Division 1 Mellersta Götaland, women 2016
Mariebo IK - IFK Värnamo (2 - 2)
Match in Division 1 Mellersta Götaland, women 2016
Match start: 2016-04-29 at 19:00
Venue: Stadsparksvallen, Jönköping
Attendance: 85
On the Friday evening of April 29, 2016, Mariebo IK faced IFK Värnamo at Stadsparksvallen in Jönköping in front of an audience of 85 people. Referee George Aoun officiated the match along with assistant referees Arian Banda and Stephan Malaki.
The match started evenly with both teams fighting to take the lead. In the tenth minute, Mariebo made their first substitution, with Emma Bergman coming on for Andréa Cajtoft. However, it was IFK Värnamo who found the net first when Elin Fransson scored to make it 0-1 in the 24th minute.
Mariebo IK regrouped and tried to chase an equalizer, but instead, Anna Gustafsson received a yellow card in the 26th minute. In the 37th minute, IFK Värnamo made their first substitution, bringing on Sefika Muratovic for Linda Persson.
In the second half, both teams made some substitutions to refresh their squads. IFK Värnamo managed to extend their lead to 0-2 through Fanny Götesson in the 72nd minute. But Mariebo IK did not give up, and in the 77th minute, Ellen Toivio reduced the score to 1-2.
In the final moments of the match, in the 92nd minute, Mariebo IK managed to come back and equalize to 2-2 through Rahwa Mehari Solomun, who scored a penalty.
The match thus ended in a draw at 2-2, where Mariebo IK displayed great fighting spirit and managed to recover from a two-goal deficit.
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)