Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2019
IFK Tidaholm - Stenungsunds IF (0 - 2)
Match in Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2019
Match start: 2019-06-19 at 19:30
Venue: Tidavallen A-plan
At Tidavallen A-plan, IFK Tidaholm faced off against league leaders Stenungsunds IF on a Wednesday evening. Despite the attendance figure showing zero spectators, the teams were ready for the match, and the officiating team, consisting of Alban Mustafa, Bengt Gustafsson, and Araz Nabil Mustafa, was prepared to officiate.
Prior to the match, IFK Tidaholm was in seventh place in the table, while the visiting team from Stenungsund was in makeshift top form and leading the league.
The play was even with chances at both ends during the first half, but neither team managed to find the back of the net.
The second half began with a substitution for Stenungsunds IF as Gustav Kjellström was replaced by Lord Ofosuhene in the 57th minute. Two minutes later, IFK Tidaholm's Rasmus Holmqvist received a yellow card.
Stenungsunds IF made another substitution in the 66th minute, with Ludvig Ferdinandsson being replaced by Filip Samuelsson. IFK Tidaholm's Sebastian Selkälä received a yellow card in the 73rd minute.
In the 75th minute, league leaders Stenungsunds IF got a dream start when Imer Beqiri skillfully placed the ball in the net, thus opening the scoring. Beqiri managed to score another goal just four minutes later, marking his second and the team's second goal of the match.
IFK Tidaholm tried to inject new vigor into their squad by bringing on Florent Rushiti and Jonatan Larsson in the 80th minute, but they could not turn the match around. Instead, assistant coach Henrik Fogelberg and masseur Marcus Bergvall received red cards and had to leave the pitch.
Stenungsunds IF made two substitutions in the 81st minute, with Jesper Widenbäck replacing Tobias Mikaelsson and Florian Brahimi replacing goal scorer Beqiri.
IFK Tidaholm also substituted Joel Frisk in the 83rd minute, replacing Patrik Fogelberg. Frisk also received a yellow card in the 87th minute.
The match concluded with a yellow card for Stenungsunds IF's Philip Andersson in the fourth minute of added time.
The match ended 0-2 in favor of the league leaders from Stenungsund. IFK Tidaholm had set the stage for an exciting match, but in the end, it was Stenungsunds IF who managed to secure three important points.
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)