Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, men 2023
Högsby IK - Lindsdals IF (1 - 1)
Match in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, men 2023
Match start: 2023-06-16 at 19:00
Venue: Sparbanksvallen 1, Högsby
At Sparbanksvallen in Högsby, the home team Högsby IK faced visiting Lindsdals IF in an eventful match in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland.
Lindsdal took the lead in the 18th minute through Axel Svalling, who headed in a corner kick, causing jubilation from the bench. Just a few minutes later, Högsby had a golden opportunity to equalize with a penalty. Mergim Smakolli stepped up, but his attempt was saved by Lindsdal's goalkeeper Samuel Larsson.
After half an hour of play, Lindsdal was down to ten men when Emil Schylström was sent off for a tackle on Anton Olsson. Despite this, Lindsdal managed to maintain their lead until halftime.
Högsby continued to press in the second half and created several dangerous chances. However, Lindsdal managed to keep their lead thanks to some excellent saves by Samuel Larsson and the defenders.
In the 69th minute, Högsby made their first substitution when Samo-Zen Abbas came on for Anton Olsson. Just a few minutes later, Hannes Johansson was also substituted for Rikard Ulvenhag Nyström.
Lindsdal made their first substitution in the 29th minute when Tomas Johansson was replaced by an unknown player. In the 76th minute, Felix Elgan was substituted for Alexander Sachpekidis. Shortly after the substitution, Sachpekidis received a yellow card for a bad tackle.
Högsby continued to push, and in the 90th minute, Mergim Smakolli equalized to make it 1-1. Smakolli received a fine pass and rolled the ball into the net behind Lindsdal's goalkeeper. The match ended 1-1.
However, the attendance was zero as the match was played in front of empty stands due to current restrictions. The officiating team consisted of Hampus Savolainen as the main referee, with Shpëtim Feneri and Erna Huskic as assistant referees.
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)