Högsby IK - Älmhults IF 2 - 0

Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, men 2023


Högsby IK - Älmhults IF (2 - 0)
Match in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, men 2023
Match start: 2023-05-07 at 14:00
Venue: Sparbanksvallen 1, Högsby
Attendance: 150

Högsby IK hosted Älmhults IF at home on Sparbanksvallen 1. With only 150 people in the stands and referee Arian Banda, along with assistant referees Johan Olsson and Robin Lund, fully concentrated, it was an exciting match between two equally matched teams in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, men's.

Älmhults IF substituted Daniel Stijovic in the 88th minute, but could not prevent the home team from taking the lead. In the 31st minute, Högsby IK's Mergim Smakolli scored a spectacular goal, giving the team a 1-0 lead.

After the halftime break, Älmhults IF replaced John Sjöfors with Magnus Jansson, but a goal was assisted by Högsby IK's Ibrahim Kalilu Fofanah in the 50th minute, extending the lead to 2-0.

Älmhults IF brought on Noah Ejneborn in place of Robin Björkman, followed by two more substitutions with William Susak replacing Emil Johannesson and Petter Faeltenborg coming on for Otto Björnsson in an attempt to turn the match around, but Högsby IK maintained their advantage.

Högsby IK substituted Hannes Johansson for Samo-Zen Abbas and Mazen Alshlash for William Stjernberg in the 74th and 87th minutes, respectively, but the score held until the end of the match, and Högsby IK won the game 2-0.

After the match, Högsby IK is in 6th place in the table, while Älmhults IF is in 5th place.

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
  • 14. Noah Ekberg
  • 15. Anton Olsson
  • 16. William Stjernberg (Off '87)
  • 17. Samo-Zen Abbas (Off '74)

Substitutions

  • 5. Zaid Abou Kaaf
  • 13. Isak Friman
  • 21. Khidier Zoro Amar
  • 22. Hannes Johansson (In '74)
  • 24. Mazen Alshlash (In '87)

Älmhults IF

Starting squad

  • 1. Oscar Berg (GK)
  • 2. John Sjöfors (Off '46)
  • 6. Emil Johannesson (Off '73)
  • 7. Kalle Johansson
  • 9. André Lassen (Off '88)
  • 10. Martin Mårtensson
  • 14. Robin Björkman (Off '56)
  • 22. Otto Björnsson (Off '73)
  • 23. Casper Nilsson
  • 24. Max Moore
  • 26. Wilhelm Andersson (C)

Substitutions

  • 3. Liam Håkansson
  • 8. Petter Faeltenborg (In '73)
  • 11. Magnus Jansson (In '46)
  • 16. William Susak (In '73)
  • 18. Noah Ejneborn (In '56)
  • 25. Daniel Stijovic (In '88)

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)