Damallsvenskan 2011
Umeå IK FF - Piteå IF (2 - 2)
Match in Damallsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-08-17 at 19:00
Venue: Gammliavallen
Attendance: 1,749
Match Report:
It was an exciting match between Umeå IK FF and Piteå IF at Gammliavallen. After a strong start from the away team, Victoria Forsmark took the opportunity and scored the opening goal in the eighth minute. However, it didn't take long for the home team to respond. Maria Nordbrandt took advantage of a nice pass from Ramona Bachmann and equalized the match to 1-1 in the fourteenth minute.
At halftime, Umeå IK FF made a change, substituting Pernilla Sofie Nordlund for Tuija Hyyrynen. But it was Piteå IF that would take the lead again. Unfortunately, it came from an own goal by the home team, and the away team took the lead to 2-1 in the fifty-second minute.
Piteå IF received two yellow cards, one for Ulunma Jerome and one for Josefin Johansson, but could not hold on, and in the sixty-second minute, Maria Nordbrandt equalized again for Umeå IK FF, scoring her second goal of the evening.
Both teams made substitutions in the final stages of the match, and Piteå IF received a yellow card for Melissa Tancredi in the ninetieth minute. The match ended 2-2, and both teams earned one point each. Umeå IK FF continues to lead the table but will need to keep an eye on Piteå IF, who proved to be a persistent and strong opponent.
GK = Goalkeeper, D = Defender, M = Midfielder, F = Forward, C = Captain, Off = Substituted off, In = Substituted in, YC = Booked (Yellow card), RC = Sent off (Red card)