Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, men 2023
IFK Karlshamn - Älmhults IF (2 - 1)
Match in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, men 2023
Match start: 2023-09-09 at 13:00
Venue: Vägga IP 1
On Saturday afternoon, IFK Karlshamn faced Älmhults IF at Vägga IP 1 in an exciting match in Division 3 Southeast Götaland, men's division. The match was played in front of an unusually empty arena, with no spectators in the stands. The referee for the day was Ermin Zubcevic, assisted by Rami Alkurdi and Ahmad Al Ali.
The match started evenly, and it took until the 17th minute for the first goal to come when Lukas Jönsson skillfully placed the ball behind the Älmhult goalkeeper, giving IFK Karlshamn a 1-0 lead. During the first half, the play remained balanced, but IFK Karlshamn seemed to have a slightly easier time creating goal-scoring chances.
In the 36th minute, a player from IFK Karlshamn received a yellow card, and just before halftime, Älmhults IF made a substitution, with Daniel Stijovic being replaced by Petter Faeltenborg.
The second half was just as even as the first, but IFK Karlshamn began to gain a clearer grip on the match. In the 61st minute, Älmhults IF made a substitution, with Turki Hatem replacing Liam Håkansson. Shortly thereafter, Emil Johannesson from Älmhults IF received a yellow card.
IFK Karlshamn made two substitutions in the 68th minute, with both Alexander Wass and Mattias Håkansson entering the field to replace Adam Nensén and Hussein Fayadh. Two minutes later, Älmhults IF made a substitution, with John Sjöfors coming in to replace Magnus Jansson.
In the 73rd minute, Shahin Feizi for IFK Karlshamn was able to extend the lead to 2-0 by scoring a penalty. IFK Karlshamn then made a substitution, bringing Svante Håkansson onto the field to replace Joel Enarsson.
In the 79th minute, Max Moore from Älmhults received a yellow card, and shortly thereafter, Älmhults IF made a substitution, with Daniel Tesfamariam Teklesenbet replacing Emil Johannesson. IFK Karlshamn made their final substitution in the 83rd minute, with Simon Bosnjak coming on to replace John Eriksson.
The match appeared set to end 2-0, but in the 90th minute, Casper Nilsson for Älmhults IF managed to score from a free kick, reducing the score to 2-1.
Thus, the match ended 2-1 in favor of IFK Karlshamn, who took three important points in Division 3 Southeast Götaland. Älmhults IF fought valiantly but could not catch up to IFK Karlshamn after the early goal.
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)