Division 3 Norra Norrland, men 2020
Kiruna FF - Skogså IF (2 - 2)
Match in Division 3 Norra Norrland, men 2020
Match start: 2020-09-26 at 14:00
Venue: Lombia IP
Attendance: 50
Saturday afternoon featured an exciting match between Kiruna FF and Skogså IF at Lombia IP. Despite having only 50 spectators, the atmosphere was top-notch for this encounter between two Division 3 teams.
Before the match, it was clear that Kiruna was the stronger team on paper, but Skogså proved to be a formidable opponent. A heated period at the end of the first half saw Kiruna take the lead after Precious Idodo Johnson scored a penalty in the 33rd minute.
However, Skogså did not lose heart and managed to fight their way back in the second half. First, Mujtaba Hakimi equalized in the 53rd minute, before Kiruna's Isack Nanuseb put his team ahead 2-1 in the 56th minute.
But Skogså threw everything they had into this match and managed to equalize again when Nils Frisk headed the ball into Kiruna's goal in the 94th minute.
Before this happened, Kiruna had to see their Isack Nanuseb sent off after receiving two yellow cards in quick succession. Kiruna had to play the rest of the match with one less player, but Skogså was never able to gain a significant advantage in this match, and the play continued back and forth.
When the final whistle blew, it was clear that both teams would share the points, which felt fair after a hard-fought and intense match. However, a thrilling return meeting between these two teams is set up later in the season.
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)