Damallsvenskan 2018
Vittsjö GIK - Linköpings FC (3 - 2)
Match in Damallsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-04-22 at 15:00
Venue: Vittsjö IP A-plan
Attendance: 626
The match between Vittsjö GIK and Linköpings FC at Vittsjö IP’s A-plan provided an exciting afternoon for the 626 spectators. Referee Niklas Olsson led the proceedings, and the match featured goals and drama.
It was the visiting Linköpings FC that took the lead after 15 minutes when Marija Banusic scored to make it 0-1 following a fine assist from Frida Leonhardsen Maanum. Banusic then extended the lead to 0-2 with a penalty in the 23rd minute, and it looked like a tough task for the home team.
However, Vittsjö GIK showed their character and fighting spirit when Linda Charlotta Sällström headed in a reduction to 1-2 in the 26th minute, assisted by Clara Markstedt. In the second half, Vittsjö continued to press, and it didn’t take long before Sällström found the net again, this time assisted by Hannah Wilkinson, equalizing to 2-2 in the 53rd minute.
The dynamics of the match changed when Linköping’s Janni Arnth Jensen received a yellow card in the 71st minute, and Vittsjö GIK took over the initiative. In the 75th minute, Vittsjö's coach Matthew Ross was sent off, but that did not stop the team from continuing to push forward. In the 77th minute, Hannah Wilkinson scored to make it 3-2 after an assist from Ebba Hed, and Vittsjö GIK took the lead.
Linköpings FC tried to apply pressure in the closing stages of the match but failed to find an equalizer. In the end, Vittsjö GIK emerged victorious with a score of 3-2, earning three important points in the Damallsvenskan. After the match, Vittsjö GIK sits fourth in the table, while Linköpings FC is in fifth place. It was a gripping and dramatic match that gave plenty to talk about after the final whistle.
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)