Division 3 Norra Norrland, men 2014
Övertorneå SK - Hedens IF (1 - 0)
Match in Division 3 Norra Norrland, men 2014
Match start: 2014-07-26 at 15:00
Venue: Övertorneå IP
The match between Övertorneå SK and Hedens IF kicked off on Saturday afternoon at Övertorneå IP, in front of an audience of zero. The referee Keijo Hyvärinen officiated with assistance from Jan-Ola Eriksson and Johan Sjöström.
Before the match, Övertorneå SK was at the bottom of the standings while Hedens IF was in 6th place. The match started evenly, with both teams fighting for the decisive goal.
In the 55th minute, Övertorneå SK struck as Ville Pekkanen managed to put the ball in the net, giving the home team a 1-0 lead. After the goal, the play became even more intense with both teams striving for an equalizer.
In the 64th minute, Ville Pekkanen received a yellow card, but that did not stop him from continuing to play aggressively. In the 72nd minute, Hedens IF made a substitution in hopes of making a final push for an equalizer.
Övertorneå SK responded with a substitution in the 73rd minute in hopes of maintaining their lead. The game grew increasingly combative, and in the 76th minute, Jussi Hakasalo received a yellow card.
The match reached its most dramatic point in the 90th minute when Jussi Hakasalo from Övertorneå SK received a red card, forcing the home team to play the rest of the match with one player less. In the same minute, two players from Hedens IF also received yellow cards.
Despite an intense final push, Hedens IF was unable to score an equalizer, and the match ended 1-0 in favor of Övertorneå SK. A crucial victory for the bottom-placed team that hopes to turn their season around and climb up the standings.
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)