Division 2 Östra Götaland, men 2012
Vimmerby IF - Myresjö IF (4 - 1)
Match in Division 2 Östra Götaland, men 2012
Match start: 2012-08-25 at 14:00
Venue: Vimarvallen
It was a sunny and calm Saturday afternoon at Vimarvallen when the home team Vimmerby IF faced off against visiting Myresjö IF in an important match in Division 2 Östra Götaland for men. Unfortunately, there was no audience present to witness the match due to restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic, but those who followed the match via live scoring saw an impressive performance by the home team.
Just two minutes into the game, Vimmerby IF's Rickard Thuresson executed a clinical finish, putting the home team in the lead 1-0. Myresjö IF attempted to find their way back into the match and pushed forward, but Vimmerby IF's defense held firm, making it difficult for the visitors to create dangerous chances.
In the 31st minute, Myresjö IF's Kadir Yilmaz received a yellow card for a tough tackle. Just six minutes later, Vimmerby IF's Thuresson scored his second goal of the day, extending the home team's lead to a comfortable 2-0. Before halftime, Thuresson also completed his hat trick, increasing Vimmerby IF's lead to 3-0.
In the second half, Vimmerby IF continued to dominate and create dangerous chances moving forward. In the 68th minute, Jimmi Wickström made it 4-0 for the home team after a fine solo effort. After this, Vimmerby IF made several substitutions to rest their key players for upcoming matches.
Myresjö IF continued to fight, and in the 80th minute, they finally got rewarded when Pierre Johansson reduced the score to 4-1, but it was far too little and too late to threaten Vimmerby IF's victory. The match ended 4-1 in favor of the home team, who gained crucial points in their fight for promotion to Division 1. Referee Jonas Karlsson, assisted by Christoffer Norén and Ghassan Abdulahad, did a good job maintaining control of the match and was fair in his decisions.
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)