Division 3 Norra Svealand, men 2018
FC Arlanda - Märsta IK (1 - 4)
Match in Division 3 Norra Svealand, men 2018
Match start: 2018-05-19 at 16:00
Venue: Midgårdsvallen Konstgräs
Attendance: 349
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, 349 spectators gathered at Midgårdsvallen Artificial Grass to witness a Division 3 match between FC Arlanda and Märsta IK. Referee Alexander Milovanovic, assisted by Liridon Hasani and Gillis Wissing, was on his toes from the first kick and had a lot to manage throughout the match.
Before the match, the situation was that FC Arlanda was in eighth place in the table while visiting Märsta IK was in third place.
The match began with a high tempo, and just nine minutes in, the first warning was issued. It went to FC Arlanda for a hard tackle by Rodrigo Nicolas Gomez.
About ten minutes later, Märsta passed FC Arlanda and took the lead with 0-1 thanks to a goal from Joakim Lindblad. However, Märsta would have difficulty extending their lead, and in the 33rd minute, FC Arlanda equalized with a penalty scored by Michael Aslan. Before halftime, Märsta managed to score again, this time through Kevin Toure, making the score 1-2.
Märsta continued to push in the second half, and Joakim Lindblad scored again, extending the lead to 1-3. FC Arlanda made substitutions and desperately tried to come back, but neither Sameer Shah, Harun Bircan, nor Dragomir Gueorguiev Draganov could find the back of the net.
The match became increasingly physical, and in the 75th minute, FC Arlanda's Michael Aslan received his second yellow card and was forced to leave the field. Märsta continued to press, and in added time, the 93rd minute, Benedict Kallon scored the decisive goal to make it 1-4.
After the final whistle, Märsta IK could celebrate a clear and convincing away victory, while FC Arlanda remained in ninth 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)