Östersund has a season that the club probably wants to erase from the history books. Daniel Kindberg in court, Fifa puts a stop to new acquisitions, the club needs to get ten million SEK before the end of September to avoid bankruptcy and add recurring sporting bottom button in the Swedish highest league - so 2019 has looked for the even country.

The match away against Falkenberg was in its infancy when 27-year-old Russian Kirill Pogrebnyak put the skull on and gave the home team the lead. Not the start Östersund needed.

Falkenberg had the takeover in the first act and Östersund had no real danger despite more ball possession. Substituted Jamie Hopcutt tried to inspire courage with his red-clad colleagues, but it did not work.

Östersund without cape

Firm John Chibuike and Robin Östlind had good interaction and put pressure on the away defender and goalkeeper. After just over an hour, a fine triple opportunity arose for Falkenberg when Pogrebnyak was close to his second goal this all-Swedish Saturday. The away team lifted their game and created individual hazards, but it was as if everything was locked. Completed were extinct.

Tom Pettersson had a good hang and could have saved points for Östersund, but Hampus Nilsson reflex saved well. The result stood and Falkenberg took his first victory in seven matches.

Eight battles without victory for Östersund were nine and coach Ian Burchnall has to look for that light at the end of a very long and crooked tunnel.