Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, men 2018
Hovmantorp GoIF - Gransholms IF (2 - 0)
Match in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, men 2018
Match start: 2018-06-20 at 19:00
Venue: Hovmantorps IP 1, Hovmantorp
Attendance: 210
An exciting match was played at Hovmantorps IP 1 on Wednesday evening between Division 3 Southeast Götaland teams Hovmantorp GoIF and Gransholms IF. Before the match started, Hovmantorp was in fifth place while Gransholms IF was in ninth place in the standings.
The audience of 210 witnessed a match filled with many substitutions and cautions. In the 20th minute, Hovmantorp substituted Jesper Engstrand for Amer Catak, which would later prove to be a good tactical change.
In the 51st minute, Hovmantorp scored the goal that would turn out to be decisive. Rasmus Paalanen scored 1-0 for the home team. Gransholms IF received a caution in the 65th minute for Emil Andersson Barck.
In the 75th minute, Hovmantorp made three substitutions, bringing in Henrik Eliasson, Jimmy Ragnarsson, and Simon Svensson while taking out Amer Catak, Felix Wärmlöv, and Tobias Nilsson. Gransholms IF also made a substitution in the 76th minute, bringing in Marcus Paalanen and Christoffer Eklöf, and taking out Emil Andersson Barck and Fabian Ekdahl.
Andreas Ericsson from Hovmantorp received a caution in the 79th minute, and Daniel Johansson from Gransholms IF also received a caution in the 83rd minute. In the 88th minute, Gransholms IF substituted Edvin Löfgren for Jakob Hulenvik.
The match ended 2-0 in favor of Hovmantorp after Shafi Nshimirimana scored in the second minute of added time, 90+2. Referee Yousef Issa kept an eye on the game with the help of assistant referees Kjell Edvardsson and Edin Huskic.
Hovmantorp GoIF moved up to fourth place in the table after this important win, while Gransholms IF remained in ninth place. It was a fantastic match with lots of excitement and tactical thinking from both teams.
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)