Division 4 Småland Norra, men 2023
Ekhagens IF - Malmbäcks IF (3 - 4)
Match in Division 4 Småland Norra, men 2023
Match start: 2023-06-06 at 13:00
Venue: Ekhagsvallen, Jönköping
Attendance: 200
It was an exciting match at Ekhagsvallen when Ekhagens IF faced Malmbäcks IF in Division 4 Småland Norra for men. The attendance was 200 people who followed as Simon Butros blew the whistle to start the match at 1:00 PM on Tuesday afternoon.
It was the visiting team Malmbäcks IF who opened the scoring after just twelve minutes. Zakariya Jama scored the goal that put Malmbäck in the lead, 0-1. However, Ekhagens IF did not let themselves be discouraged and fought to get into the match. After half an hour, Ekhagen's Filip Pålsson Gurura received a yellow card. Then Adam Öksüz took over and equalized with a penalty, making it 1-1.
Malmbäcks IF were quick to regain the lead as Zakariya Jama scored his second goal of the match, making it 1-2. Ekhagens’ Filip Pålsson Gurura then received another yellow card, just as Kevin Werdina and Josef Hanna received their yellow cards in the 48th and 55th minutes respectively. Josef Hanna would ultimately see red after receiving his second yellow card in the match. It wasn't just Ekhagens' players who seemed to have discipline issues; the team's coach, Pedram Pourjanekikhani, also received a yellow card.
Isak Estehag and Oskar Josefsson then extended Malmbäcks IF's lead to 1-3 and 1-4 respectively. Emil Johannesson and Hadi Mahdavi managed to reduce the deficit for Ekhagens IF with a goal each in the 77th and 87th minutes. The crowd barely had time to catch their breath before Beart Bekteshi from Malmbäcks IF received a yellow card in the final minute of the match. At the same time, Adam Öksüz from the home team also received his second yellow card in the match.
It was a close match where Malmbäcks IF ultimately emerged as the winners, defeating Ekhagens IF 4-3. Conny Carlsson and Sara Rimfält were the assistant referees for the match.
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)