Damallsvenskan 2012
Linköpings FC - LdB FC Malmö (3 - 5)
Match in Damallsvenskan 2012
Match start: 2012-08-26 at 18:30
Venue: Folkungavallen A
Attendance: 1,863
Linköpings FC faced LdB FC Malmö at Folkungavallen A in an exciting match in the Damallsvenskan on Sunday evening. The match was attended by 1,863 eager spectators and officiated by referee Sandra Mårdh, with assistance from Jacob Sulasalmi and Josef Alacam.
It was LdB FC Malmö who took the lead in the match when Ramona Bachmann scored a goal in the seventh minute, assisted by Elin Rubensson. However, Linköpings FC managed to equalize 28 minutes later when Gabriella Maria Melis scored, bringing the score to 1-1.
After the halftime break, there was a substitution for LdB FC Malmö as Katrin Schmidt came on for Lisa Ek. But it was Linköpings FC who took the lead when Jonna Andersson scored with an assist from Melis, making the score 2-1 in the 54th minute.
But LdB FC Malmö would not give up easily, and Anja Mittag equalized in the 63rd minute following a nice assist from Rubensson. Both Petra Johansson and Louise Schillgard from Linköpings FC received yellow cards in the second half before the away team struck again with an own goal, which gave Linköpings FC the lead once more.
But the joy would not last long, as Mittag managed to equalize again for LdB FC Malmö in the 73rd minute. Linköpings FC tried to bring in Lisa de Vanna to increase their chances, but it was the away team who continued to deliver. Emma Wilhelmsson was substituted in for Katrine Veje in the 81st minute, and Mittag scored her third goal of the evening just two minutes later, putting LdB FC Malmö ahead 4-3.
Maja Krantz from Linköpings FC received a yellow card after committing a foul, and in the 85th minute, Bachmann scored one last goal for LdB FC Malmö, finalizing the score at 5-3 for the visitors.
After the match, Linköpings FC remains in 6th place in the standings, while LdB FC Malmö is at the top of the table. It was an intense match filled with many goals, and it will likely be discussed in the coming days.
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)