Division 1 Norra, men 2018
Västerås SK FK - FC Linköping City (4 - 2)
Match in Division 1 Norra, men 2018
Match start: 2018-09-16 at 16:00
Venue: Hitachi Energy Arena
Attendance: 1,395
It was a sunny Sunday afternoon at Hitachi Energy Arena when Västerås SK FK faced FC Linköping City in Division 1 Norra. With an audience of 1,395 and Suhel Youssef as the referee, expectations were high for both teams.
The match started strong for the home team, with Simon Johansson scoring the first goal for Västerås SK FK just one minute into the game. However, FC Linköping City quickly responded, equalizing through Fredrik Alm in the twelfth minute. But Västerås SK FK proved to be the stronger team, regaining the lead with another goal from Simon Johansson in the 25th minute.
Dennis Persson from Västerås SK FK and Levon Pachajyan from FC Linköping City both received yellow cards in the 34th minute, while Fredrik Alm from FC Linköping City received his second yellow card in the 42nd minute and was forced to leave the pitch. The star of the evening, Simon Johansson from Västerås SK FK, also received a yellow card in the first half.
The second half began with a dream start for Västerås SK FK, as Ilir Berisha scored with a header, extending the lead to 3-1. Simon Johansson continued to shine, scoring his third goal of the match in the 64th minute, completing his hat trick.
FC Linköping City tried to fight their way back into the game and scored a goal through Yasuoka Takuto in the 80th minute, but it was too late to threaten Västerås SK FK’s lead. Ivan Bukenya from FC Linköping City received a yellow card in the 83rd minute, and Boris Ljevar from Västerås SK FK received a yellow card in the 90th minute, but the match ended 4-2 in favor of Västerås SK FK.
Västerås SK FK player Yonathan Getachew came on in the 68th minute, while FC Linköping City player Ilir Terbunja was substituted at the same time. In the third minute of added time, Västerås SK FK's Karwan Safari was substituted for William Videhult.
Västerås SK FK won as expected after an impressive performance by Simon Johansson, whose hat trick helped secure the victory over FC Linköping City.
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)