Ettan Norra, men 2023
Motala AIF FK - Vasalund (1 - 2)
Match in Ettan Norra, men 2023
Match start: 2023-09-09 at 16:00
Venue: Idrottsparken Motala A
Attendance: 822
It was an exciting match between Motala AIF FK and Vasalund at Idrottsparken on Saturday afternoon. The home team, Motala AIF FK, took the lead after just 10 minutes when Lukas Eek headed in a ball following a nice assist from Kevin Ali. Motala continued to press, but Vasalund held firm, and in the 29th minute, they were able to equalize with a free-kick goal from Erik Figueroa.
The match continued with many hard-fought battles, and both teams created several dangerous situations in front of goal. Before halftime, Kevin Ali from Motala AIF FK received a yellow card, and just before the break, Christian Moses from Vasalund was also cautioned by referee George Jansizian.
Vasalund made a substitution at halftime, bringing in Elias Jemal for Noel Birgoth, and in the 68th minute, they made another substitution as Emil Bellander replaced Christian Moses. Motala AIF FK made three substitutions during the match, replacing Alen Zahirovic with David Burubwa in the 64th minute, Valon Silka with Simon Karlsson in the same minute, and in the 73rd minute, Majkel Bagir was substituted for Youssef Khaled.
The match remained very even, but in the 90th minute, Vasalund launched an attack that exposed a misplaced defense from Motala AIF FK. This was capitalized on by Ben Basaric, who got the ball in, and Vasalund won the match 2-1. A disappointed home crowd of 822 witnessed Motala AIF FK's loss, while Vasalund could head home with three important points, meaning they continued to climb up the table.
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)