Division 3 Mellersta Norrland, men 2023
Anundsjö IF - Matfors IF (2 - 1)
Match in Division 3 Mellersta Norrland, men 2023
Match start: 2023-08-04 at 19:30
Venue: Olympia
Attendance: 120
In a packed Olympia, Anundsjö IF faced Matfors IF in an exciting match in Division 3 Mellersta Norrland on Friday evening. Referee Thilip Nadarajah took charge of the game, with Axel Falk and Peter Johansson Skyttner assisting him on the lines.
It was the away team Matfors that took the lead through Oliver Andersson after nineteen minutes. The home team Anundsjö continued to fight, and after forty minutes, the referee showed a yellow card to Phaniel Kakopande from Matfors after a challenge.
Anundsjö made two substitutions at halftime to refresh the team and apply pressure. Elvis Thelin and Alexander Spires came on to replace Linus Normark and Filippo Sternad.
Matfors kept pressing, but William Edström received a yellow card after fifty-three minutes and Kadar Mohamed Abdi after an hour of play. After a failed save from the Matfors goalkeeper, Ali Rezaie from Anundsjö scored a penalty, resulting in an equalizer for Anundsjö.
Even more substitutions were made as the match approached its end. Melvin Johannsson came on for Alfred Forsberg, who had received a yellow card. Seyed Mohammad Heidari was substituted in for Matfors, replacing Phaniel Kakopande.
As the match clock approached eighty minutes, Anundsjö got another penalty. Ali Rezaie took the shot and placed it behind the Matfors goalkeeper. Matfors tried to come back, but Oliver Spjut received a yellow card and was subbed in the last minute for Linus Stafrin.
There were two minutes of extra time, but no further goals at Olympia. Anundsjö won the match 2-1. The final result means that Anundsjö climbed to seventh place, while Matfors ended up in tenth place in the table.
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)