Ettan Södra, men 2023
Vänersborgs IF - Åtvidabergs FF (3 - 2)
Match in Ettan Södra, men 2023
Match start: 2023-11-11 at 15:00
Venue: Vänersvallen Nord konstgräs
Attendance: 403
An exciting match took place at Vänersvallen Nord artificial grass where Vänersborgs IF hosted Åtvidabergs FF in a meeting in Ettan Södra. The match ended with Vänersborgs IF as the winner after a strong comeback from a 0-2 deficit in the first half.
The match started with a pattern where Åtvidabergs FF began strongly and took an early lead after a penalty kick scored by André Gustafson in the tenth minute. Gustafson seemed to be in superb form as he also scored the second goal for the visitors just a few minutes later in the fourteenth minute.
In the nineteenth minute, Vänersborgs IF’s Declan Watters received a yellow card from the referee. Then, Valon Gashi of Vänersborgs IF was cautioned in the twenty-sixth minute. However, in the forty-third minute, Vänersborgs IF managed to reduce the deficit through Sandigi Zacky Jobe, giving the match a bit more life against Åtvidabergs FF.
In the second half, Vänersborgs IF began to play more offensively and aggressively, which paid off in the seventy-second minute when Colin Biros equalized to 2-2. Vänersborgs IF continued to push and in the eighty-second minute, Colin Biros scored his second goal, which ultimately became the winning goal.
Referee Fredrik Alknäs also issued yellow cards in the sixty-second minute to Vänersborgs IF's Pol Hernandez Rosius, and in the eighty-third minute to Åtvidabergs FF's Adrian Petersson.
The match was characterized by many tough duels and several cautions for both teams. The attendance was relatively low, with only 403 spectators present.
Vänersborgs IF then managed to maintain the lead for the remainder of the match, and the victory was important for the home team in the fight to avoid relegation. Åtvidabergs FF has now finished their season and ended up second to last in the table, while Vänersborgs IF finished in 14th place after this win.
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)