Division 5 Uppland Södra, men 2023
IF VP Uppsala - IK Apollon (3 - 0)
Match in Division 5 Uppland Södra, men 2023
Match start: 2023-08-17 at 19:45
Venue: Ekebydalen IP Konstgräs
Attendance: 56
IF VP Uppsala hosted IK Apollon at home on the artificial turf of Ekebydalen IP in front of just over 50 spectators on Thursday evening. Prior to the match, VP Uppsala was in third place in Division 5 Uppland Södra for men, while Apollon was sitting in ninth place.
The match started evenly, with both teams cautious and searching for openings. However, VP Uppsala found their rhythm after just over half an hour and created several good scoring opportunities. It didn't take long before Ziad El Jerbi unleashed a shot that slipped past Apollon's goalkeeper, and shortly after, it was 1-0 to the home team. VP Uppsala continued to press and in the 59th minute, Alexander Reinius scored the second goal to make it 2-0. Apollon fought hard but struggled to create clear scoring chances.
During the second half, the game became increasingly intense, and more cards were handed out by the referee team: Daniel Zandian, Mehret Yohannes, and Mohammad Navid Rahimi. Alan Ücmaz and Mohamed Abdulsalam Beyan received yellow cards for Apollon, while Casper Lindqvist Håkansson was cautioned for VP Uppsala. Johannes Strålsjö then capped off the match in the best way by scoring in the final minute, setting the final score at 3-0 in favor of the home team.
With this victory, VP Uppsala secures three important points and remains in third place in the table, while Apollon continues to hold on to their ninth place.
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)