Högsby IK - Växjö BK 4 - 0

Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, men 2023


Högsby IK - Växjö BK (4 - 0)
Match in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, men 2023
Match start: 2023-04-15 at 14:00
Venue: Arena Ulf Davidson, Högsby

In a match held on Saturday afternoon at Arena Ulf Davidson in Högsby, the home team faced Växjö BK in a Division 3 South-East Götaland round. Before this match, Högsby IK was second to last in the league table, while Växjö BK was in eighth place.

The match started promisingly for the home team, which quickly took the lead when Mergim Smakolli scored after five minutes. Växjö BK then tried to equalize, but Högsby IK displayed better attacking play. This was evident when Anton Olsson scored a second goal for the home team, extending the lead to 2-0 in the 25th minute.

From that point onward, Högsby IK dominated the rest of the match. Star players Noah Ekberg and Mazen Alshlash, who were subbed in late in the game, scored two goals within ten minutes. The first came from Noah Ekberg in the 76th minute, and the second from Mazen Alshlash in the 85th minute.

Växjö BK fought to reduce the deficit, but Högsby IK's defense was far too strong. The match ended 4-0 in favor of Högsby IK, who with this victory passed Växjö BK in the table. An impressively strong performance from the home team in front of a crowd of zero, and Högsby can now look ahead to new challenges in Division 3.

Squads

Högsby IK

Starting squad

  • 30. Hugo Samuelsson (GK)
  • 2. Sebastian Karlsson (C)
  • 4. Rikard Ulvenhag Nyström
  • 8. Mergim Smakolli
  • 9. Oskar Robbertte
  • 10. Ibrahim Kalilu Fofanah
  • 12. Lucas Pettersson
  • 13. Isak Friman (Off '43)
  • 14. Noah Ekberg
  • 15. Anton Olsson (Off '82)
  • 17. Samo-Zen Abbas (Off '72)

Substitutions

  • 1. Adam Thelaus (GK)
  • 5. Zaid Abou Kaaf
  • 7. Leo Rydberg (In '72)
  • 18. Alfred Robbertte
  • 19. Emil Karlsson (In '43)
  • 24. Mazen Alshlash (In '82)

Växjö BK

Starting squad

  • 2. Moltas Madehall
  • 3. Valentino Srpcanski
  • 5. Emil Berggren
  • 6. Yusuf Abdulrahim Rajab (C) (YC '52)
  • 7. Samuel Hancke
  • 8. Isak Edh Fransson (Off '90)
  • 10. Mahdi Al-Qassed
  • 14. Mubiru Yahaya (Off '71)
  • 15. Johan Sand (Off '67)
  • 16. Elias Åberg
  • 20. Johannes Valfridsson

Substitutions

  • 1. Rickard Fransson (GK)
  • 4. Feysal Bashir Issa (In '67)
  • 9. Eric Torres Möllerberg (In '71)
  • 11. Theodor Strand Karlsson
  • 12. Carl Runbert (In '90)

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)