Division 4 Västmanland, men 2023
Västerås AFG - Irsta IF (2 - 2)
Match in Division 4 Västmanland, men 2023
Match start: 2023-08-24 at 20:00
Venue: Råby IP 3 (konstgräs)
On Thursday night, Västerås AFG and Irsta IF met at Råby IP 3 in an exciting match in Division 4 Västmanland. Despite the absence of spectators, both teams delivered entertaining football. Referee Alireza Alavi, with assistants Ali Nazari and Soheil Nabizadeh, maintained order in the game, but there were still many cards shown and ultimately two red cards.
The match started well for Västerås AFG when Abdo Taher scored the first goal in the third minute. Just five minutes later, Ammar Rizko extended the lead to 2-0 for the home team.
The second half became even more dramatic. Västerås AFG's Faisal Ahmad Khorami was sent off in the 70th minute, leaving the home team with one player less. Only two minutes later, Irsta IF reduced the deficit with a goal from Gabriel Hodik to make it 2-1.
The rest of the second half was filled with cards and dismissals. Västerås AFG's Mojtaba Khavari received a yellow card in the 75th minute, followed by a yellow card for Irsta IF's Robin Lindborg in the 76th minute. Two minutes later, David Hasler from Västerås AFG also received a yellow card.
In the 83rd minute, both Västerås AFG's Joseph Cicek and Irsta IF's coach Peter Björk received yellow cards. However, the cards kept coming during the match as Cicek received two yellow cards in just five minutes, leading to his red card in the 90th minute. Salar Hassan from Västerås AFG was also sent off just before the end of the match.
Irsta IF took advantage of their numerical superiority at the end of the match, with Hampus Björnström scoring an injury-time goal to level the score at 2-2. That was also the final goal of the match, and it ended in a draw. Despite Västerås AFG playing with one less player for over 20 minutes, they could not maintain their lead and the match finished level.
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)