Division 5 Östergötland Västra, men 2023
Hägerstads IF - Österstads IF (3 - 2)
Match in Division 5 Östergötland Västra, men 2023
Match start: 2023-08-12 at 12:00
Venue: Ekvallen Hägerstad
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Hägerstads IF and Österstads IF met at Ekvallen in Division 5 Östergötland West. The match was played without spectators and officiated by Abdirahman Shafie, assisted by Yahye Mahamed Sabriye and Yasir Mahamed Sabriye.
It didn't take long for the first chance to come, and in the seventh minute, Abdirahman Shafie pulled out a card and issued a warning to Österstads IF. The card had little effect on the visitors' Pontus Ivarsson, who just a minute later scored to make it 0-1 after a fine pass.
However, Hägerstads IF, which had a large share of the ball for much of the match, didn't give up and fought hard. In the thirteenth minute, Akram Sattar Jasim Hasan equalized, and just five minutes later, Kevin Gaines lifted the team to a 2-1 lead.
The match continued at an intense pace with several warnings, where Hägerstads’ Volodymyr Tsalko and Markus Jansson as well as Österstads’ Jacob Bladh received yellow cards from Abdirahman Shafie.
Shortly after, Österstads’ Ghodratolah Nazari managed to equalize at 2-2, but in the 54th minute, Hägerstads were awarded a penalty after a handball in Österstads’ penalty area. Arvid Borell took the penalty and confidently scored to make it 3-2 for the home team.
The match continued with a high tempo and several dangerous situations. Some of them were whistled off for offside. Hägerstads kept pressing but could not extend their lead.
The match ended 3-2 in favor of Hägerstads IF after an eventful game with much struggle and several goals. Hägerstads had some issues with warnings but fought on and won thanks to a penalty and two fine goals. Österstads IF, however, lamented the missed chances.
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)