Elitettan 2018
Sundsvalls DFF - Lidköpings FK (3 - 6)
Match in Elitettan 2018
Match start: 2018-10-14 at 12:00
Venue: NP3 Arena
Attendance: 124
It was a high-intensity match between Sundsvalls DFF and Lidköpings FK at NP3 Arena in front of 124 spectators. Referee Anela Aganspahic officiated the game, which featured a flurry of goals from the very beginning.
It was Lidköpings FK that opened the scoring with a strike from Kayla Strain in the 16th minute. However, the lead was short-lived as Olivia Wänglund equalized for Sundsvalls DFF just five minutes later. Sandra Lagerbratt put Lidköping back in front with her header in the 35th minute, but Venera Rexhi made it 2-2 following a fine effort in the 39th minute.
The match continued to be evenly contested, and in the second half, the goals kept coming. Taylor Marie Townsend scored to make it 3-3 for Lidköping, but Sundsvalls DFF's Olivia Wänglund regained the lead for her team with her second goal of the match. Lidköping continued to press, and Kayla Strain netted two quick goals, one with a header in the 81st minute and another brilliant finish in the 84th minute.
Sundsvalls DFF tried to mount a comeback, but despite a few substitutions, they were unable to outsmart Lidköping's defense, and the match ended 3-6 in favor of the visitors.
An impressive performance from Lidköpings FK, especially from Kayla Strain, who bagged a hat trick. Sundsvalls DFF will need to regroup for upcoming matches and analyze what went wrong on this day. It was an entertaining match for the crowd at NP3 Arena.
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)