Division 2 Norrland, men 2023
Notvikens IK - IFK Luleå (2 - 2)
Match in Division 2 Norrland, men 2023
Match start: 2023-04-24 at 19:30
Venue: Arcushallen
Attendance: 79
On Monday evening, Notvikens IK and IFK Luleå faced off in an exciting match at Arcushallen in front of an audience of 79. Referee Mattias Eriksson was accompanied by assistants Vilhelm Burström and Fardin Nazari on the field.
The match began with an early goal from the visiting team IFK Luleå, when Elton Bandh managed to score in the sixth minute. IFK Luleå also received an early warning when Rasmus Lindroth was cautioned in the fifteenth minute. However, the home team Notvikens IK would soon level the score, as Leon Isaksson scored in the nineteenth minute to make it 1-1. Both teams received a yellow card thereafter, with Joshua Richards being cautioned for IFK Luleå and Simon Tonvall for Notvikens IK.
IFK Luleå would regain the lead when Teddy Johnson headed the ball into the net in the 29th minute. Before halftime, both Robert Lidhammar and Daniel Engberg, the coach for Notvikens IK, received yellow cards and Isaksson even had a penalty at his disposal but unfortunately failed to convert it.
In the second half, the match took a dramatic turn when Joshua Richards received his second yellow card and was sent off for IFK Luleå. The team then had to substitute Viktor Drugge for Chriss-Alex Boungou Kombo. Notvikens IK made substitutions as well, bringing on Adam Forsman for Simon Tonvall, Joakim Sochor for Magnus Johansson, and Rasmus Månsson for Melvin Nilsson.
Despite intense pressure from the home team Notvikens IK towards the end of the match, neither team was able to score again until the very last dramatic moment. In the second stoppage time, Anton Hedkvist was awarded a penalty and was finally able to equalize for Notvikens IK to 2-2. IFK Luleå brought on Simon Albag to replace Elton Bandh, while Joel Alatalo came in for Aaron Grape. Kevin Fredriksson received a yellow card for Notvikens IK.
The match turned out to be a close and thrilling affair where both teams walked away with a point. IFK Luleå continues to sit in fourth place in Division 2 Norrland men’s league, while Notvikens IK is 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)