Elitettan 2019
Assi IF - Borgeby FK (3 - 3)
Match in Elitettan 2019
Match start: 2019-06-02 at 12:30
Venue: Billerud Korsnäs Arena
Attendance: 304
Assi IF faced Borgeby FK in an exciting soccer match on Sunday at Billerud Korsnäs Arena. Although both teams were not positioned high in the standings, it was a match filled with many goals and drama. Before the match, Assi IF was in 9th place, while Borgeby FK was at the bottom of the table. After the match, there was no change in the standings; Assi IF maintained their 9th place, while Borgeby FK remained second to last.
The match started strong for Assi IF, and in the 16th minute, Sanna Yliantilla scored 1-0 for the home team. However, it didn't take long for Borgeby FK to equalize, as Ilirjana Ademi found the net in the 19th minute, making it 1-1. Assi IF did not give up, and just six minutes later, it was again Sanna Yliantilla who scored and put Assi IF ahead 2-1. This goal was a powerful header that was difficult for Borgeby FK to stop.
Borgeby FK, however, was not ready to concede and in the 34th minute, Julia Welin seized the opportunity and equalized to 2-2. Borgeby FK also received a warning in the 57th minute when Amanda Altheden committed a foul. Shortly after, Borgeby FK made their first substitution, bringing Mathilda Sjöström in for Linnéa Jönsson in the 58th minute.
In the second half, Borgeby FK continued to press, and their efforts paid off when Ilirjana Ademi struck again, scoring her second goal of the match, making it 3-2 for the away team in the 65th minute. Assi IF quickly responded with a substitution, bringing in Christy Onyenaturuchi Ucheibe for Moa Öhman in the 68th minute. Assi IF kept fighting to turn the match around, and Josefine Hansson was substituted for Linnea Engström in the 73rd minute. Tilda Westman also got her chance as she came on for Jaclyn Katrina Sawicki in the 80th minute.
As the match neared its end, it seemed that Borgeby FK would emerge victorious. But Assi IF did not give up, and in the second minute of stoppage time, in the 92nd minute, Emelie Helmvall had an opportunity to score and equalized to 3-3. The crowd at Billerud Korsnäs Arena erupted with joy when Assi IF managed to secure a point.
After an eventful match, the final score was 3-3 between Assi IF and Borgeby FK. Both teams had to settle for one point, with Assi IF remaining in 9th place in the standings, while Borgeby FK continued to sit second to last. The match will surely be remembered by both players and supporters who witnessed it at the 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)