Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland, men 2023
Vårgårda IK - IK Kongahälla (0 - 2)
Match in Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland, men 2023
Match start: 2023-10-08 at 13:00
Venue: Tånga Hed Pua Arena A
Match report:
IK Kongahälla strengthened their position at the top of the table with an away victory against Vårgårda IK. The match was played without an audience at Tånga Hed Pua Arena A and was officiated by Bartek Svaberg, assisted by Farzad Golkar-Fard and Danijel Ristic.
IK Kongahälla took the lead after nine minutes with a goal from Buba Sanyang. Vårgårda IK tried to respond but struggled to create dangerous goal-scoring chances. Instead, they accumulated several cautions and dismissals during the match. Johan Rysén, coach of Vårgårda IK, received a caution in the 26th minute, and teammates Lord Ofosuhene and Adam Hägg received cautions in the 42nd and 48th minutes, respectively. Lord Ofosuhene also received his second yellow card and was sent off in the 50th minute.
IK Kongahälla capitalized on their numerical advantage and scored their second goal after 58 minutes through Haris Skenderovic. Vårgårda IK tried to fight back but failed to threaten the opponents' goal. Instead, the team received more cautions. Oscar Gustafsson, Albin Andersson, and Dejan Siranovic were all cautioned in the 77th, 90+3rd, and 80th minutes.
The match ended 0-2 in favor of IK Kongahälla, securing them the league victory. Vårgårda IK, who had previously been in second place in the table, had to settle for third place.
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)