Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2018
Vänersborgs IF - IK Gauthiod (0 - 1)
Match in Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2018
Match start: 2018-04-14 at 14:00
Venue: Vänersvallen Nord konstgräs
Attendance: 425
IK Gauthiod continues its dominance in Division 2 Norra Götaland with a victory over Vänersborgs IF at Vänersvallen Nord artificial grass, where the match attracted 425 spectators. Already in the 15th minute, IK Gauthiod's Robin Rundström received a yellow card from referee Adnan Busuladzic. Vänersborgs IF struggled to put pressure on their opponents, which allowed Louay Chanko and his team to take the lead at 1-0, as Wiktor Wersén intercepted the ball and scored with a header in the 29th minute.
After halftime, IK Gauthiod substituted Mohamed Abdu for Rasmus Arvidsson, while Valon Gashi came on for David Svensson in the 58th minute. Vänersborgs IF also made two substitutions in the 63rd minute, with Tim Skogsberg replacing Tobias Danielsson and Gustav Svensson coming in for Niklas Andersson. The team pressed on to find an equalizer but struggled to get past IK Gauthiod's defense. Vedat Mehmeti received a yellow card in the 76th minute, and Vänersborgs IF brought on Sackaria Mahammed for Filip Kalmertun in the 81st minute. Markus Karlsson received a yellow card in the 82nd minute for Vänersborgs IF. Despite the late substitutions, Vänersborgs IF never got closer than 1-0 in the match, with the final score being 0-1 in favor of IK Gauthiod. After the match, Vänersborgs IF sits in seventh place in the table, while IK Gauthiod maintains its top position in second place.
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)