Piteå IF - Eskilstuna United DFF 2 - 1

Damallsvenskan 2016


Piteå IF - Eskilstuna United DFF (2 - 1)
Match in Damallsvenskan 2016
Match start: 2016-06-30 at 19:00
Venue: LF Arena
Attendance: 1,926

It was an exciting match between Piteå IF and Eskilstuna United DFF on Thursday evening. Both teams fought hard from the beginning of the match to gain the upper hand. Piteå IF, who are in 5th place in the table, had a chance to take the lead in the 25th minute when June Pedersen scored a beautiful free-kick goal, putting them ahead 1-0.

Eskilstuna United DFF tried to get back into the match, but Piteå IF defended strongly. In the 42nd minute, Eskilstuna’s Annica Barsley received a yellow card.

At halftime, Eskilstuna United DFF substituted Elin Rombing for Frida Skogman. Despite this, Piteå IF had the chance to extend their lead in the 57th minute when Irma Helin Zibanejad scored her first goal of the season, assisted by Ellen Löfqvist.

Eskilstuna United DFF desperately tried to come back into the match and then substituted Olivia Schough for Vaila Barsley in the 62nd minute. Piteå IF also substituted Felicia Rogic for Tempest-Marie Norlin in the 67th minute and Lena Blomkvist for Frida Abrahamsson in the 75th minute.

Emelie Asplund Lövgren received a yellow card for Piteå IF in the 80th minute before Eskilstuna United DFF got a chance to reduce the deficit through Mimmi Larsson, who scored from a penalty in the 81st minute.

Piteå IF substituted Nina Jakobsson for Paulina Hedquist in the 85th minute, but Eskilstuna United DFF could not score more than one goal, and the match ended 2-1 in favor of Piteå IF. With this result, Piteå IF continues to challenge at the top of the table while Eskilstuna United DFF loses ground in the battle for first place.

Squads

Piteå IF

Starting squad

  • 13. Hilda Carlén (GK)
  • 21. Ronja Aronsson (D)
  • 20. Emelie Asplund Lövgren (D) (YC '80)
  • 14. Faith Ikidi Michael (D)
  • 23. June Pedersen (D)
  • 2. Lena Blomkvist (M) (Off '75)
  • 4. Josefin Johansson (M) (C)
  • 15. Ellen Löfqvist (M)
  • 18. Nina Jakobsson (M) (Off '85)
  • 16. Felicia Rogic (F) (Off '67)
  • 7. Irma Helin Zibanejad (F)

Substitutions

  • 1. Moa Öhman (GK)
  • 5. Elin Bergkvist
  • 6. Frida Abrahamsson (In '75)
  • 8. Tempest-Marie Norlin (In '67)
  • 11. Paulina Hedquist (In '85)
  • 19. Elin Bragnum
  • 22. Klara Grahn

Eskilstuna United DFF

Starting squad

  • 1. Emelie Lundberg (GK)
  • 5. Glodis Perla Viggosdottir (D)
  • 4. Louise Quinn (D) (C)
  • 3. Nathalie Björn (D)
  • 21. Annica Barsley (M) (YC '42)
  • 16. Ingrid Schjelderup (M)
  • 7. Petra Andersson (M)
  • 18. Elin Rombing (M) (Off '46)
  • 8. Malin Diaz (M)
  • 10. Olivia Schough (F) (Off '62)
  • 14. Mimmi Larsson (F)

Substitutions

  • 24. Britta Elsert Gynning (GK)
  • 6. Cajsa Åkerberg
  • 15. Vaila Barsley (In '62)
  • 20. Matilda Plan
  • 22. Frida Skogman (In '46)

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)