Division 5 Skåne Sydvästra, men 2023
Uppåkra IF - NK Croatia (1 - 7)
Match in Division 5 Skåne Sydvästra, men 2023
Match start: 2023-05-24 at 19:00
Venue: Uppåkravallen A-Plan
Attendance: 75
It was a grand evening at Uppåkravallen A-Plan when Uppåkra IF faced NK Croatia in Division 5 Skåne Sydvästra. Before an audience of 75, it would turn out to be a tough match for the home team.
The match began evenly, but already in the 13th minute, NK Croatia took the lead through Marko Spajic. Uppåkra IF tried to fight their way back into the match, but in the 26th minute, they were forced to watch as an own goal resulted in another goal against them.
NK Croatia continued to dominate, and in the 30th minute, Spajic increased their lead to 0-3. The second half started just as sluggishly for Uppåkra IF, and in the 50th minute, Hicham Ali made it 0-4 for the visiting team.
In the 52nd minute, Axel Nilsson extended the lead to 0-5 for NK Croatia, setting the tone for the rest of the match. Despite a heroic effort from Uppåkra IF, the goals kept coming for NK Croatia. In the 84th minute, Sami Güngör scored to make it 0-6, and just three minutes later, Geronimo Balint increased it to 0-7 for the visitors.
However, Uppåkra IF would still have the last word as Hampus Lidh reduced the score to 1-7 in the 89th minute. Despite the goal, it was a heavy evening for the home team, with a loss that stung significantly.
Referee Fadi El-Kayed blew the final whistle, and NK Croatia could celebrate a convincing away victory. Uppåkra IF, on the other hand, will take the lessons learned from the match and reload for their next encounter in Division 5 Skåne Sydvästra.
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)