Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2018
Vänersborgs IF - FBK Karlstad (3 - 2)
Match in Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2018
Match start: 2018-08-04 at 16:00
Venue: Vänersvallen Nord konstgräs
Attendance: 171
The match between Vänersborgs IF and FBK Karlstad began at Vänersvallen Nord artificial turf in front of an audience of 171 people. The referee for the day was Daniel Särén, assisted by Peter Jaeger and Teddy Dahlin.
Vänersborgs IF, who were in 8th place in the table, took an early lead in the match when Markus Johansson scored 1-0 in the 11th minute. David Bennhage then extended the lead to 2-0 in the 31st minute. However, FBK Karlstad did not give up and reduced the deficit to 2-1 in the 42nd minute through Tobias Stangnes.
In the 65th minute, Markus Johansson increased his goal tally for the day with his second goal, making it 3-1 for Vänersborgs IF. FBK Karlstad tried to come back into the match and made several substitutions, including introducing Joel Kyrksjö Beckman in the 81st minute, who managed to reduce the score to 3-2.
Marcus Bengtsson from Vänersborgs IF received a yellow card in the 89th minute. Despite an intense final push from FBK Karlstad, the team was unable to equalize, and the match ended 3-2 in favor of Vänersborgs IF. It was an important three points at home for Vänersborgs IF, while FBK Karlstad remains at the bottom of the 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)