Division 4 Västergötland Östra, men 2023
Gällstads FK - Fagersanna IF (4 - 2)
Match in Division 4 Västergötland Östra, men 2023
Match start: 2023-09-24 at 16:00
Venue: Åvalla A
It was an incredibly important match for the bottom teams Gällstads FK and Fagersanna IF when they met at Åvalla A on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, it was a game without spectators, but those who followed it from afar got to see an intense start with plenty of battles for the ball.
After 27 minutes, Gällstads FK struck and made it 1-0 through Mattias Johansson. Fagersanna IF fought hard and tried to equalize before halftime, but instead, Gällstads increased their lead through Arvid Bygård in the second minute of stoppage time. The score of 2-0 held until the halftime break.
In the second half, Fagersanna IF continued to chase a reduction and finally found success through Rasmus Karlsson in the 53rd minute. But just eight minutes later, Gällstads FK made it 3-1 through Marcus Eklund, and two minutes later, Emil Cedervall increased it to 4-1.
Despite the challenging deficit, Fagersanna IF kept fighting, and Karlsson reduced it again to 4-2 in the 65th minute. However, despite several chances and attempts from both teams, the result remained until the final whistle.
Gällstads FK thus won 4-2 and secured a crucial victory in the relegation battle. Despite the win, they remain at the bottom of the table but are now in touch with the teams above. Fagersanna IF remains second to last and needs to earn more points to avoid getting seriously involved in the relegation struggle.
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)