Division 1 Mellersta Götaland, women 2020
IFK Värnamo - Ulricehamns IFK (4 - 2)
Match in Division 1 Mellersta Götaland, women 2020
Match start: 2020-07-02 at 19:00
Venue: Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
On Thursday evening, IFK Värnamo and Ulricehamns IFK met at Finnvedsvallen in front of an empty arena. It was an intense match from the start, and already in the sixth minute, the home team scored their first goal through Elin Nilsson. But Ulricehamn responded quickly, and Maja Udd equalized the match in the 27th minute. At the end of the first half, Ulricehamn's Ida Toresson took the lead for the away team, making it 2-1.
IFK Värnamo came out strong in the second half, changing the dynamics of the game and creating several scoring chances. After an hour of play, Värnamo's coach made three substitutions at once to energize the team. This proved to be a successful move as Sara Ögren scored to make it 2-2. The away team's defense failed to stop the home team's offensive play, and with five minutes left in the match, Fanny Holmberg scored to make it 3-2 for Värnamo.
Ulricehamn tried desperately to equalize, but with Alma Cedefors scoring her fourth goal for the home team in the 86th minute, the score was 4-2. Ulricehamns IFK had one last chance through a late substitution but could not recover the deficit. After the match, IFK Värnamo emerged as winners while Ulricehamns IFK went home with a disappointing loss. IFK Värnamo is now in eighth place in the standings, and Ulricehamns IFK is in fifth 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)