Åby IF - Finspångs FK 2 - 3

Division 4 Östergötland Östra, men 2023


Åby IF - Finspångs FK (2 - 3)
Match in Division 4 Östergötland Östra, men 2023
Match start: 2023-05-19 at 19:00
Venue: Åby IP

It was an exciting match between Åby IF and Finspångs FK on Friday evening at Åby IP. Despite no spectators being allowed, both teams were fully focused on securing a victory in Division 4 Östergötland Östra.

Finspångs FK started the match strongly and took the lead just three minutes in with a goal from Momodou Lamin Sillah. Åby IF tried to respond, but it was Finspångs FK that increased their lead again through Sillah in the fourteenth minute.

However, Åby IF did not want to give up and managed to reduce the deficit with a penalty in the nineteenth minute, which Simon Rosén converted. The second half began with a direct free-kick goal from Finspångs FK’s Albin Hellqvist, extending the lead to 3-1.

The match became increasingly tough and intense, resulting in several yellow cards and even a red card for Finspångs FK’s Hellqvist. Åby IF continued to fight, and Rosén scored his second goal of the match in the eighty-seventh minute, giving home fans renewed hope.

Despite several attempts from Åby IF to equalize, Finspångs FK managed to hold on and secure a crucial victory at 3-2. With this win, Finspångs FK climbed one spot in the table, while Åby IF continues to struggle in the lower half.

Squads

Åby IF

Starting squad

  • 5. Douglas Claesson
  • 6. Oscar Jansson (C)
  • 7. Melker Svärd
  • 9. Simon Rosén
  • 11. Liam Wendt
  • 13. Valters Baltgalvis
  • 14. Gustav Karlsson Pöder (YC '48)
  • 19. Elias Bergfeldt
  • 21. Adam Filipsson
  • 26. Johannes Mannerstam (YC '87)
  • 27. Julian Grandin

Substitutions

  • 30. Elliot Nilsson
  • 37. Love Brandt
  • 38. Lamin Jawara (YC '58)

Finspångs FK

Starting squad

  • 1. Erik Egerskog (GK)
  • 4. Ermin Sedic
  • 5. Gustav Helm
  • 6. Jerry Pettersson
  • 7. Pontus Gustafsson
  • 8. Markus Karlberg
  • 10. Jonathan Borg (C)
  • 11. Momodou Lamin Sillah
  • 14. Noel Liljedahl
  • 15. Nikola Tomic
  • 16. Simon Andersson

Substitutions

  • 17. Morgan Petersen
  • 18. Elias Werme (YC '77)
  • 19. Oliver Hellqvist
  • 20. Albin Hellqvist (YC '85) (RC '85)

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)