Nordvärmland FF - IK Zenith 2 - 1

Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2023


Nordvärmland FF - IK Zenith (2 - 1)
Match in Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2023
Match start: 2023-06-25 at 16:00
Venue: Lillängen

Nordvärmland FF won a tough match against IK Zenith after battling back from an early goal. The match was played at Lillängen in front of an empty stadium on Sunday afternoon and was officiated by Cavit Kinali.

IK Zenith started strong and took the lead after just three minutes of play when number 18, Gustav Norin, scored a goal. Nordvärmland FF fought hard to make a comeback and were rewarded five minutes before halftime when number 9, Hugo Puertas Garcia, put the ball in the net. Before the halftime break, Nordvärmland FF's number 7, Albin Lekiqi, received a yellow card for a hard tackle.

Early in the second half, Nordvärmland FF received another yellow card when number 18, Yanis Nejda, fouled an opponent. Despite this, Nordvärmland FF continued to push forward and it wasn't long before number 10, Govand Haidar, scored a goal and gave Nordvärmland FF the lead.

After the second goal, both teams made some substitutions. Nordvärmland FF brought in number 12, Nasser Abraham, for number 16, Alejandro Guillen Cristobal, while IK Zenith substituted Karl Aronsson for Gustav Norin. Leon Kornbakk received a yellow card in the 70th minute for Zenith.

IK Zenith continued to try to get back into the match, but Nordvärmland FF's defense held firm. Towards the end of the match, IK Zenith made three substitutions, replacing number 4, Jonathan Nyström, with number 26, Emre Balci; number 12, Adam Bjerkhede, with number 21, Alex Fjordsten; and number 17, Marcus Bärkroth, with number 2, Albin Kannenberg.

Nordvärmland FF substituted number 9, Hugo Puertas Garcia, for number 22, Christian Frigerio, in the 84th minute. Joel Gustavsson and Govand Haidar received yellow cards for Nordvärmland FF in the 85th and 90+3rd minutes, respectively. Alex Fjordsten for IK Zenith also received a yellow card in the 90+5th minute.

The match ended 2-1 in favor of Nordvärmland FF, improving their league position to number 8, while IK Zenith remains second to last in the standings.

Squads

Nordvärmland FF

Starting squad

  • 1. Joseph Leke Asong (GK)
  • 3. Nenad Vukoicic
  • 6. Joel Kyrksjö Beckman
  • 7. Albin Lekiqi (C) (YC '44)
  • 8. Joel Gustavsson (YC '85)
  • 9. Hugo Puertas Garcia (Off '84)
  • 10. Govand Haidar (YC '90+3)
  • 13. Jonathan Itela
  • 14. Dawood Bethio Yako
  • 16. Alejandro Guillen Cristobal (Off '62)
  • 18. Yanis Nejda (YC '48)

Substitutions

  • 12. Nasser Abraham (In '62)
  • 17. Johan Jakobsson
  • 19. David Mendes
  • 22. Christian Frigerio (In '84)
  • 23. John Feltsten

IK Zenith

Starting squad

  • 1. Lukas Mattsson (GK)
  • 4. Jonathan Nyström (Off '71)
  • 8. Sven Hammarberg
  • 9. Isaac Jonsson
  • 12. Adam Bjerkhede (Off '79)
  • 17. Marcus Bärkroth (Off '79)
  • 18. Gustav Norin (Off '65)
  • 20. Victor Mannerstråle (C)
  • 22. Leon Kornbakk (YC '70)
  • 23. Sebastian Hansson
  • 27. Noah Kornbakk

Substitutions

  • 2. Albin Kannenberg (In '79)
  • 3. Max Vinberg
  • 6. Karl Aronsson (In '65)
  • 21. Alex Fjordsten (In '79) (YC '90+5)
  • 26. Emre Balci (In '71)
  • 28. Jakob Wennerqvist
  • 35. Martin Olsson

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)