IFK Skövde FK - BK Forward 1 - 1

Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2021


IFK Skövde FK - BK Forward (1 - 1)
Match in Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2021
Match start: 2021-06-04 at 19:30
Venue: Södermalms IP

It was a battle between two evenly matched teams as IFK Skövde FK faced BK Forward at Södermalms IP in Division 2 Norra Götaland. Despite the match being played on a Friday evening and without any spectators due to the pandemic, it turned out to be an exciting game that ended in a 1-1 draw.

IFK Skövde FK took the lead in the match in the 43rd minute, when Gani Gërxhaliu scored after a nice attack. After that, the home team led and tried to defend their advantage. However, BK Forward showed character and continued to push for an equalizer.

In the second half, both teams made some substitutions to try to strengthen their positions. IFK Skövde FK substituted Hugo Larsson for Ludvig Fransson at halftime and later Daniel Koutcho for Edin Salihovic. BK Forward substituted Jesper Nilsson for Linus Jansson and Johan Chamoun for Mohamed Youla.

The pace intensified and both teams had chances to score. IFK Skövde FK received a yellow card in the 58th minute for Gani Gërxhaliu, and BK Forward received a yellow card in the 77th minute for Josef Ibrahim. In the 86th minute, Jesper Åman from BK Forward also received a yellow card.

But it was not until the final minutes that an equalizer came. In the second minute of stoppage time, Linus Jansson scored a crucial goal for BK Forward, leveling the score at 1-1. The result stood for the remainder of the match.

Although there was no winner in this match, it was an exciting game, and both teams could take the points into their next matches. The referees Fredrik Alknäs, Samuel Thunander, and Sirwan Zangana managed the match in a professional manner and kept order among the players throughout.

Squads

IFK Skövde FK

Starting squad

  • 1. Amar Ibrahimovic (GK)
  • 4. Andreas Uusitalo (C)
  • 6. Alexander Gerhardsson
  • 8. Emil Skillermo
  • 10. Bilos Yonakhir
  • 12. Gani Gërxhaliu (YC '58)
  • 13. George Daoud
  • 19. Daniel Koutcho (Off '56)
  • 21. Hugo Larsson (Off '46)
  • 22. Edvin Eriksson
  • 27. Linus Bock

Substitutions

  • 9. Edin Salihovic (In '56)
  • 11. Johannes Hanna Abraham
  • 14. Ludvig Fransson (In '46)
  • 16. Markus Johansson
  • 17. Loke Pernestig
  • 24. Gabriel Edholm
  • 31. Villiam Fransson

BK Forward

Starting squad

  • 1. Steffen Kraus (GK)
  • 2. Jesper Nilsson (Off '64)
  • 5. Jesper Åman (C) (YC '86)
  • 6. Henrik Hultberg
  • 9. Adam Molin
  • 10. Josef Ibrahim (YC '77)
  • 11. Svante Svedin (Off '81)
  • 14. Marcus Kanto
  • 17. Ryan Kukoyi
  • 19. Axel Wettéus
  • 21. Johan Chamoun (Off '64)

Substitutions

  • 7. Linus Jansson (In '64)
  • 8. Salim Ali Mohammed
  • 12. Tidjani Diawara (In '81)
  • 13. Ludvig Karlsson
  • 18. Carl Grundel
  • 20. Mohamed Youla (In '64)
  • 22. Karl Johansson

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)