Division 2 Norrland, men 2020
Skellefteå FF - IFK Umeå (2 - 1)
Match in Division 2 Norrland, men 2020
Match start: 2020-08-16 at 17:30
Venue: Electrolux Home Arena
Skellefteå FF won a tough match against IFK Umeå at home on Sunday evening. The match was played at Electrolux Home Arena in front of an empty stand due to COVID-19 restrictions. Despite this, an exciting match was expected between the Division Two teams.
The match started evenly, with both teams trying to take control of the game. However, it was the home team that took the lead after 26 minutes thanks to a fine performance by Linus Almqvist, who managed to put the ball in the net.
IFK Umeå started the second half strongly and created several dangerous chances. However, Skellefteå FF’s defense held firm, and Radoslaw Erlich received a warning for a tough tackle.
After 62 minutes, both teams made substitutions, and Skellefteå FF's Ilir Terbunja seized the opportunity and headed in a ball that gave the home team a 2-0 lead.
IFK Umeå continued to fight and created chance after chance. But the home team's defense maintained the lead until the end of the match. Simon Jamehdar from IFK Umeå managed to score a late goal for the visitors in the final minutes of the match, but it was too little and too late.
Skellefteå FF won the match 2-1, and the crucial points were retained at home. Ilir Terbunja, however, received a warning in the final minutes of the match. Simon Svensson was the referee for the match, with Emil Lindgren and Peter Lundin serving as assistant referees.
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)