Division 2 Norrland, men 2019
Sandviks IK - IFK Umeå (4 - 4)
Match in Division 2 Norrland, men 2019
Match start: 2019-06-08 at 14:00
Venue: Sandviks IP
Attendance: 220
At Sandviks IP, Sandviks IK faced IFK Umeå in a tough match in Division 2 Norrland. The audience of 220 people witnessed a game where both teams provided entertaining football.
Just twelve minutes in, the away team IFK Umeå took the lead with an own goal from the home team Sandviks IK, making it 0-1. However, Sandviks IK responded quickly through Eric Rönnholm, who scored a penalty in the 16th minute to equalize at 1-1. After that, Sandviks IK took the lead with Ludvig Brännström scoring to make it 2-1 in the 33rd minute.
In the second half, IFK Umeå equalized again quickly through Mubiru Yahaya in the 46th minute. Just ten minutes later, the away team took the lead 2-3, again thanks to Yahaya, who completed a hat trick. Sandviks IK, however, managed to score again through Robin Åberg in the 63rd minute, reducing the score to 3-4.
The equalizer came in the 70th minute from Hugo Brännström, Ludvig's brother, allowing Sandviks IK to salvage a point. The match had a rather tough ending with bookings and a red card, as both Sandviks IK’s Kim Kohlström and IFK Umeå’s Fredrik Winnered received yellow cards. About three minutes before the final whistle, Winnered received a second yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct and was sent off.
The match ended 4-4, and both teams can be satisfied with the points. Referee Ahmed Al-Kodri, assisted by Peter Lundin and Erik Välitalo, had a lot to manage in an intense 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)