Division 3 Norra Svealand, men 2019
Märsta IK - Västerås IK (1 - 0)
Match in Division 3 Norra Svealand, men 2019
Match start: 2019-07-03 at 19:30
Venue: Midgårdsvallen Konstgräs
Attendance: 66
It was an exciting match between Märsta IK and Västerås IK at Midgårdsvallen Artificial Grass in Division 3 Norra Svealand, men's league. The audience was not present in large numbers, but those who were there witnessed a tight and fiercely contested match between two teams both eager to win in order to climb the table.
The match began with a lot of play in the midfield, and both teams fought hard to take control of the game. Västerås IK created several dangerous goal-scoring opportunities, but Märsta IK's defense managed to hold firm. After half an hour, Västerås IK made their first substitution, bringing Anton Fors in for Gabriel Medina.
Minutes later, Tonny Chrislain Nseke was booked for Märsta IK after a tough tackle. Just before the halftime break, Moses Weah Junior Hoffman replaced Znar Ameen for Märsta IK.
At the start of the second half, Västerås IK pressed hard to score the decisive goal. However, Märsta IK's defense was solid and held them off. With around 60 minutes played, Västerås IK made two substitutions. Josef Akpinar came on for Bender Abduselam Beyan and Ninos Acar was substituted in for Lucas Pennanen.
A minute after the substitution, Andreas Munter was booked for Märsta IK following a hard foul. Both teams continued to press, but it was Märsta IK that proved to be the more effective team on the pitch. With only a few minutes left in the match, Benjamin Suskic was substituted for Mortda Zatki. Shortly after this, another booking was given to Märsta IK, this time to Issa Issa.
The decisive goal came in the 89th minute when Andreas Munter surprised Västerås IK by scoring with a header. Märsta IK's players celebrated the crucial goal together with their supporters, while Västerås IK's players felt the disappointment of having lost a match they believed they could have won. In the end, the match finished 1 - 0 in favor of Märsta IK, which meant they would climb to 8th place in the table while Västerås IK remained in 6th 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)