Damallsvenskan 2015
Linköpings FC - FC Rosengård (2 - 1)
Match in Damallsvenskan 2015
Match start: 2015-07-22 at 19:30
Venue: Arena Linköping
Attendance: 2,121
Linköping FC faced FC Rosengård in an exciting match at Arena Linköping in front of 2,121 spectators on Wednesday evening. As expected, two strong teams took to the field, with FC Rosengård leading the table ahead of Linköping FC.
The match began with tough play from both teams. After 42 minutes, Claudia Teresa Pires Neto of Linköping FC received a yellow card. Shortly thereafter, in the 48th minute, FC Rosengård took the lead with a goal from Natasha Andonova.
After the halftime break, Linköping FC again showed toughness and a will to win by making two substitutions; Fridolina Rolfö and Mariann Gajhede Knudsen came on for Vira Diatel and Maja Krantz. After 74 minutes, FC Rosengård made their first substitution, with Nathalie Hoff Persson coming on for Kirsten Johanna Maria van de Ven.
With just a few minutes left in the match, in the 87th minute, Linköping FC managed to equalize with a goal from Claudia Teresa Pires Neto. The match seemed set to end in a draw, but during injury time, Mariann Gajhede Knudsen scored the decisive goal for Linköping FC, securing an important 2-1 victory for the home team.
After the match, Linköping FC stands in second place in the table, while FC Rosengård remains at the top of the league. It was a tough match between two skilled teams, where Linköping FC ultimately came out on top and claimed a vital victory against the league leaders. The referee for the match was Sara Persson, with assistant referees Jon Lindholm and Robin Andersson.
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)