Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, men 2023
Hovshaga AIF - Växjö BK (5 - 1)
Match in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, men 2023
Match start: 2023-09-22 at 19:00
Venue: Hagavallen, Växjö
Attendance: 500
At Hagavallen in Växjö, Hovshaga AIF faced Växjö BK in a match that lacked excitement. In front of 500 spectators, Hovshaga sat in fourth place in the table while Växjö was near the bottom.
Already in the 18th minute, Växjö's Johannes Valfridsson received a warning from referee Gabriel Butros. Shortly thereafter, Hovshaga was awarded a penalty after a foul in the penalty area. Lukas Magnusson converted the penalty, giving Hovshaga a 1-0 lead. In the 29th minute, Anel Grozdanic extended the lead to 2-0.
But Växjö refused to give up. In the 43rd minute, they earned a corner that resulted in a goal from Mahdi Al-Qassed. The score was now 2-1 in Hovshaga's favor.
In the second half, Hovshaga continued to dominate. After a red card was issued to Växjö's Moltas Madehall in the 59th minute, Oskar Bolin scored another penalty in the 60th minute, making it 3-1 for Hovshaga.
In the 78th minute, Lukas Magnusson scored his second goal of the night, extending the lead to 4-1. Finally, Emil Andersson Barck found the net with a fine header to score the last goal of the match. The final score was 5-1 in favor of Hovshaga AIF.
Hovshaga celebrated the victory, which solidified their fourth place in the table. Växjö, on the other hand, faced a tougher night on the pitch. Referee Gabriel Butros, along with assistant referees Ehsan Afshar and Emran Kadrija, deemed the red card issued to Madehall to be justified, but it was not enough to elevate Växjö in the table.
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)