Division 2 Västra Götaland, men 2023
Nässjö FF - Sävedalens IF (2 - 2)
Match in Division 2 Västra Götaland, men 2023
Match start: 2023-08-20 at 16:00
Venue: Skogsvallen 1, Nässjö
On Sunday afternoon, Nässjö FF and Sävedalens IF met at Skogsvallen 1 in Division 2 Västra Götaland. Despite the absence of spectators, the teams did their best to play entertaining football in front of referee Alexander Eriksson and his assistants Damir Pezer and Burim Hyseni. The match began with a yellow card for Sävedalens IF's number 3, David Stenblom, who received another warning after 21 minutes for fouling an opponent. Nässjö FF took advantage of their numerical superiority and scored 1-0 after 34 minutes through Noah Nordén, who headed the ball into the net. Tobias Svensson then doubled the lead to 2-0 early in the second half.
Sävedalens IF tried to get back into the match, making two substitutions in the 57th and 67th minutes, bringing in Sebastian Olsson and Nahom Teklemariam Haile for David Stenblom and Kebba Sanyang. Nässjö FF responded by making three substitutions at once, taking off Noah Nordén, Alexander Mourad, and Milos Mladenovic for Antonio Crnoja, Simon Andersson, and Ebenezer Baraka Biregey. After 74 minutes, Sävedalens IF managed to make a comeback through Fredrik Alnäs, who reduced the score to 2-1. Both teams continued to make substitutions, and after 90+2 minutes, Sävedalens IF equalized the score to 2-2 with a goal from Sebastian Olsson.
Despite dropping points, Nässjö FF will be satisfied with having created several scoring opportunities and held their ground against a strong Sävedalens IF. For Sävedalens IF, it was a significant recovery, and they can thank Sebastian Olsson for ensuring they did not leave with zero points. Both teams will now aim to carry the positives into their next match and improve their play in Division 2 Västra Götaland.
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)