Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2017
Skoftebyns IF - Vänersborgs FK (0 - 1)
Match in Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2017
Match start: 2017-05-19 at 19:00
Venue: Nysätra IP
An intense match took place at Nysätra IP when Skoftebyns IF faced Vänersborgs FK on Friday evening. However, the attendance was zero, but referee Christoffer Aidesjö and assistant referees Stjepan Dodik and Luan Peci were present. Skoftebyns IF was in ninth place in Division 2 Norra Götaland, while Vänersborgs FK was in third place.
The match started at a high tempo, with both teams trying to create scoring opportunities. In the twenty-fourth minute, Vänersborgs FK received the first yellow card, shown to Robin Iglicar. Then, in the thirty-eighth minute, Vänersborg's Valon Gashi scored, giving his team a 1-0 lead.
At the end of the first half, Vänersborg received a yellow card for Vedat Mehmeti. However, the match's second yellow card went to Skoftebyns IF's Erik Johansson in the forty-eighth minute.
Before the eightieth minute passed, both teams made substitutions. Hannes Granlund came on for Skoftebyn's Daniel Andersson, while Vänersborg's Mattias Wahman replaced Elvis Sabovic.
In the eighty-second minute, there were further changes as Skoftebyn's David Arkemar came on for Martin Lundgren. It also became much tougher when Skoftebyn's Paul Khajo and Vänersborg's Anton Snibb both received yellow cards. In injury time, Skoftebyn's Engjell Ramadani was shown a yellow card in the ninety-third minute.
In the fifty-first minute, tensions peaked when Skoftebyn's coach Tobias Karnevi was sent off.
The match ended 1-0 in favor of Vänersborgs FK, despite Skoftebyns IF's hard fighting. Valon Gashi made the difference with his goal in the thirty-eighth minute, and Vänersborg solidified their position in third place in the league table.
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)