Division 4 Västergötland Mellersta, women 2023
Axvalls IF - Mellby IK (0 - 1)
Match in Division 4 Västergötland Mellersta, women 2023
Match start: 2023-07-01 at 13:00
Venue: Axevalla IP, A-plan
Attendance: 106
Axvall IF faced Mellby IK at Axevalla IP on Saturday afternoon. The crowd support was not overwhelming, but 106 people had made their way to the arena to follow the match between the Division 4 Västergötland Mellersta women's teams.
The match was uneven at first, with neither team able to take control of the game. It took a while before Axvall IF managed to gain possession of the ball and create some chances. However, they encountered a brilliant goalkeeper in Mellby IK’s Moa Johansson, who kept the game going for the guests for large parts of the match.
Axvall IF tried to continue their attacking play but couldn’t make significant progress. The play was evenly matched in the midfield for much of the match, as both teams fought for 90 minutes to take the lead.
It was only in the 85th minute of the match that Mellby IK could capitalize on a mistake in Axvall’s defense and take the lead with a goal from Linnéa Wallgren. It turned out to be the only goal of the match, and Axvall IF lost 0-1.
Axvall’s coach, Anders Hansson, stated after the match that despite the loss, he was satisfied with his team's performance. "We can't always win, but we played a good match and created several good chances. Unfortunately, we couldn’t put away the decisive goal today," he said.
The audience left the arena somewhat disappointed but acknowledged that Mellby IK was the better team today. Referee Ólafur Loftsson maintained a good level of officiating throughout the match, resulting in a deserving winner in the end.
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)