Vårgårda IK - Vänersborgs FK 2 - 3

Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2018


Vårgårda IK - Vänersborgs FK (2 - 3)
Match in Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2018
Match start: 2018-08-06 at 19:30
Venue: Tånga Hed Pua Arena A
Attendance: 149

The match between Vårgårda IK and Vänersborgs FK provided an exciting evening at Tånga Hed Pua Arena A in front of an audience of 149 spectators. Referee Fikret Buqa officiated the match, with assistant referees Marcus Liljedal and Joakim Wallenås.

Vårgårda IK started strong and took the lead in the 16th minute through Ibrahim Alushaj. However, Vänersborgs FK quickly responded and made their way back into the match when Mathias Carlsson equalized to 1-1 in the 30th minute.

At the beginning of the second half, Vårgårda IK regained the lead through Albinot Rexhepi, but Vänersborgs FK did not give up. Mathias Carlsson scored his second goal of the match, bringing the score to 2-2 in the 64th minute.

Vänersborgs FK continued to apply pressure, and it was once again Mathias Carlsson who changed the course of the match by scoring his third goal, achieving a hat trick, in the 69th minute, setting the final score at 2-3 in favor of the visitors.

The match featured several yellow cards and substitutions from both teams, but it was Vänersborgs FK who celebrated the most after the final whistle, taking home three points from the match. After the victory, they now sit in sixth place in the standings, while Vårgårda IK continues to struggle at the bottom of the table.

Squads

Vårgårda IK

Starting squad

  • 1. Niklas Eriksson (GK)
  • 2. Mattin Atai Najafi
  • 4. Richard Wartmark (YC '29)
  • 6. Abbas Mohamad
  • 7. Hassan Najafi (Off '83)
  • 8. Arjan Mostafa
  • 9. Albinot Rexhepi
  • 10. Daniel Mar Olafsson (C) (YC '56)
  • 12. Ibrahim Alushaj
  • 13. Benjamin Hacker (Off '77)
  • 21. Dana Barzengi (Off '59)

Substitutions

  • 5. Carl Svensson
  • 14. Mohammed Abdulrahman (In '83)
  • 16. Albin Sohlberg Gashi
  • 18. Amjad Saif Edawla Abdisalam
  • 19. Mattias Martinsson (In '77)
  • 22. Rasmus Arnoldsson
  • 23. Dardan Ibishi (In '59)

Vänersborgs FK

Starting squad

  • 2. Christoffer Eriksson
  • 3. Michael Kamau
  • 5. Hampus Garp Vajizovic (YC '70)
  • 8. Mathias Carlsson
  • 9. Moussa Taher
  • 11. Alexander Karlsson (YC '90)
  • 13. Robin Iglicar (C)
  • 16. Pontus Johansson (Off '88)
  • 23. Alex von Bothmer (YC '24)
  • 25. Markus Mäkinen
  • 26. Elvis Sabovic

Substitutions

  • 4. Halid Zekovic (In '88)
  • 12. Kevin Busuladzic
  • 19. Gabriel Hjorth
  • 20. Kevin Hansson
  • 21. Melwin Eriksson
  • 24. Alban Zejneli

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)