute on a feed from Nahir Besara, but Sebastian Nanasi got the equalizer for Kalmar in the 53rd minute , but luckily for Hammarby it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Kalmar should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 16th placed GIF Sundsvall, recorded a 2-3 loss against Sirius. Engblom scored the first goal for GIF Sundsvall in the 9th minute, then in the 22nd minute, Daniel Stensson sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Nwadike But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Christian Kouakou. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Jtc Campo Ale & Ricky, GIF Sundsvall was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Engblom scored the first goal for GIF Sundsvall in the 90th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Kalmar couldn’t manage to score, and GIF Sundsvall took the shutout win.
Pontus Engblom has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for GIF Sundsvall. Both Filip Sachpekidis and Oliver Berg have been the hottest scorers for Kalmar in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.