Division 5 Västergötland Östra, men 2023
Korsberga IF - Ekedalens SK (2 - 1)
Match in Division 5 Västergötland Östra, men 2023
Match start: 2023-06-18 at 15:00
Venue: Kullaborg, A-plan
Attendance: 122
It was the season's first meeting between Korsberga IF and Ekedalens SK in Division 5 Västergötland East for men. The match was played on Kullaborg's A pitch on Sunday afternoon in front of an audience of 122 people. The refereeing quartet was led by Olle Lundberg, assisted by linesmen Thomas Johansson and Moaz Hasan.
The match started at a high tempo, with both teams showing an offensive attitude. Korsberga's first yellow card came just 11 minutes in when Oskar Schönning fouled an opponent. Despite several chances from both sides, including multiple shots on goal from Ekedalens SK, the score remained 0-0.
In the second half, the fast pace continued, and it was Korsberga IF who first managed to take the lead. In the 54th minute, Oliver Berglund headed the ball in after a nice free kick from Jonas Andersson. After the goal, Schönning received a yellow card for criticizing the referee.
Korsberga's confidence grew after the goal, and the team created several dangerous chances. Again, it was Schönning who got the ball in the net in the 82nd minute, following a great run and pass from Alexander Ekman. After the goal, the referee sent off Ekedalens Fredrik Jungergård for a hard tackle.
With a 2-0 lead, Korsberga seemed to be on their way to a comfortable victory, but Ekedalens Hannes Särkijärvi Thurén managed to pull one back to 2-1 in the 88th minute after a nice pass from Niklas Svensson. Thurén received a yellow card after the goal for picking up the ball and celebrating with the crowd.
Despite several attempts from Ekedalen to equalize, Korsberga IF held on, and the match ended 2-1 in favor of the home team. An important victory for Korsberga, who now sit in fourth place in the table, while Ekedalens SK is in sixth 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)