Vänersborgs FK - IFK Tidaholm 5 - 3

Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2020


Vänersborgs FK - IFK Tidaholm (5 - 3)
Match in Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2020
Match start: 2020-09-11 at 19:00
Venue: Vänersvallen Nord konstgräs

Vänersborgs FK secured a strong home victory when they faced IFK Tidaholm at Vänersvallen Nord artificial grass field in Division 2 Norra Götaland. The match was played on Friday evening in front of an empty arena and kicked off at 7:00 PM.

Vänersborgs FK started the match strongly, taking a two-goal lead within the first 15 minutes. The first goal came from Arlind Beqiri in the 9th minute, and Albin Broberg extended the lead in the 15th minute. IFK Tidaholm managed to reduce the score in the 20th minute through Edin Salihovic, but Vänersborgs FK quickly responded, increasing their lead again with another goal from Beqiri in the 24th minute.

IFK Tidaholm received two yellow cards during the first half before Vänersborgs FK further extended their lead with a free-kick from Valon Gashi in the 33rd minute.

The second half began with a goal from Edin Salihovic in the 48th minute for IFK Tidaholm, who were trying to get back into the match. Vänersborgs FK brought on Oskar Josefsson at half-time and continued to apply pressure on IFK Tidaholm. After an hour of play, IFK Tidaholm substituted Fisnik Menxhiqi in, but it was Vänersborgs FK who once again increased their lead in the 78th minute through Mohamed Abdu.

IFK Tidaholm made three more substitutions in the 80th minute but also received a yellow card for Florent Rushiti. However, they managed to score another goal through Fisnik Menxhiqi in the 83rd minute. Filip Garmenius was cautioned in the 82nd minute for IFK Tidaholm, but it didn't help as Vänersborgs FK held on to secure the victory with a score of 5-3.

Vänersborgs FK was in 8th place in the table before the match, and with this result, they could secure their position a bit more. IFK Tidaholm is in 12th place in the table after the match. The referee was Philip Lindh, assisted by Nicklas Göthberg and Artan Buzolli. The stands were empty during the match.

Squads

Vänersborgs FK

Starting squad

  • 1. Nino Sahinovic (GK)
  • 2. Ali Al-Habobi
  • 4. Jonathan Helldén
  • 7. Alexander Karlsson (Off '46)
  • 9. Valon Gashi
  • 10. Arlind Beqiri (Off '32)
  • 11. Miljan Nacic (Off '88)
  • 12. Albin Broberg
  • 22. Mohamed Abdu
  • 23. Alex von Bothmer (Off '71)
  • 50. Peter Mandic (C)

Substitutions

  • 8. Oskar Josefsson (In '46)
  • 15. Tim Skogsberg (In '71)
  • 17. Abdikarim Dahir Mohamed
  • 20. Pajtim Beka (In '88)
  • 21. Sevdan Alija
  • 25. Alban Zejneli
  • 26. Ismael Fonjah (In '32)

IFK Tidaholm

Starting squad

  • 97. David Engelbrektsson (GK)
  • 2. Victor Luis Larsson
  • 3. Filip Garmenius (YC '82)
  • 4. Oscar Haglund
  • 5. Max Falk (C) (Off '81)
  • 10. Florent Rushiti (Off '81) (YC '80)
  • 15. Patrik Fogelberg (Off '80)
  • 17. Oliver Andersén (YC '94)
  • 18. Adam Öksüz (Off '61) (YC '25)
  • 21. Edin Salihovic (YC '27)
  • 22. Josip Maracic

Substitutions

  • 1. Mikael Almered (GK)
  • 7. Daniel Joelsson (In '81)
  • 13. Dennis Pasanbegovic (In '81)
  • 19. Fisnik Menxhiqi (In '61)
  • 20. Jonatan Larsson (In '80)

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)