Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, men 2017
Värnamo Södra FF - Högsby IK (2 - 2)
Match in Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, men 2017
Match start: 2017-09-16 at 15:30
Venue: Ljusseveka 8, Värnamo
Attendance: 54
Värnamo Södra FF and Högsby IK faced off at Ljusseveka 8 in front of an audience of only 54 people. The match started evenly, and both teams struggled to create any really dangerous goal chances. However, in the 8th minute, Högsby IK took the lead through Ibrahim Kalilu Fofanah, putting Värnamo in an immediate tough situation. Victor Eriksson of Värnamo Södra FF received a yellow card in the 22nd minute, and Kalle Furuskog of Högsby IK in the 38th minute.
Anders Luu of Värnamo Södra FF equalized in the 55th minute, and the match was wide open again. As the tightly contested match continued, Högsby IK kept pressing Värnamo and managed to score the second goal of the game in the 70th minute through Hampus Savolainen, who shot the ball in with a header.
But Värnamo Södra FF would not give up and continued to fight, eventually equalizing once again in the 76th minute through Johan Gunnarsson. Despite several attempts from both teams, neither was able to score the decisive goal.
The match ended 2-2, and Värnamo Södra FF thus gained a point at home on Ljusseveka 8. Samuel Karlsson of Värnamo Södra FF received a yellow card in the 87th minute. Mikael Eriksson officiated the match with Dan Rosu and Victor Dancea as assistant referees. Värnamo Södra FF remains in 7th place, while Högsby IK stays in 9th 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)