Linköpings FC - Piteå IF DFF 2 - 3

Damallsvenskan 2017


Linköpings FC - Piteå IF DFF (2 - 3)
Match in Damallsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-08-23 at 19:00
Venue: Bilbörsen Arena
Attendance: 993

At Bilbörsen Arena, Linköpings FC faced Piteå IF DFF in an important match in the Damallsvenskan on Wednesday evening. Linköping was at the top of the table before the match and aimed to secure a crucial victory against Piteå, who was in sixth place.

The match began with an early goal for the away team, Piteå, when Josefin Johansson scored 0-1 in the sixth minute with an assist from Hanna Pettersson. Just three minutes later, Pettersson also found the net with a header, putting Piteå ahead 0-2. The rest of the first half saw a lot of play between the penalty areas, and it wasn't until the second half that the match became dramatic again.

Only two minutes into the second half, Nina Jakobsson scored 0-3 for Piteå after a pass from Pettersson. In the 61st minute, Marija Banusic scored a consolation goal for Linköping, and they pressed on for an equalizer. They managed to score a second goal during stoppage time in the second half through Lina Hurtig, but Piteå held on and won the match 2-3.

Piteå's lead is now in the sprint with seven rounds left, and Linköping will need to recover and try to reclaim the top spot in the table. The match was attended by 993 spectators at the arena, and referee Pernilla Larsson was assisted by Joakim Wik and Robin Andersson. Piteå's victory was well-deserved following an effective performance.

Squads

Linköpings FC

Starting squad

  • 1. Cajsa Andersson (GK)
  • 10. Emma Lennartsson (D) (C) (Off '62)
  • 4. Maja Ring Kildemoes (D)
  • 19. Kristine Minde (D)
  • 25. Jonna Andersson (D)
  • 11. Tove Almqvist (M) (Off '79)
  • 12. Claudia Teresa Pires Neto (M) (YC '32)
  • 18. Kosovare Asllani (M)
  • 16. Nicoline Sørensen (F) (Off '65)
  • 23. Marija Banusic (F)
  • 9. Lina Hurtig (F)

Substitutions

  • 2. Matilda Haglund (GK)
  • 3. Janni Arnth Jensen (In '65)
  • 5. Lisa Hurtig
  • 8. Wilma Thörnkvist
  • 14. Emmaliina Tulkki (In '79)
  • 20. Anna Oskarsson (In '62)
  • 21. Alva Selerud

Piteå IF DFF

Starting squad

  • 13. Hilda Carlén (GK)
  • 4. Josefin Johansson (C)
  • 9. Madelen Janogy
  • 10. Hanna Pettersson (Off '57) (YC '30)
  • 14. Faith Ikidi Michael
  • 15. Ellen Löfqvist
  • 17. Lotta Ökvist
  • 18. Nina Jakobsson (Off '76)
  • 20. Emelie Asplund Lövgren (YC '69)
  • 21. Ronja Aronsson (D) (Off '73)
  • 23. June Pedersen (D)

Substitutions

  • 1. Moa Öhman (GK)
  • 2. Lena Blomkvist (In '73)
  • 6. Frida Abrahamsson
  • 8. Julia Karlernäs (In '76)
  • 11. Cecilia Edlund
  • 16. Felicia Rogic (In '57)

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)