Division 4 Småland Sydvästra, men 2023
Alvesta GoIF - Alvesta United FK (1 - 0)
Match in Division 4 Småland Sydvästra, men 2023
Match start: 2023-08-12 at 13:00
Venue: Virdavallen, Alvesta
Attendance: 276
It was a hot Saturday afternoon at Virdavallen when the local derby between Alvesta GoIF and Alvesta United FK took place. The emotional match, which attracted an audience of 276 people, was kicked off by head referee Niklas Franzén and his assistant referees André Augustsson and Hampus Svensson.
The first moment of danger in the match came in the 10th minute when Alfred Karlsson from Alvesta GoIF received a yellow card after going in hard for a duel. Alvesta United FK quickly responded with two consecutive yellow cards for Abdinasir Adan Hassan and Mohamed Abdi Muse.
As halftime approached, there was a dramatic interruption when Kenan Celil, assistant coach of Alvesta GoIF, was sent off by the referee. With reduced coaching support on the bench, Alvesta GoIF would face the second half.
The second half began with an early yellow card for Alfred Rapp from Alvesta GoIF. Alvesta United FK responded with a warning for Joacim Lundberg, but it was not enough to stop Alvesta GoIF.
In the 68th minute, the highlight of the match came when Alvesta GoIF scored the only goal of the match through Oliwer Engberg. After a nice pass, Engberg maneuvered around a defender from Alvesta United FK and neatly shot the ball into the net.
After the goal, Alvesta United FK tried to chase an equalizer, but a strong defense from Alvesta GoIF held firm. Alvesta United FK received another yellow card in the 76th minute, this time for Emirjan Preci, but they could not find the back of the net, and the match ended 1-0 in favor of Alvesta GoIF.
It was a fiercely contested but entertaining match, where Alvesta GoIF ultimately came out on top. The victory meant three important points in Division 4 Småland South-West for the men, while Alvesta United FK had to return to the drawing board to work on their tactics for the next 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)