Division 3 Norra Norrland, men 2018
IFK Kalix - Gimonäs Umeå IF (4 - 4)
Match in Division 3 Norra Norrland, men 2018
Match start: 2018-05-26 at 15:00
Venue: Furuvallen
Attendance: 204
At Furuvallen in Kalix, IFK Kalix played against Gimonäs Umeå IF in an exciting match in Division 3 Norra Norrland on Saturday afternoon. The match ended 4-4 and the attendance was 204 spectators.
IFK Kalix started strong and took the lead with a perfect strike from number 9. Mattias Nilsson scored to make it 1-0 after 20 minutes, and just five minutes later, he increased his goal tally by making it 2-0 for the home team.
However, Gimonäs Umeå IF did not give up and reduced the deficit to 2-1 through Benjamin Zakrisson after 32 minutes. Seven minutes later, Abdirahman Hussain equalized to 2-2.
Just before halftime, IFK Kalix was awarded a penalty, and number 10 Jacob Josefsson confidently slotted the ball into the net, giving the home team a 3-2 lead.
The second half remained thrilling, and Mattias Nilsson completed his hat-trick, extending IFK Kalix's lead to 4-2 after 59 minutes. Gimonäs Umeå IF was not finished yet, and they again pulled one back four minutes later due to an unfortunate own goal from the home team.
After several substitutions and yellow cards during the match, it ultimately ended dramatically when Gimonäs Umeå IF was awarded a penalty in the final minutes, and Samuel Ghermazion Ketema scored to equalize at 4-4.
It was a hard-fought effort from both teams, and the match ended in a draw, reflecting the quality on both sides. The referee Simon Granström officiated the match calmly and effectively, assisted by Robert Ridefors and Peter Morin.
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)