Division 1 Mellersta Götaland, women 2017
Falköpings KIK - IFK Värnamo (2 - 3)
Match in Division 1 Mellersta Götaland, women 2017
Match start: 2017-09-16 at 14:00
Venue: Tångavallen A
Attendance: 58
Saturday afternoon at Tångavallen A showcased an exciting match between Falköpings KIK and IFK Värnamo in Division 1 of Central Götaland for women. In front of an audience of 58, the match began with strong pressure from the home team, resulting in a goal as early as the 10th minute – Johanna Georgsson scored the goal. However, the visitors from Värnamo did not seem overly affected and battled to equalize the game.
It would take until the 29th minute before Linda Persson could level the score for IFK Värnamo. The home team was forced to substitute Rebecca Gustafsson for Marigona Durguti in the 34th minute, and in the 36th minute, the first yellow card of the match was issued to Fanny Holmberg from IFK Värnamo. Falköpings KIK regained the lead through Filippa Jonsson in the 41st minute, but it was a short-lived advantage as Mona Chahrour quickly equalized again for IFK Värnamo – the match would now be tied once more.
The second half saw several yellow cards for both teams, as well as multiple substitutions. Tilde Johansson came on for Sefika Muratovic in the 63rd minute for the visitors from Värnamo, and it proved to be a great move – in the 83rd minute, she scored the match's third and decisive goal for IFK Värnamo. Meanwhile, Mona Chahrour was substituted off for Ebba Nyberg for the visitors.
The match ended with IFK Värnamo as the winners, 2-3, after a very close contest where both teams fought hard for the three points. Falköpings KIK remains second to last in the table while IFK Värnamo climbs to eighth 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)