Elitettan 2022
Växjö - IK Uppsala Fotboll (1 - 1)
Match in Elitettan 2022
Match start: 2022-04-18 at 15:00
Venue: Visma Arena, Växjö
Attendance: 398
The long-awaited match between Växjö and IK Uppsala Fotboll in Elitettan kicked off on Monday afternoon in front of a crowd of 398 people. The referee team led by Isabelle Svensson was present to oversee the game.
The match started intensely, and Växjö took the lead through goal-scorer Hanna Stokki in the 50th minute. This lead held until IK Uppsala Fotboll made a substitution. Johanna Renmark came on for Hanna Persson, and pressure began to build for an equalizer.
Växjö substituted their number 9, Evelyn Ijeh, for number 13, Mimmi Strömgren, who increased the tempo. But it was not enough, and in the 80th minute, Växjö made another substitution, with Nesrin Akgün replaced by Annabel Haffenden.
The match became increasingly intense and emotional as Växjö's star Sophia Redenstrand received a yellow card in the 88th minute of the second half. Shortly thereafter, in the same time period in the match, another yellow card was given to Jonas Valfridsson, the coach of IK Uppsala Fotboll. However, it was during the four minutes of added time that everything happened.
Andrea Thorisson from IK Uppsala Fotboll managed to score a much-needed equalizer, meaning the match ended 1-1. However, after the goal, Rosa Herreros Ossorio from IK Uppsala Fotboll received a yellow card for misconduct on the field.
The match result may not have been what the home crowd in Växjö had hoped for, but the game was exciting and worth the wait. All players showcased their true talent on the field, and both teams can feel satisfied with their efforts today.
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)