Division 2 Västra Götaland, women 2023
IK Zenith - Stafsinge IF (4 - 1)
Match in Division 2 Västra Götaland, women 2023
Match start: 2023-04-16 at 17:00
Venue: Hovgårdsvallen 2 Konstgräs (Bjurforsplanen)
Attendance: 55
On Sunday evening, IK Zenith faced Stafsinge IF at Hovgårdsvallen 2 Artificial Turf in an exciting match in Division 2 Västra Götaland for women. The crowd was not particularly large, with only 55 people in the stands, but those who were there witnessed a match full of action.
Referee Elham Sheikhan and her assistants Baris Biçici and Jacob Bergman started the match at 5:00 PM. Just eight minutes in, what the IK Zenith supporters had been waiting for happened - Sandra Mannerstråle scored the first goal of the match, giving the home team a 1-0 lead.
However, Stafsinge IF was not willing to give up, and just 25 minutes later they were rewarded with a goal from Alva Arvidsson. The score was now 1-1.
Yet it didn’t take long before IK Zenith regained the lead. In the 36th minute, Sara Baldebo struck, making it 2-1 for the home team. Stafsinge IF struggled to break through IK Zenith’s strong defense and did not manage to score again before halftime.
The second half was not as evenly matched as the first. IK Zenith had more energy, and after 63 minutes, Sandra Mannerstråle extended the lead to 3-1, marking her second goal of the evening.
Stafsinge IF could not withstand IK Zenith’s offensive, and the home team continued to press forward. In the 79th minute, Mannerstråle scored her third goal of the night, completing a hat trick. The final result was 4-1 in favor of IK Zenith, who now leads the table.
Stafsinge IF lost the match but remains in seventh place in the standings. It was an exciting match with many goals and a high tempo at times on the field. New challenges await both teams as the season continues.
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)