Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, men 2017
Värnamo Södra FF - Grebo IK (3 - 2)
Match in Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, men 2017
Match start: 2017-08-12 at 15:00
Venue: Ljusseveka 1, Värnamo
Värnamo Södra FF and Grebo IK faced off at Ljusseveka 1 in Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland. The match took place on Saturday afternoon in front of an empty stand, with Besart Hasani as the referee, assisted by Nikolas Eriksson and Hamaad Waezi.
Just two minutes into the match, Värnamo Södra FF had the chance to take the lead with a penalty, but Dino Okic missed. The match then kicked off in earnest with a series of warnings. First, Värnamo Södra FF's Samuel Karlsson received a yellow card in the seventh minute, followed by his teammate Prince Dzogbefia seven minutes later. Grebo IK's Jesper Malmström also received a yellow card before the Grebo team scored the first goal of the match through Jesper Åkerlund in the twentieth minute. However, Grebo's joy was short-lived as Värnamo Södra FF's Dino Okic equalized nine minutes later. But there would be more goals in this match, and after 35 minutes, Anders Setterberg made it 1-2 for Grebo IK.
Värnamo Södra FF continued to fight and managed to equalize again just before halftime when Gustaf Löfving scored 2-2 in the 43rd minute. In the same minute, Grebo IK's Pierre Johansson received a yellow card.
In the second half, the match continued with high intensity, and both teams made several substitutions. In the 61st minute, Prince Dzogbefia received his second yellow card and was sent off, leaving Värnamo Södra FF with one player less. Anton Alkemark was substituted in to fill the gap, and it paid off when Arsim Terllabuqi scored the decisive goal for Värnamo Södra FF in the 70th minute.
Patricio Quinonez Gomez was substituted in for Värnamo Södra FF and Joacim Nygren for Grebo IK, but neither team managed to score again, and the match ended 3-2 in favor of Värnamo Södra FF. It was a well-played match that offered high intensity and several goals.
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)