Division 7 Uppland Norra, men 2023
Tierps IF Herr - Gräsö Norrskedika IF 2 (3 - 4)
Match in Division 7 Uppland Norra, men 2023
Match start: 2023-06-19 at 19:00
Venue: Vegavallen 1
At Vegavallen 1, Tierps IF Herren faced Gräsö Norrskedika IF 2 in an intense match in Division 7 Uppland North. The match, which started at 19:00 on Monday evening, was played in front of an empty stand, without any fan support. Referee Nicholas Lubwama managed the game confidently, but could not prevent the tension from rising.
Already in the 18th minute, Gräsö Norrskedika IF 2's Henok Samuel received a warning for a foul tackle. Tierps IF Herren took advantage of the subsequent free kick and scored in the 32nd minute with a nice deflection by Mohamad Mardenli, who placed the ball in the net behind Gräsö's goalkeeper. However, Gräsö Norrskedika IF 2 quickly responded with an equalizing goal from Chuba Chele in the 36th minute, just four minutes after Tierps' goal.
Mardenli found the net again in the 42nd minute, scoring Tierps' second goal of the match, but Gräsö Norrskedika was focused on winning and scored their second goal themselves through Olivier Ndayambaje in the 58th minute. It only took five minutes for Gräsö's Emir Grbic to score a penalty and lead the team to a 2-3 advantage.
Tierps' Ousmane Konate received a warning in the 64th minute for unsportsmanlike conduct, followed by two warnings for Anis Haboul and Mohamad Mardenli in the 68th and 72nd minutes, respectively. But Mardenli never forgot where the goal was and secured his hat trick in the 70th minute, equalizing the score to 3-3.
The match hung in the balance in the final minutes, where Gräsö's Chuba Chele scored the decisive goal in the 82nd minute, giving Gräsö Norrskedika IF 2 a 3-4 victory. Tierps IF Herren struggled to keep the ball in Gräsö Norrskedika IF 2’s half and missed several opportunities to score more goals. After the match, Tierps IF Herren stands second to last in the table, while Gräsö Norrskedika IF 2 is in 5th 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)