Division 2 Norra Svealand, men 2014
Gamla Upsala SK - Värmdö IF (2 - 1)
Match in Division 2 Norra Svealand, men 2014
Match start: 2014-08-09 at 15:00
Venue: Gamlis IP
Attendance: 100
Gamla Upsala SK held off a heavily pressing Värmdö IF at Gamlis IP in Division 2 Norra Svealand for men. The match began with a new twist. Already in the sixth minute, referee Nino Baresso awarded a penalty to Värmdö IF, in favor of Pashang Abdulla, who scored and gave the away team a 1-0 lead.
This boosted Värmdö's confidence, and they continued to press, while Gamla Upsala SK fought to maintain control of the match. However, in the eighteenth minute, the home team created an opportunity they couldn't let slip by. Mathias Benker scored to level the match at 1-1.
Gamla Upsala SK went on the offensive and replaced a defender, Alan Aljaderi, with a forward, Tobias Forsberg, in the thirty-fifth minute. This move proved effective, as it took only four minutes for Martin Östlund to find the net and give Gamla Upsala SK a 2-1 lead.
Värmdö IF desperately tried to regain the initiative, but none of their attempts resulted in a goal. At halftime, Sinan Ayhan was substituted for Nicholas Netteryd in Värmdö's effort to create more chances. In the fifty-third minute, Gamla Upsala SK made a change, substituting a tired player, Felix Jacobsson, for Anton Eriksson.
Värmdö IF adopted an aggressive strategy and brought on Ahmed Riahi while giving Pashang Abdulla a rest, but it was in vain. Gamla Upsala SK maintained their lead, and in the seventy-fifth minute, Henrik Englund was replaced by Deniz Yaldir.
In the final minutes of the match, Värmdö IF made one last attempt at an offensive by substituting Marcus Bring Sunekvist for Mathias Rabaini, but their chances were blocked by Gamla Upsala SK's defense, and the match ended with a final score of 2-1 in favor of the home team. This result strengthened Gamla Upsala SK's hold on third place in the table, while Värmdö IF continued to struggle in mid-table, sitting in eighth place.
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)