Division 2 Västra Götaland, men 2022
Varbergs GIF FK - Torslanda IK (2 - 4)
Match in Division 2 Västra Götaland, men 2022
Match start: 2022-10-09 at 14:00
Venue: Påskbergsvallen
Attendance: 88
Match Report:
It was a sunny Sunday afternoon at Påskbergsvallen when Varbergs GIF FK hosted Torslanda IK in an exciting match in Division 2 Västra Götaland. In front of a crowd of 88, referee Mattias Theander and his assistant referees Burim Mehmeti and Sadik Hajdari went through the team line-ups before kick-off.
It was the home team, Varbergs GIF FK, that took the lead in the match when Rasmus Cronvall scored 1-0 in the 25th minute. Jacob Redenfors then doubled Varberg's lead to 2-0 in the 38th minute. Emil Petersson received a yellow card just before half-time.
At halftime, Torslanda IK made a substitution, bringing on Elliott Bäcklund in place of Simon Svensson. Philip Sjöqvist was also substituted in the 55th minute, and it was he who won a penalty that Owen Parker-Price converted in the 64th minute to reduce the deficit to 2-1.
After a period of goal-scoring chances for both teams, Torslanda made a comeback and turned the match around. Elliott Bäcklund scored to make it 2-2 in the 75th minute, and then Owen Parker-Price took a free kick in the 80th minute to give Torslanda a 3-2 lead.
In the 82nd minute, Torslanda extended their lead further when Elliott Bäcklund scored his second goal of the day, setting the final score at 4-2. Karl Söderström received a yellow card just before the final whistle, and the match concluded with a victory for Torslanda IK.
Varbergs GIF FK is now in 9th place in the table, while Torslanda IK finds themselves in 8th place following this important win.
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)