Division 3 Västra Svealand, men 2022
Arboga Södra IF - Eskilstuna City FK (3 - 4)
Match in Division 3 Västra Svealand, men 2022
Match start: 2022-08-20 at 14:00
Venue: Ekbacken A (konstgräs)
It was an intense match at Ekbacken A where Arboga Södra IF faced Eskilstuna City FK in Division 3 Västra Svealand for men. Eskilstuna City FK took control from the start, and already after nine minutes, Peyman Alkoyun scored to make it 0-1. Just six minutes later, Muhammad Monieer Jabar Jabar doubled the lead to 0-2.
However, after a quarter of an hour, Arboga Södra IF reduced the deficit through Benjamin Alan, and just 20 minutes later, Jiress Mpeka equalized to 2-2. The match was finely balanced, with both teams fighting to score additional goals in the first half, but to no avail.
The second half began with a higher intensity as both teams continued to battle for the lead. After a counterattack from Eskilstuna City FK, Arboga Södra IF's Nils Fredlund received a yellow card for a harsh tackle. Shortly after, Eskilstuna's coach Aziz Halimi was also cautioned for protesting against the referee.
Arboga Södra IF's Jiress Mpeka remained a significant threat to Eskilstuna City FK's defense and scored the leading goal, making it 3-2, after a nice buildup play. However, just 20 minutes later, Eskilstuna City FK was awarded a penalty for a handball, which Peyman Alkoyun converted easily.
Arboga Södra IF continued to fight, engaging in many hard tackles and receiving two more yellow cards. Nils Fredlund received his second yellow card and was sent off with eleven minutes left in the match. Eskilstuna City FK seized the opportunity to attack, where Alkoyun eventually scored his third goal of the day, netting the final and decisive goal for Eskilstuna City FK with just two minutes remaining in the match.
Despite Arboga Södra IF's hard work towards the end, even with another red card for Arvid Lundkvist, they failed to score an equalizer. Eskilstuna City FK won the match 3-4, thus securing three important points, which now places them in second place in the table, while Arboga Södra IF remains at the bottom.
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)