Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, men 2017
AFK Linköping - Högsby IK (0 - 3)
Match in Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, men 2017
Match start: 2017-06-06 at 15:00
Venue: Lambohovsvallen
The match between AFK Linköping and Högsby IK at Lambohovsvallen ended with a clear victory for the visiting team. Högsby IK dominated the game from start to finish and took an early lead with a goal from Ibrahim Kalilu Fofanah in the 13th minute. Fofanah continued to deliver and scored two more goals in the 23rd and 31st minutes, achieving a hat trick in the match.
AFK Linköping struggled to create any really dangerous chances and instead saw three of their players receive warnings during the match. Johan Kjellberg, Adam Agouda, and Mikael Sonesson all received yellow cards in the first half.
At halftime, AFK Linköping tried to change the course of the match by making two early substitutions, but it did not help against a strong Högsby IK. Despite AFK Linköping's attempts to get back into the match, they could not threaten Högsby IK's lead.
The match ended 0-3 in favor of Högsby IK, who took home three important points from the away game. AFK Linköping will need to go back to the drawing board and consider what went wrong, while Högsby IK can look forward to continued success in Division 3 Nordöstra 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)