Division 4 Gästrikland, men 2022
Stensätra IF - Helges IF (3 - 5)
Match in Division 4 Gästrikland, men 2022
Match start: 2022-06-03 at 19:00
Venue: Skogsvallen
Attendance: 35
Friday evening and Skogsvallen was filled with anticipation for the match between Stensätra IF and Helges IF. With only one point separating the teams in the standings, it was a match that could have a significant impact on the playoff race in Division 4 Gästrikland, men's.
Stensätra IF started the match strongly, and just two minutes in, Simen Sæterbø scored the opening goal to put the home team up 1-0. Stensätra continued to press, and just four minutes later, Efren Jose Gomez Matarrita delivered a fantastic individual performance to score the second goal, making it 2-0 and causing the home crowd to erupt in joy.
However, Helges IF did not give up easily. Twelve minutes into the match, Ronaldo Emmanuel managed to reduce the deficit for the visiting team after a fine pass from a teammate. Stensätra also picked up a few yellow cards, which gave Helges IF momentum heading into halftime.
Just before the halftime break, Michael Kiflom Zerezgi took a free kick that went over the wall and inside the goal frame, bringing the score to 2-2 for Helges IF. Frustratingly for Stensätra's defenders, they also contributed to an own goal, setting the final score at 2-3 in favor of the visiting team.
In the second half, Helges IF continued their offensive push, and it took only a minute after the halftime break for Ronaldo Emmanuel to score his second goal of the evening, putting the away team up 2-4. Stensätra's Danich Ali also scored in the 67th minute for the home team, but the excellent goal was not enough to salvage a point for Stensätra.
Helges IF finished the match with a score of 3-5 after Jamil Omar also found the net in the 71st minute. However, the visiting team also faced a tumultuous sequence in the 75th minute when Saeed Khemisi was shown a red card following two yellow cards.
The match was filled with high tempo and intensity despite an attendance of only 35 people. Andreas Löfkvist officiated the match with Mirsad Halilovic and Sehmus Ogur as assistants, and they all performed excellently throughout the game. With this evening's result, Helges IF sits in 3rd place while Stensätra IF is in 11th place in the standings.
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)