Division 2 Västra Götaland, women 2023
IK Zenith - Helsingborgs IF (2 - 1)
Match in Division 2 Västra Götaland, women 2023
Match start: 2023-04-29 at 14:00
Venue: Hovgårdsvallen 2 Konstgräs (Bjurforsplanen)
Attendance: 50
In an exciting match between IK Zenith and Helsingborgs IF at Hovgårdsvallen 2 Artificial Turf, IK Zenith secured a victory with a score of 2-1. The attendance was not very impressive, with only 50 people making their way to the arena to witness the clash between the third-placed team and the league leaders. The referee for the match was Enis Bourbia, assisted by Baris Biçici and Ivan Ivanovic.
IK Zenith took control of the match early on, and in the 24th minute, Sandra Mannerstråle scored to make it 1-0. This gave IK Zenith confidence, and in the 32nd minute, they extended their lead to 2-0 when Sara Baldebo put in a nice shot behind the Helsingborgs IF goalkeeper.
Helsingborgs IF fought hard, and in the 40th minute, they were able to reduce the score to 2-1 when Josefine Wiksell found the back of the net. For the rest of the match, both teams worked hard to create more scoring opportunities, but no additional goals were scored.
In the 83rd minute, Josefine Wiksell received a yellow card for Helsingborgs IF, and just five minutes later, Ayse Kurt from IK Zenith also received a yellow card. It became tense when Wiksell received a second yellow card and was sent off in the 90th minute.
Despite being down a player, Helsingborgs IF continued to fight but could not equalize the match. Instead, IK Zenith was able to secure the victory with a final score of 2-1. With this win, IK Zenith climbed to second place in the standings, while Helsingborgs IF fell to third 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)