Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2017
Vänersborgs IF - Grebbestads IF (2 - 1)
Match in Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2017
Match start: 2017-09-08 at 19:00
Venue: Vänersvallen Nord konstgräs
Attendance: 474
It was an exciting match on the Vänersvallen Nord artificial turf between Vänersborgs IF and Grebbestads IF. Already in the 32nd minute, Alexander Adolfsson received a yellow card for Vänersborgs IF. But it would be another four minutes before Simon Svensson scored the first goal of the match for Vänersborgs IF in the 36th minute, giving them a 1-0 lead.
The second half started strongly for Vänersborgs IF as Simon Svensson scored his second goal of the match in the 63rd minute, extending Vänersborg's lead to 2-0. Grebbestads IF then tried to turn the match around by substituting Tobias Luvenberg in place of Mergim Berisha in the 63rd minute, but it did not help.
In the 75th minute, David Bennhage was substituted for Christian Sundén Niemi for Vänersborgs IF. A minute later, Jesper Carlzon came on for Emeka Uche for Grebbestads IF. However, it was not until the 84th minute that Tobias Luvenberg scored a goal for Grebbestads IF, reducing the score to 2-1.
But it was too late for Grebbestads IF, who lost the match. At the end of the game, Linus Lindholm received a yellow card for Vänersborgs IF in the 87th minute, followed by a warning for Johnas Henriksson of Grebbestads IF. Mathias Hegeland was substituted for Erik Andreasson for Grebbestads IF in the 89th minute, and Nils Berner was replaced by Robert Lotsbom for Vänersborgs IF in the 90th minute. Finally, Nils Berner also received a yellow card in the 90th minute for Vänersborgs IF.
In summary, it was an intense match with many substitutions and warnings. Vänersborgs IF won 2-1, despite being in 11th place in the table before the match. Even though Grebbestads IF was leading the table prior to the game, they could not turn the match around and earn points away from home. The attendance of 474 people indicates that it was a match that attracted spectators in Vänersborg.
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)