Eskilstuna United DFF - KIF Örebro DFF 2 - 1

Damallsvenskan 2017


Eskilstuna United DFF - KIF Örebro DFF (2 - 1)
Match in Damallsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-05-08 at 19:00
Venue: Tunavallen
Attendance: 1,139

At Tunavallen in Eskilstuna, two of the top teams in the Damallsvenskan faced each other as United took on Örebro on Monday evening. A total of 1,139 spectators had gathered at the arena to watch the match. Referee Lovisa Johansson, along with her assistants Jonathan Varli and Robert Fornstedt, officiated the game, which turned out to be a tough one.

Örebro set the tone from the beginning, and in the seventh minute, Emma Jansson succeeded in putting the ball behind United's goalkeeper. After the goal, the home team woke up, and Petra Andersson took advantage of a header opportunity in the 17th minute, equalizing the score to 1-1.

After the equalizer, the game flowed back and forth with chances for both teams. Mimmi Larsson received a yellow card in the 33rd minute but managed to redeem herself when she backheeled the ball into the net after a fine pass from goal poacher Andersson in the 41st minute.

The second half continued with very intense play, and Örebro desperately tried to chase an equalizer. Both teams made substitutions in the 77th minute, but it didn’t help, and the match ended 2-1 in favor of United.

After the match, Eskilstuna United DFF was in 2nd place in the standings, while KIF Örebro DFF was in 6th place. It was a tough and exciting match with a high tempo and a lot of passion from both teams.

Squads

Eskilstuna United DFF

Starting squad

  • 1. Emelie Lundberg (GK)
  • 4. Glodis Perla Viggosdottir (D)
  • 15. Vaila Barsley (D)
  • 3. Nathalie Björn (D)
  • 10. Olivia Schough (M)
  • 7. Petra Andersson (M)
  • 6. Petra Johansson (M) (C)
  • 16. Ingrid Schjelderup (M)
  • 11. Fiona Brown (M) (Off '82)
  • 8. Malin Diaz (F)
  • 14. Mimmi Larsson (F) (YC '33)

Substitutions

  • 24. Britta Elsert Gynning (GK)
  • 2. Hanna Glas (In '82)
  • 9. Sarah Bergman
  • 18. Elin Rombing
  • 19. Sara Linnakallio
  • 20. Cajsa Åkerberg
  • 22. Matilda Plan

KIF Örebro DFF

Starting squad

  • 21. Carola Söberg (GK) (C)
  • 8. Hanne Gråhns (D)
  • 4. Frida Skogman (D)
  • 6. Marina Peterson Engström (D)
  • 16. Freja Olofsson (D) (Off '77)
  • 20. Julia Spetsmark (M)
  • 18. Michelle De Jongh (M) (Off '77)
  • 7. Lisa Dahlkvist (M)
  • 11. Fanny Andersson (M)
  • 17. Jenny Hjohlman (M)
  • 9. Emma Jansson (F)

Substitutions

  • 94. Mimmi Paulsson-Febo (GK)
  • 12. Emma Östlund
  • 15. Emelie Andersson (In '77)
  • 19. Lejla Basic
  • 23. Emma Lindén
  • 24. Hanna Elizabeth Terry (In '77)

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)