Division 2 Norrland, men 2022
Älgarna-Härnösand IF - Kiruna FF (2 - 1)
Match in Division 2 Norrland, men 2022
Match start: 2022-10-01 at 13:00
Venue: Högslättens IP
Attendance: 64
Älgarna-Härnösand IF faced Kiruna FF at Högslättens IP in Division 2 Norrland. In front of a small crowd of 64 spectators, the two teams appeared evenly matched. However, Kiruna FF scored the first goal in the 16th minute. Fredrik Ahlander placed the ball behind Älgarna's goalkeeper, giving the visitors a 0-1 lead.
Älgarna-Härnösand IF did not give up and fought on, ultimately receiving their reward in the 31st minute. Zakaria Bel Mekki equalized to make it 1-1. After that, the match continued with chances for both sides, but no one managed to score again during the first half.
The second half continued with the same competitiveness, but Älgarna-Härnösand IF managed to take the lead when Hugo Bergman scored in the 67th minute. Kiruna FF desperately tried to equalize, but Älgarna-Härnösand IF held on and secured three important points.
However, the match became chaotic toward the end. Hugo Bergman, who had already received a yellow card, got another in the 78th minute. In the 84th minute, he was sent off. Älgarna-Härnösand IF then had to continue with one player less on the field, but it turned out not to be their biggest problem. Elias Johansson from Kiruna FF received a red card in the fourth minute of stoppage time, meaning the visitors had to finish the match with nine players.
In the end, Älgarna-Härnösand IF won the match 2-1 and climbed up the league table. Kiruna FF needs to keep fighting to stay in the series. The referee, Håkan Modigh, and the assistant referees, Jonas Hägglund and Sharif Jaffari, kept a cool head and officiated the match well.
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)