Damallsvenskan 2017
Piteå IF DFF - Vittsjö GIK (2 - 1)
Match in Damallsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-05-21 at 14:00
Venue: LF Arena
Attendance: 1,224
Piteå IF DFF faced Vittsjö GIK at LF Arena in front of 1,224 spectators on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Referee Lovisa Johansson and her assistant referees, Oskar Nilsson and Alexander Milovanovic, had a tightly contested match with many substitutions and goal chances.
The match started evenly, and both teams fought hard to take the lead. In the 55th minute, Josefin Johansson from Piteå IF DFF received a yellow card from the referee. After 63 minutes of play, Piteå IF DFF made two substitutions, bringing on Madelen Janogy and Nina Jakobsson for Hanna Pettersson and Felicia Rogic. Vittsjö GIK substituted Clara Markstedt for Hannah Wilkinson in the 66th minute.
In the 72nd minute, Vittsjö GIK took the lead through Linda Charlotta Sällström, with the assist coming from Emmi Alanen. But Piteå IF DFF did not give up, and just one minute later, Julia Karlernäs equalized, assisted by a header from June Pedersen. The teams continued to battle, and in the 79th minute, Piteå IF DFF took the lead through Nina Jakobsson, with an assist from Julia Karlernäs.
Vittsjö GIK fought to score an equalizer, but Piteå IF DFF was strong and held firm. Vittsjö GIK made two substitutions, bringing on Ebba Hed and Alexandra Benediktsson for Amanda Persson and Johanna Andersson in the 82nd and 87th minutes. In the fourth minute of injury time, Ifeoma Dieke from Vittsjö GIK received a yellow card from the referee.
The match ended 2-1 in favor of Piteå IF DFF, who are now in fourth place in the Damallsvenskan. Vittsjö GIK is in sixth place.
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)