Division 3 Mellersta Norrland, men 2023
Östavalls IF - Björna IF (2 - 1)
Match in Division 3 Mellersta Norrland, men 2023
Match start: 2023-09-30 at 14:00
Venue: Skogsvallens IP
Attendance: 68
Östavalls IF secured an important victory at home when they faced Björna IF in Division 3 Mellersta Norrland, men’s soccer on Saturday afternoon. Östavalls IF, currently in 7th place in the standings, won with a score of 2-1 against Björna IF, who are in 8th place.
The match at Skogsvallens IP, attended by 68 spectators, got off to a fantastic start for the home team. In just the 9th minute, Östavalls’ scorer Lukas Vikberg opened the scoring by placing the ball behind Björna’s goalkeeper.
After Vikberg’s goal, the match became highly intense, with both teams displaying aggression. In the 22nd minute, Mustapha Hamid, playing for Östavalls IF, received a yellow card for a hard tackle. Östavalls IF received another yellow card in the 45th minute, this time for Hamid again. Shortly after, Hamid was sent off following another hard tackle.
Björna IF equalized in the 42nd minute with a goal from Anton Larsson, and the match was on a knife-edge before halftime.
In the second half, Östavalls IF displayed skill, and the game opened up more. The home team managed to create several chances, and in the 90th minute, Asad Abdi Mohamed Nur found the net after a beautiful attack. Östavalls IF was thus able to secure a 2-1 victory when the referee blew the final whistle.
Östavalls IF had an impressive second half and managed to secure an important victory in a match that could have gone either way. Björna IF lost a match they could have won, and the match report exemplifies how a soccer game can be filled with unexpected events.
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)