Division 3 Södra Götaland, men 2021
Vellinge IF - Ariana FC (0 - 2)
Match in Division 3 Södra Götaland, men 2021
Match start: 2021-09-11 at 14:30
Venue: Vellinge IP A-plan
It was a warm Saturday afternoon when Vellinge IF faced league leaders Ariana FC at home on the Vellinge IP A-field in front of an empty stand. The match proved to be a tough challenge for the home team, which, despite clear chances, failed to score. Instead, it was the visitors who took the lead just nine minutes into the match through Arfanullah Habibi, who sent the ball into the right corner behind Vellinge IF's goalkeeper.
After this goal, Vellinge created several chances to equalize, but Ariana FC's defense stood firm and held tight. In the 30th minute, Farhang Fathiyan received a yellow card, causing Vellinge to lose some of their momentum. Just before halftime, the visitors scored another goal, this time by Edriss Hushmand.
The second half became a tough battle for Vellinge, and Ariana FC's substitutions of Habibulla Askar and Omid Hushmand helped maintain their lead. Ariana FC's Noraollah Amiri and Gani Bunjaku came on in the 66th minute, contributing to stabilizing the defense and keeping a clean sheet until the final whistle.
Vellinge IF's substitutes Mattias Hansson, David Borras, and Anton Svedberg tried to attract attention, but despite several chances and good play, they could not find the net. Ariana FC's Sami Güngör and Adi Hadzikadunic received yellow cards in the 82nd and 86th minutes, respectively. At full time, the score stood at 0-2 in favor of Ariana FC, who thus maintained their position as league leaders, while Vellinge IF remained in fifth place in 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)