Division 4 Småland Södra, men 2022
Markaryds IF - Gransholms IF (4 - 1)
Match in Division 4 Småland Södra, men 2022
Match start: 2022-09-04 at 13:00
Venue: Skärsjövallen, Markaryd
Attendance: 200
Markaryds IF took a convincing victory when they faced Gransholms IF at Skärsjövallen in front of 200 spectators on a Sunday afternoon.
Already after four minutes, the home team took the lead with a beautiful free kick by Victor Palmquist, which set the tone for the rest of the match. Gransholms IF fought hard but struggled to keep up with Markaryd's play.
In the 23rd minute, Melvin Persson extended the lead to 2-0, and just five minutes later, Victor Palmquist scored his second goal of the day, making it 3-0.
It was a tough first half for Gransholms IF as Carl Nilsson received a yellow card and was subsequently sent off in quick succession. Markaryds IF took advantage of their dominance, and Melvin Persson scored his second goal of the day in the 35th minute.
Gransholms IF did not give up and reduced the deficit through Nicholas Eliasson in the 37th minute, but Markaryds IF held firm and ultimately won 4-1.
The match also featured several yellow cards, with Rasmus Bäckstrand from Gransholms IF and Shpetim Azemi from Markaryds IF both receiving cautions in the second half.
Referee Simon Butros kept a cool head and managed the game professionally, assisted by Georgios Hatzikirkou and Majid Khavari as assistant referees. Markaryds IF thus secured an important victory in Division 4 Småland Södra and continues to demonstrate that they are a strong team to contend with in the league.
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)