Division 5 Gästrikland, men 2023
Älvkarleby IK - Skutskärs IF FK (0 - 3)
Match in Division 5 Gästrikland, men 2023
Match start: 2023-09-10 at 15:00
Venue: Älvkarleby IP
Attendance: 154
At Älvkarleby IP, local rivals Älvkarleby IK and Skutskärs IF FK met today in a match that turned out to be a real celebration of red cards. With 154 spectators in the stands, referee Mustafa Hashimi blew the whistle to start the match at 3:00 PM on Sunday afternoon.
After just 14 minutes, the home team received the first warning of the match when William von Wachenfeldt from Älvkarleby IK was cautioned by the referee. Two minutes later, it was time for Skutskärs IF FK to receive a warning when Recep Can Sahan picked up the first of two cautions in the match.
In the 36th minute, it erupted in the penalty area of Älvkarleby IK when Recep Can Sahan blasted in the first goal of the match, giving the visiting team a 0-1 lead. Just two minutes later, Jonathan Eriksson received a warning for the home team.
The match continued with hard tackles and cautions on both sides, and in the 53rd minute, Gabriel Roting Björklund received his second caution and was thus sent off. Just three minutes later, Hamid Alghannam from Älvkarleby IK was also sent off after collecting his second caution.
Skutskärs IF FK took advantage of their numerical superiority, and in the 56th minute, Recep Can Sahan scored his second goal of the day, increasing the visitors' lead to 0-2. In the 77th minute, Ivan Nikolic nailed the coffin shut for Älvkarleby IK by scoring the goal that made it 0-3 for Skutskärs IF FK.
Despite several dangerous chances for both sides, the match ended 0-3 in favor of the visiting team, who truly showed their strong team spirit and won a tough away match. Referee Mustafa Hashimi and his assistants Farhad Nouri and Omid Rezay had their hands full trying to maintain order amid the hard play on the field.
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)