UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE /18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS

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1 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE /18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Östersunds FK Last updated 27/11/ :22CET Östersund Arena - Ostersund Thursday 28 September CET (19.00 local time) Group J - Matchday 2 Hertha BSC Berlin Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 13 Legend 14 1

2 Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams Östersunds FK - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Östersunds FK have not played against a club from their opponents' country Hertha BSC Berlin - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 20/10/2005 GS Halmstads BK - Hertha BSC Berlin 0-1 Gothenburg Neuendorf 67 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 29/09/1971 R1 IF Elfsborg - Hertha BSC Berlin 1-4 agg: 2-7 Boras 15/09/1971 R1 Hertha BSC Berlin - IF Elfsborg 3-1 Berlin Sundh 59; Horr 43, 81, Steffenhagen 77, Gutzeit 83 Hermandung 35, Varga 44, Steffenhagen 68; Rökaas 53 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Östersunds FK Hertha BSC Berlin

3 Match background Östersund's first-season bubble has yet to be burst as they go into a UEFA Europa League meeting with Hertha Berlin two points clear at the top of Group J. Previous meetings The sides are meeting for the first time in what is Östersund's maiden encounter with German opponents. Hertha have won all three of their previous UEFA encounters against Swedish sides. Form guide Östersund's 2-0 success at Zorya on matchday one was their biggest UEFA away win to date; they have won all three of their previous European home games without conceding. Hertha lost their two most recent UEFA away games: 3-1 at Brøndby in 2016 and 4-0 at Benfica in First-time Swedish Cup winners in 2016/17, Östersund have reached the UEFA Europa League group stage in their debut UEFA season, having eliminated Galatasaray, Fola Esch and PAOK. Sixth in Germany last term, Hertha got through the UEFA Europa League group stage on their most recent appearance, in 2009/10, but were knocked out in last season's third qualifying round. Links and trivia The journey from Berlin to Ostersund is around 1,200km. Hertha's Salomon Kalou was a 2011/12 UEFA Champions League winner with Chelsea. This is Hertha's 92nd UEFA game and Östersund's eighth. The coaches Englishman Graham Potter has helped steer Östersund from the Swedish fourth tier to the UEFA Europa League since taking the reins in He played in England's lower leagues with teams including Birmingham, Stoke and West Brom. Pál Dárdai joined Hertha as a player in 1997 and made a club-record 366 league appearances for Die Alte Dame. He coached Hertha's youth team and Hungary's senior side for a time before taking command of the seniors in

4 Team facts Östersunds FK Formed: 1996 Nickname: ÖFK UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Swedish Cup: 1 (2017) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: did not take part in UEFA competition 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA competition 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 2-0 twice, most recently v PAOK 24/08/17, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg Biggest away win 0-2: Zorya v Östersund 14/09/17, UEFA Europa League group stage Heaviest home defeat N/A Heaviest away defeat 3-1: Östersund v PAOK 17/08/17, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup Biggest home win 2-0 twice, most recently v PAOK (see above) Biggest away win 0-2: Zorya v Östersund (see above) Heaviest home defeat N/A Heaviest away defeat 3-1: Östersund v PAOK (see above) Hertha BSC Berlin Formed: 1892 Nickname: Die Alte Dame (The Old Lady) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (1931) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: third qualifying round 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 4

5 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: round of /09: group stage 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 8-1: Hertha v Nistru Otaci 17/07/08, UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg Biggest away win 1-4: Elfsborg v Hertha 29/09/71, UEFA Cup first round second leg Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Hertha v Galatasaray 26/10/99, UEFA Champions League first group stage 0-3: Hertha v Servette 06/12/01, UEFA Cup third round second leg Heaviest away defeat 4-0 twice, most recently v Benfica 23/02/10, UEFA Europa League round of 32 second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup Biggest home win 8-1: Hertha v Nistru Otaci (see above) Biggest away win 1-4: Elfsborg v Hertha (see above) Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Hertha v Servette (see above) Heaviest away defeat 4-0 twice, most recently v Benfica (see above) 5

6 Squad list Östersunds FK Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Aly Keita SWE 08/12/ Andreas Andersson SWE 22/02/ Defenders 2 Tom Pettersson SWE 25/03/ Sotirios Papagiannopoulos SWE 05/09/ Douglas Bergqvist SWE 29/03/ Tim Björkström SWE 08/01/ Dennis Widgren SWE 28/03/ Gabriel Somi SWE 24/08/ Samuel Mensah GHA 19/05/ Ronald Mukiibi SWE 16/09/ Patrick Kpozo GHA 15/07/ Midfielders 7 Sebastian Lundbäck SWE 24/07/ Hosam Aiesh SWE 14/04/ Johan Bertilsson SWE 15/02/ Ken Sema SWE 30/09/ Ludvig Fritzson SWE 25/08/ Curtis Edwards ENG 12/01/ Fouad Bachirou COM 15/04/ Brwa Nouri IRQ 23/01/ Frank Arhin GHA 16/02/ Forwards 8 Jamie Hopcutt ENG 23/06/ Salisu Abdullhi Gero NGA 10/10/ Saman Ghoddos SWE 06/09/ Coach - Graham Potter ENG 20/05/

7 Hertha BSC Berlin Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Thomas Kraft GER 22/07/ Rune Jarstein NOR 29/09/ Dennis Smarsch GER 14/01/ Jonathan Klinsmann USA 08/04/ Defenders 2 Peter Pekarík SVK 30/10/ Karim Rekik NED 02/12/ Niklas Stark GER 14/04/ Sebastian Langkamp GER 15/01/ Maximilian Mittelstädt GER 18/03/ Marvin Plattenhardt GER 26/01/ Mitchell Weiser GER 21/04/ Jordan Torunarigha GER 07/08/ Florian Baak GER 18/03/ Nico Beyer GER 22/09/ Midfielders 3 Per Ciljan Skjelbred NOR 16/06/ Vladimír Darida CZE 08/08/ Alexander Esswein GER 25/03/ Salomon Kalou CIV 05/08/ Ondrej Duda SVK 05/12/ Matthew Leckie AUS 04/02/ Valentin Stocker SUI 12/04/ Valentino Lazaro AUT 24/03/ Genki Haraguchi JPN 09/05/ Arne Maier GER 08/01/ Fabian Lustenberger SUI 02/05/ Julius Kade GER 20/05/ Pal Jr. Dardai GER 24/04/ Maurice Covic GER 17/04/ Sidney Friede GER 12/04/ Forwards 19 Vedad Ibišević BIH 06/08/ Davie Selke GER 20/01/ Coach - Pál Dárdai HUN 16/03/

8 Fixtures and results Östersunds FK Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 01/04/2017 League Halmstads BK (A) L /04/2017 League IFK Norrköping (H) W 1-0 Aiesh 5 16/04/2017 League Örebro SK (A) L 1-2 Nouri 89 23/04/2017 League IFK Göteborg (H) D 1-1 Edwards 61 26/04/2017 League AFC Eskilstuna (A) W 3-1 Edwards 2, 35, Hopcutt 32 02/05/2017 League IF Elfsborg (A) D /05/2017 League Hammarby Fotboll (H) W 2-1 Gero 72, Hopcutt /05/2017 League Malmö FF (A) L 1-2 Sema 80 17/05/2017 League IK Sirius (H) D /05/2017 League Kalmar FF (H) W 2-1 Gero 40, Nouri 58 (P) 29/05/2017 League BK Häcken (A) W 1-0 Nouri 12 (P) 03/06/2017 League GIF Sundsvall (H) W 3-1 Ghoddos 22, 32, Hopcutt 90 02/07/2017 League AIK (A) D 2-2 Somi 22, 57 09/07/2017 League Jönköpings Södra IF (H) D 1-1 Bertilsson /07/2017 UEL Galatasaray AŞ (H) W 2-0 Ghoddos 68, Hopcutt /07/2017 League Djurgårdens IF (H) W 2-1 Mensah 23, Bergqvist 50 20/07/2017 UEL Galatasaray AŞ (A) D 1-1 Nouri 60 (P) 23/07/2017 League Djurgårdens IF (A) L /07/2017 UEL CS Fola Esch (H) W 1-0 Bachirou 50 30/07/2017 League Halmstads BK (H) D /08/2017 UEL CS Fola Esch (A) W 2-1 Somi 59, Pettersson 66 06/08/2017 League GIF Sundsvall (A) D 1-1 Bojanic 52 13/08/2017 League Hammarby Fotboll (A) D 2-2 Ghoddos 33, Nouri 90+2 (P) 17/08/2017 UEL PAOK FC (A) L 1-3 Nouri 21 (P) 20/08/2017 League AIK (H) L /08/2017 UEL PAOK FC (H) W 2-0 Ghoddos 71, 77 27/08/2017 League IFK Norrköping (A) W 2-0 Sema 71, Somi /09/2017 League AFC Eskilstuna (H) W 3-0 Björkström 39, Ghoddos 70, Bertilsson 72 14/09/2017 UEL FC Zorya Luhansk (A) W 2-0 Ghoddos 50, Gero /09/2017 League IK Sirius (A) W /09/2017 League Malmö FF (H) D 2-2 Nouri 49 (P), Sema 90 24/09/2017 League Kalmar FF (A) L 1-2 Fritzson 18 28/09/2017 UEL Hertha BSC Berlin (H) 01/10/2017 League BK Häcken (H) 10/10/2017 Cup Härnösands FF (A) 14/10/2017 League Örebro SK (H) 19/10/2017 UEL Athletic Club (H) 22/10/2017 League IFK Göteborg (A) 28/10/2017 League IF Elfsborg (H) 02/11/2017 UEL Athletic Club (A) 05/11/2017 League Jönköpings Södra IF (A) Bertilsson 62, Ghoddos 78, Hopcutt 85, 87 (P) Sema 4, Ghoddos 32, 35 (P), Skoglund 71 (og), Bertilsson 86 8

9 Östersunds FK 23/11/2017 UEL FC Zorya Luhansk (H) 07/12/2017 UEL Hertha BSC Berlin (A) Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Malmö FF Djurgårdens IF AIK BK Häcken IFK Norrköping Östersunds FK Hammarby Fotboll IK Sirius Örebro SK IF Elfsborg IFK Göteborg Kalmar FF GIF Sundsvall Jönköpings Södra IF AFC Eskilstuna Halmstads BK Hertha BSC Berlin Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 14/08/2017 Cup FC Hansa Rostock (A) W 2-0 Weiser 85, Ibišević 90 19/08/2017 League VfB Stuttgart (H) W 2-0 Leckie 46, 62 26/08/2017 League Borussia Dortmund (A) L /09/2017 League SV Werder Bremen (H) D 1-1 Leckie 38 14/09/2017 UEL Athletic Club (H) D /09/2017 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (A) D 1-1 Esswein 55 20/09/2017 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (H) W 2-1 Leckie 16, Kalou 24 23/09/2017 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (A) 28/09/2017 UEL Östersunds FK (A) 01/10/2017 League FC Bayern München (H) 14/10/2017 League FC Schalke 04 (H) 19/10/2017 UEL FC Zorya Luhansk (A) 22/10/2017 League SC Freiburg (A) 25/10/2017 Cup 1. FC Köln (H) 28/10/2017 League Hamburger SV (H) 02/11/2017 UEL FC Zorya Luhansk (H) 05/11/2017 League VfL Wolfsburg (A) 18/11/2017 League VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) 23/11/2017 UEL Athletic Club (A) 26/11/2017 League 1. FC Köln (A) 03/12/2017 League Eintracht Frankfurt (H) 07/12/2017 UEL Östersunds FK (H) L 0-1 9

10 Hertha BSC Berlin 09/12/2017 League FC Augsburg (A) 12/12/2017 League Hannover 96 (H) 16/12/2017 League RB Leipzig (A) 13/01/2018 League VfB Stuttgart (A) 20/01/2018 League Borussia Dortmund (H) 27/01/2018 League SV Werder Bremen (A) 03/02/2018 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (H) 10/02/2018 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (A) 17/02/2018 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (H) 24/02/2018 League FC Bayern München (A) 03/03/2018 League FC Schalke 04 (A) 10/03/2018 League SC Freiburg (H) 17/03/2018 League Hamburger SV (A) 31/03/2018 League VfL Wolfsburg (H) 07/04/2018 League VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) 14/04/2018 League 1. FC Köln (H) 21/04/2018 League Eintracht Frankfurt (A) 28/04/2018 League FC Augsburg (H) 05/05/2018 League Hannover 96 (A) 12/05/2018 League RB Leipzig (H) Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Borussia Dortmund TSG 1899 Hoffenheim FC Bayern München Hannover FC Augsburg RB Leipzig FC Schalke Hertha BSC Berlin VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayer 04 Leverkusen Eintracht Frankfurt VfB Stuttgart VfL Wolfsburg FSV Mainz Hamburger SV SC Freiburg SV Werder Bremen FC Köln

11 Match-by-match lineups Östersunds FK UEFA Europa League - Second qualifying round (13/07/2017) Östersunds FK 2-0 Galatasaray AŞ Goals: 1-0 Ghoddos 68, 2-0 Hopcutt 90+2 Östersunds FK: Keita, Pettersson, Papagiannopoulos, Gero (81 Hopcutt), Sema (88 Somi), Widgren, Bachirou, Nouri, Mensah, Mukiibi (76 Bergqvist), Ghoddos (20/07/2017) Galatasaray AŞ 1-1 Östersunds FK (agg: 1-3) Goals: 0-1 Nouri 60 (P), 1-1 Ahmet Çalık 69 Östersunds FK: Keita, Pettersson, Papagiannopoulos, Gero, Sema (81 Hopcutt), Widgren, Bachirou, Nouri, Mensah, Mukiibi (65 Bergqvist), Ghoddos (65 Edwards) Third qualifying round (27/07/2017) Östersunds FK 1-0 CS Fola Esch Goals: 1-0 Bachirou 50 Östersunds FK: Keita, Pettersson, Papagiannopoulos, Gero (46 Hopcutt), Aiesh, Sema (70 Bertilsson), Edwards, Widgren, Bachirou, Nouri, Mukiibi (62 Mensah) (03/08/2017) CS Fola Esch 1-2 Östersunds FK (agg: 1-3) Goals: 1-0 Bensi 53, 1-1 Somi 59, 1-2 Pettersson 66 Östersunds FK: Keita, Pettersson, Papagiannopoulos, Hopcutt (80 Mukiibi), Gero, Björkström (46 Ghoddos), Widgren, Somi (85 Sollander), Bachirou, Nouri, Mensah Play-off (17/08/2017) PAOK FC 3-1 Östersunds FK Goals: 0-1 Nouri 21 (P), 1-1 Léo Matos 38, 2-1 Prijovic 77, 3-1 Prijovic 88 (P) Östersunds FK: Keita, Pettersson, Papagiannopoulos, Aiesh, Sema (71 Gero), Widgren, Bachirou, Nouri, Mensah, Mukiibi (71 Bergqvist), Ghoddos (81 Björkström) (24/08/2017) Östersunds FK 2-0 PAOK FC (agg: 3-3) Goals: 1-0 Ghoddos 71, 2-0 Ghoddos 77 Östersunds FK: Keita, Pettersson, Papagiannopoulos, Hopcutt (90 Mensah), Aiesh, Edwards, Somi (60 Sema), Bachirou, Nouri, Mukiibi (67 Widgren), Ghoddos Group stage Group J Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Östersunds FK Athletic Club Hertha BSC Berlin FC Zorya Luhansk Matchday 1 (14/09/2017) FC Zorya Luhansk 0-2 Östersunds FK Goals: 0-1 Ghoddos 50, 0-2 Gero 90+4 Östersunds FK: Keita, Pettersson, Papagiannopoulos, Hopcutt (57 Mensah), Aiesh, Sema, Edwards, Bachirou, Nouri (80 Gero), Mukiibi (67 Somi), Ghoddos Matchday 2 (28/09/2017) 11

12 Östersunds FK-Hertha BSC Berlin Matchday 3 (19/10/2017) Östersunds FK-Athletic Club Matchday 4 (02/11/2017) Athletic Club-Östersunds FK Matchday 5 (23/11/2017) Östersunds FK-FC Zorya Luhansk Matchday 6 (07/12/2017) Hertha BSC Berlin-Östersunds FK Hertha BSC Berlin UEFA Europa League - Group stage Matchday 1 (14/09/2017) Hertha BSC Berlin 0-0 Athletic Club Hertha BSC Berlin: Kraft, Pekarík, Rekik, Darida, Kalou (85 Haraguchi), Duda, Langkamp, Ibišević (76 Leckie), Plattenhardt, Weiser, Lustenberger Matchday 2 (28/09/2017) Östersunds FK-Hertha BSC Berlin Matchday 3 (19/10/2017) FC Zorya Luhansk-Hertha BSC Berlin Matchday 4 (02/11/2017) Hertha BSC Berlin-FC Zorya Luhansk Matchday 5 (23/11/2017) Athletic Club-Hertha BSC Berlin Matchday 6 (07/12/2017) Hertha BSC Berlin-Östersunds FK 12

13 Match officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate Luca Banti (ITA) Alessandro Giallatini (ITA), Andrea Crispo (ITA) Massimiliano Irrati (ITA), Daniele Doveri (ITA) Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA) Wolfgang Thierrichter (AUT) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA Europa League matches UEFA matches Luca Banti 27/03/ Luca Banti Referee since: 1991 First division: 2005 FIFA badge: 2009 Tournaments: N/A Finals N/A UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 16/09/2010 UEL GS VfB Stuttgart BSC Young Boys 3-0 Stuttgart 20/10/2011 UEL GS AEK Larnaca FC FC Schalke Nicosia 18/09/2014 UEL GS Everton FC VfL Wolfsburg 4-1 Liverpool 11/12/2014 UEL GS VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach FC Zürich 3-0 Monchengladbach 18/02/2016 UEL R32 Borussia Dortmund FC Porto 2-0 Dortmund 22/02/2017 UEL R32 FC Schalke 04 PAOK FC 1-1 Gelsenkirchen Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 16/09/2010 UEL GS VfB Stuttgart BSC Young Boys 3-0 Stuttgart 20/10/2011 UEL GS AEK Larnaca FC FC Schalke Nicosia 18/09/2014 UEL GS Everton FC VfL Wolfsburg 4-1 Liverpool 11/12/2014 UEL GS VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach FC Zürich 3-0 Monchengladbach 29/07/2015 UCL 3QR FC Salzburg Malmö FF 2-0 Salzburg 12/10/2015 EURO QR Sweden Moldova 2-0 Solna 18/02/2016 UEL R32 Borussia Dortmund FC Porto 2-0 Dortmund 22/02/2017 UEL R32 FC Schalke 04 PAOK FC 1-1 Gelsenkirchen 13

14 Legend Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Competition stages F: Final GS: Group stage GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round R2: Second round R3: Third round R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off PO - FT: Play-off for Final Tournament GS-FT: Group stage final tournament Statistics National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 14