Division 3 Västra Svealand, men 2017
Köping FF - IK Franke (3 - 1)
Match in Division 3 Västra Svealand, men 2017
Match start: 2017-09-23 at 15:00
Venue: Köpings IP
Attendance: 115
On a sunny Saturday afternoon at Köpings IP, the audience was treated to an exciting match between the home team Köping FF and the visiting IK Franke. This was an important encounter as Köping fights for survival in Division 3 Västra Svealand, while IK Franke seeks to continue their pursuit of the league title.
Referee Robert Nyberg blew the whistle to start the match, and it was the guests from Västerås who took control of the play from the outset. However, the home team showed to be more efficient when it counted. After 58 minutes of play, Köping earned a corner which captain Sebastian Sallanto headed in for a 1-0 lead for Köping. This was, by the way, Sallanto's first goal of the season.
IK Franke, who had stepped up their game after falling behind, made two substitutions in hopes of turning the match around. But it was Köping who extended their lead instead. In the 75th minute, Alexander Karlsson broke through and scored to make it 2-0 past IK Franke's goalkeeper.
The visitors tried to fight back and pressed on to reduce the deficit, but Köping's defense held firm. With just a few minutes left in the match, Karlsson netted his second goal of the day, sending in a shot that hit the crossbar to make it 3-0.
IK Franke kept battling and reduced the score in the third minute of stoppage time through Adam Emanuelsson, but it was too late, and the match ended in victory for Köping FF by 3-1.
Köpings IP provided a wonderful football match where Köping impressed by being effective when it mattered. IK Franke will head home with a bitter taste in their mouths and hope for a better performance in the next round.
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)