Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, men 2017
Värnamo Södra FF - AFK Linköping (0 - 3)
Match in Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, men 2017
Match start: 2017-05-28 at 14:00
Venue: Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Attendance: 117
It was a sunny Sunday afternoon at Finnvedsvallen when Värnamo Södra FF hosted AFK Linköping in an exciting match in Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland. The attendance wasn't the highest, with 117 people present, but they were treated to a match full of action.
The match started evenly as both teams tried to create chances. However, Värnamo received two warnings in quick succession, with Anel Mehmedbegovic and Kevin Bang both shown yellow cards. This would come back to haunt the team from Småland when Josef Haddad scored to make it 1-0 for the visiting AFK Linköping in the 36th minute.
Värnamo fought hard in the second half, but it was the guests who were the better team on the pitch. Christian von Koch received a warning, and Josef Haddad was substituted for Jacob Samuelsson in the 66th minute. Just a minute later, it was Haddad again who scored, extending AFK Linköping's lead to 2-0.
Värnamo tried to mount a comeback, but it wasn't enough this time. Khalid Rage Abukar took the opportunity to make it 3-0 for the guests in the 74th minute, shortly before Johan Kjellberg was substituted for Simon Bodén. Värnamo's Anders Luu received a warning, and Johan Huhta came on for Adam Agouda in the 77th minute.
Wilmer Grunditz received a warning in the 85th minute, but it didn’t change the outcome, and it was AFK Linköping who managed to win the match 3-0 away from home. It was a well-deserved victory for the visitors, who demonstrated strong defensive play and efficiency in their attacks.
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)