Division 1 Norra, men 2014
Skellefteå FF - Umeå FC (3 - 4)
Match in Division 1 Norra, men 2014
Match start: 2014-08-23 at 19:00
Venue: Norrvalla
Attendance: 2,603
On Saturday evening, it was time for an exciting match in Division 1 Norra for men between Skellefteå FF and Umeå FC at Norrvalla. The attendance reached 2,603 people who came to the arena to see the teams compete for three points.
Before the match, Skellefteå FF was in 9th place in the standings while Umeå FC was in 7th place.
The match started evenly, and after 33 minutes, it was Skellefteå FF that took the lead with a goal from Krister Andersson. The atmosphere at Norrvalla rose even more when Petter Thelin scored another goal just a few minutes before halftime, bringing the score to 2-0 in favor of the home team.
After the break, Umeå FC came back into the match when Danny Persson reduced the deficit to 2-1 after 55 minutes of play. Just three minutes later, Josh Bragg equalized to 2-2, which really ignited the match.
After some time in the second half, Modou Lamin Sillah from Umeå FC received a yellow card. Shortly afterward, Skellefteå FF substituted Linus Almqvist for Petter Thelin. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, it was time for Skellefteå FF to make another substitution - Linus Marklund Panboon replaced Krister Andersson.
With 15 minutes left in the match, Umeå FC brought in Simon Mårtensson as a substitute for Jesper Medén. It was just after this substitution that Danny Persson scored his second goal of the evening, putting Umeå FC ahead 3-2.
Umeå FC continued to make substitutions, and after 75 minutes, they brought in Lansana Kamara as a replacement for Josh Bragg. Shortly thereafter, Fredrik Wennebro received a yellow card for Umeå FC, which was now fighting hard to maintain their lead.
With only a few minutes left in the match, Umeå FC substituted Axel Fällman for Mattias Lidberg. It was just after this substitution that Isaac Shaze scored Umeå FC's fourth goal of the evening, increasing the lead to 4-2.
Isaac Shaze was then cautioned for his goal, which felt rather odd. Shortly after, Skellefteå FF's Olov Bergkvist also received a yellow card. But just a few minutes after Umeå FC's fourth goal, Skellefteå FF's Chika Francis Ezeh reduced the score to 4-3.
The match never slowed down, and there was high intensity and many chances at both ends. But in the end, it was Umeå FC who could celebrate an important away victory at Norrvalla.
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)