Linköping FC - Vittsjö GIK 2 - 1

OBOS Damallsvenskan 2023


Linköping FC - Vittsjö GIK (2 - 1)
Match in OBOS Damallsvenskan 2023
Match start: 2023-06-09 at 18:00
Venue: Bilbörsen Arena
Attendance: 701

Match Report:

Linköping FC and Vittsjö GIK met at Bilbörsen Arena in a match that turned out to be both exciting and nerve-wracking. Before the match, Linköping FC were the favorites as they were higher up in the table than Vittsjö GIK.

The match began with a high tempo and both teams fought to take the lead. After 19 minutes, it was Linköping FC who took the lead through Michelle De Jongh. Following the goal, Linköping continued to press and created several dangerous chances.

Just before halftime, Cathinka Tandberg made it 2-0 for Linköping FC after a nice pass from De Jongh. During halftime, Vittsjö GIK made a substitution, which turned out to give the team new energy.

The second half started with a high tempo from Vittsjö GIK who tried to reduce Linköping's lead. After 55 minutes, Katrina-Lee Gorry received a yellow card, but that didn’t stop her from scoring a very important goal for Vittsjö GIK. After Gorry's goal, Vittsjö continued to push and search for an equalizer.

With only a few minutes left in the match, Vittsjö made a substitution as Sura Yekka came on for Elisabet Klinga. But it wasn’t enough for Vittsjö GIK, who ultimately lost the match 2-1.

Linköping FC thus secured an important victory and maintains their fourth place in the table, while Vittsjö GIK suffered a tough loss. The attendance of 701 people indicates that it was a relatively calm and quiet evening at Bilbörsen Arena. Referee Adli Assali and his assistant referees Alisa Levälampi and Alexander Öhnedal officiated the match well and fairly.

Squads

Linköping FC

Starting squad

  • 1. Cajsa Andersson (GK)
  • 10. Emma Lennartsson (D)
  • 4. Emma Östlund (D)
  • 17. Nellie Karlsson (D)
  • 21. Stina Lennartsson (M)
  • 22. Olga Adela Ahtinen (M) (C) (Off '41)
  • 6. Saori Takarada (M)
  • 18. Michelle De Jongh (M)
  • 29. Yuka Momiki (F)
  • 9. Cathinka Tandberg (F)
  • 23. Cornelia Kapocs (F)

Substitutions

  • 26. Lovisa Koss (GK)
  • 2. Frida Elofsson
  • 8. Johanna Svedberg (In '41)
  • 12. Felicia Saving
  • 13. Ella Lundin
  • 14. Michaela Abam
  • 15. Lisa Björk

Vittsjö GIK

Starting squad

  • 13. Elin Vaughan (GK)
  • 9. Elisabet Klinga (D) (Off '74)
  • 22. Sandra Lynn (D) (C)
  • 23. Kajsa Lind (D)
  • 2. Charlotte Grant (D)
  • 10. Sarah Stratigakis (M)
  • 16. Katrina-Lee Gorry (M) (YC '55)
  • 15. Nellie Persson (M) (Off '46)
  • 8. Jutta Rantala (M)
  • 6. Clara Markstedt (F)
  • 20. Hanna Ekengren (F)

Substitutions

  • 1. Elaine Margret Burdett (GK)
  • 3. Sura Yekka (In '74)
  • 5. Hannah Sjödahl
  • 7. Klara Nyberg
  • 17. Kayla Adamek
  • 18. Linda Charlotta Sällström (In '46)
  • 21. Tempest-Marie Norlin

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)