Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2023
Vänersborgs FK - IK Zenith (3 - 2)
Match in Division 2 Norra Götaland, men 2023
Match start: 2023-09-01 at 19:30
Venue: Vänersvallen Nord konstgräs
At Vänersvallen Nord artificial grass, Vänersborgs FK faced IK Zenith in a match that both teams needed to win. With no spectators due to corona restrictions, only the referees Tobias Haane, Mattias Holmdahl, and Emil Löfgren witnessed the match.
Isaac Jonsson scored the first goal for IK Zenith after twelve minutes, leading to an early setback for Vänersborgs FK. But nine minutes later, Markus Johansson equalized to 1-1. Vänersborgs FK then took the lead 2-1 with another goal from Johansson, who proved to be an important player for the team.
At halftime, Vänersborgs FK substituted Felix Renberg for Hugo Hultberg, who also contributed a goal that increased the lead to 3-1. Oscar Larsson was brought in instead of Lukas Molander, while IK Zenith made two substitutions, bringing on Jonathan Nyström and Alex Henriksson in place of Sebastian Hansson and Gustav Norin.
In the 67th minute, Marcus Bärkroth received a warning, but it did little to help Zenith, who replaced him with Marcus Larsson instead. Jonas Emanuelsson from Vänersborgs FK received a warning in the 81st minute, and two minutes later, Markus Johansson was substituted for Lucas Reuterberg.
Isaac Jonsson scored his second goal for IK Zenith in the 89th minute, but it was too late to save the match. Theodor Olsson received two warnings towards the end of the match, resulting in a red card. The game ended 3-2 in favor of Vänersborgs FK, who secured a much-needed victory in this Division 2 Norra Götaland match.
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)