Division 1 Södra, men 2018
Åtvidabergs FF - Eskilsminne IF (0 - 2)
Match in Division 1 Södra, men 2018
Match start: 2018-09-29 at 15:00
Venue: Kopparvallen
Attendance: 1,100
On Saturday afternoon, Åtvidabergs FF and Eskilsminne IF faced off at Kopparvallen in front of a crowd of 1,100 people. Referee Almir Kadiric, along with assistant referees Henrik Melin and Alexander Barpaulus, officiated the match.
In the first half, the play was fairly even with a few dangerous chances from both teams. Eskilsminne received a warning in the 37th minute when Mathias Unkuri received a yellow card. It didn't take long before Åtvidabergs FF also joined the caution list, as Christoffer Karlsson was cautioned in the 38th minute.
In the 41st minute, the match exploded when Eskilsminne IF took the lead 1-0 through goalscorer Oliver Åkerman. This seemed to affect Åtvidabergs FF as they tried to come back, but Eskilsminne IF defended their lead well.
In the second half, it was Eskilsminne IF who dominated, and in the 62nd minute, they extended their lead to 2-0 through Emil Åberg. Åtvidabergs FF tried to get back into the match by making two substitutions in the 68th minute. However, they failed to create enough dangerous goal-scoring opportunities.
Eskilsminne IF made two substitutions in the 75th minute when Filip Egger and Jesper Larsson came on for Oliver Åkerman and Jesper Lundborg. In the 81st minute, Åtvidabergs FF also brought on Hampus Gustavsson in an attempt to turn the match around, but there would be no goals for the home team.
Eskilsminne IF controlled the end of the match and substituted Philip Petersson in the 90th minute to strengthen their defense. The match ended with a 2-0 victory for Eskilsminne IF, who took home three important points from Kopparvallen.
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)