Division 1 Norra, men 2019
FC Linköping City - Sandvikens IF (1 - 3)
Match in Division 1 Norra, men 2019
Match start: 2019-08-11 at 17:00
Venue: Bilbörsen Arena
Attendance: 208
The match between FC Linköping City and Sandvikens IF at Bilbörsen Arena began dramatically with an early penalty goal by Sandviken's Emil Bellander in the 12th minute. Just four minutes later, Bellander doubled Sandviken's lead with a precise shot.
In the 29th minute, Naeem Mohammed of Sandviken received a yellow card. FC Linköping City tried to get back into the match with a halftime substitution, bringing in Matheus Garcia Fernandes to replace João Pedro De Jesus De Oliveira Santos. However, in the 51st minute, Emil Bellander scored his third goal of the day, completing his hat trick and making it difficult for FC Linköping City to catch up.
Alexander Fioretos managed to reduce the deficit for the home team in the 65th minute, but it was not enough to threaten Sandviken's lead.
The match continued to intensify with several yellow cards issued to both sides. In the closing stages of the match, both teams made a couple more substitutions in an attempt to influence the outcome, but the result held firm and Sandvikens IF won 3-1 over FC Linköping City.
After the match, FC Linköping City remains in 6th place in the standings while Sandvikens IF solidifies their position in 4th place. A strong victory for the away team and a match to forget for 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)