diff --git a/kloppy/infra/serializers/event/opta/deserializer.py b/kloppy/infra/serializers/event/opta/deserializer.py
index af91d8d7..ff91b506 100644
--- a/kloppy/infra/serializers/event/opta/deserializer.py
+++ b/kloppy/infra/serializers/event/opta/deserializer.py
@@ -704,9 +704,11 @@ def deserialize(self, inputs: OptaInputs) -> EventDataset:
             matchdata_path = objectify.ObjectPath(
                 "SoccerFeed.SoccerDocument.MatchData"
             )
-            match_result_path = objectify.ObjectPath(
-                "SoccerFeed.SoccerDocument.MatchData.MatchInfo.Result"
+
+            result_elements = f7_root.xpath(
+                "/SoccerFeed/SoccerDocument/MatchData/MatchInfo/Result"
             )
+
             team_elms = list(
                 matchdata_path.find(f7_root).iterchildren("TeamData")
             )
@@ -726,9 +728,12 @@ def deserialize(self, inputs: OptaInputs) -> EventDataset:
                     )
             score = Score(home=home_score, away=away_score)
             teams = [home_team, away_team]
-            match_result_type = list(match_result_path.find(f7_root))[
-                0
-            ].attrib["Type"]
+
+            if result_elements and "Type" in result_elements[0].attrib:
+                match_result_type = result_elements[0].attrib["Type"]
+            else:
+                match_result_type = None
+
             periods = _create_periods(match_result_type)
 
             if len(home_team.players) == 0 or len(away_team.players) == 0: