Division 4 Småland Fortsättningsserie Norra, women 2023
HM IS (9-m) - Hultsfreds FK (5 - 3)
Match in Division 4 Småland Fortsättningsserie Norra, women 2023
Match start: 2023-08-28 at 18:30
Venue: Slättvallen 1, Mariannelund
Attendance: 71
In Monday evening's exciting match at Slättvallen 1 in Mariannelund, HM IS (9-a-side) faced Hultsfreds FK in a tough battle in the Division 4 Småland Continuation Series North for women.
The match began intensely, and already in the 14th minute, HM IS took the lead through Lovisa Nilsson, who placed the ball in the net, making it 1-0 to the home team. However, Hultsfreds FK responded quickly, and thanks to Caroline Phalén, they equalized to 1-1 in the 19th minute.
Towards the end of the first half, it was once again Phalén who showcased her scoring ability by putting the ball behind the goalkeeper for Hultsfreds FK's second goal, which led to a 1-2 lead at halftime.
At the start of the second half, HM IS made a strong comeback, with Kristina Petrovska showing her goal-scoring talent by scoring two quick goals, turning the score to 3-2 in favor of the home team.
Emma Sjökvist then extended the lead to 4-2 by converting a penalty in the 65th minute, before she also scored the fifth goal for HM IS, thus completing an impressive hat trick.
However, Hultsfreds FK did not give up, and in the 79th minute, Caroline Phalén managed to score her third goal of the evening, reducing the score to 5-3.
The match concluded with a warning to Melina Widén from Hultsfreds FK, but despite their fighting spirit, they could not close the gap further than 5-3, which became the final score.
With an audience of 71 people and Henrik Blomgren as the referee, it was an entertaining match where HM IS ultimately came out on top and celebrated a well-deserved victory.
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)