Damallsvenskan 2015
Linköpings FC - Mallbackens IF Sunne (5 - 1)
Match in Damallsvenskan 2015
Match start: 2015-09-09 at 19:00
Venue: Arena Linköping
Attendance: 613
The match between Linköpings FC and Mallbackens IF Sunne got off to the best possible start for the home team when Stina Blackstenius scored 1-0 just five minutes in, assisted by Emma Lennartsson. Linköping continued to press, and only eight minutes later, Blackstenius doubled the lead to 2-0, this time assisted by Pernille Mosegaard Harder.
Mallbacken tried to impose their style on the match, but it was still Linköping that dominated. In the 28th minute, Mosegaard Harder scored to make it 3-0, assisted by Mariann Gajhede Knudsen. Mallbacken did not give up and reduced the deficit before halftime through Elin Hjort, assisted by Mimmi Larsson.
At halftime, Mallbacken made a substitution to try to create more pressure forward, but it was Linköping who continued to be the stronger team. Kristine Minde increased the score to 4-1 in the 56th minute, assisted by Emma Lennartsson. Just five minutes later, Mosegaard Harder scored her second goal of the day, sealing the final score at 5-1 with a free kick.
It was a dominant Linköping that secured three points at home and solidified their third place in the table. Mallbacken will need to take lessons from the match and continue to fight to climb the table. With an impressive performance from Stina Blackstenius and Pernille Mosegaard Harder, it was Linköping who took advantage of their chances and secured victory in front of the crowd at Arena Linköping.
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)