Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2021
IFK Kumla - IF Karlstad Fotbollutveckling (1 - 1)
Match in Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2021
Match start: 2021-08-30 at 19:00
Venue: Kumla IP
IFK Kumla and IF Karlstad Fotbollutveckling met at Kumla IP on Monday evening in front of an empty stand. Martin Thorén was the referee, assisted by Tomislav Cosic and Carlos Kaly. The match was part of Division 2 Norra Götaland for men.
The match started strongly for the home team IFK Kumla, and just six minutes in, Oliver Nilsson scored the opening goal for them. However, the visiting team IF Karlstad Fotbollutveckling responded with strong defensive play for the remainder of the first half, but it was not enough to avoid a yellow card for Joel Gustavsson in the closing minutes of the half.
At halftime, IFK Kumla's coach saw the need for a change and made his first substitution, bringing in Albin Isakovic in place of Daniel Merup Gävner.
The second half began with a different pace from IF Karlstad Fotbollutveckling, who managed to push forward into IFK Kumla's half and earn a corner, but an ineffective shot ended up in the substitute area.
In the middle of the match, the third yellow card was issued, with Mohammath Hamisi receiving a yellow for IF Karlstad Fotbollutveckling shortly followed by Mattias Persson for IFK Kumla.
IFK Kumla decided to make two substitutions, with Douglas Berg and Simon Danielsson coming in for Alexander Eyob-Isac and Oliver Nilsson. However, IF Karlstad Fotbollutveckling was not satisfied with the scoreline and made their first substitution as well, with Samuel Nielsen replacing Odilon Sangwa.
With just ten minutes left in the match, IF Karlstad Fotbollutveckling also opted to make their second substitution, bringing in Berkant Okhan Yildiz for Erik Karlsson. But it wasn’t until the 83rd minute that IF Karlstad Fotbollutveckling finally managed to get past IFK Kumla's goalkeeper, as Govand Haidar scored their first goal. Gonzales Serrano was directly involved, getting past Daniel Petrini on the right flank, and after a quick pass to Govand Haidar, who placed the ball in the far corner.
The match seemed to be heading towards a draw, but Joel Gustavsson committed a foul against one of the referees, received a yellow card, which resulted in a second yellow and a red card, with just one minute left in the match.
IFK Kumla and IF Karlstad Fotbollutveckling had to share the points after the match ended 1-1, and both teams placed a high value on their respective performances.
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)