Linköping FC - Växjö 6 - 2

OBOS Damallsvenskan 2023


Linköping FC - Växjö (6 - 2)
Match in OBOS Damallsvenskan 2023
Match start: 2023-10-15 at 15:00
Venue: Bilbörsen Arena
Attendance: 1,353

It was an exciting match at Bilbörsen Arena as Linköping FC faced Växjö in a game in the OBOS Damallsvenskan. The audience of 1,353 spectators witnessed an early opening goal from Växjö, with Larkin Russell scoring to make it 0-1 after just eight minutes. Russell was also the one who doubled Växjö's lead to 0-2 after 12 minutes of play.

Linköping FC did not lose heart and continued to fight. Emma Östlund pulled one back to make it 1-2 after 41 minutes, and just three minutes later, Cathinka Tandberg equalized to 2-2 with a header. Tandberg was also on the scoresheet in the second half when she extended Linköping's lead to 5-2 in the 87th minute with her second goal of the match.

Linköping FC continued to dominate on the pitch and managed to take a 3-2 lead in the 53rd minute with Yuka Momiki's corner goal. In the 78th minute, Cornelia Kapocs scored to make it 4-2 for Linköping, and Saori Takarada also got to celebrate when she sealed the game with the final goal in the 94th minute.

The match ended in a decisive victory for Linköping FC with a score of 6-2. After the win, the team sits in third place in the standings, while Växjö is in tenth. Referee Sofie Borck Janeheim and her assistant referees, Alexander Öhnedal and Leonora Heimdahl, maintained a good pace throughout the match.

Squads

Linköping FC

Starting squad

  • 1. Cajsa Andersson (GK)
  • 16. Malin Johnsen Brenn (D)
  • 4. Emma Östlund (D)
  • 17. Nellie Karlsson (D) (C) (Off '57)
  • 5. Angela Beard (D)
  • 18. Michelle De Jongh (M) (Off '84)
  • 6. Saori Takarada (M)
  • 15. Lisa Björk (F)
  • 29. Yuka Momiki (F)
  • 23. Cornelia Kapocs (F)
  • 9. Cathinka Tandberg

Substitutions

  • 26. Lovisa Koss (GK)
  • 8. Johanna Svedberg
  • 10. Emma Lennartsson
  • 12. Felicia Saving (In '84)
  • 13. Ella Lundin
  • 14. Michaela Abam
  • 22. Alva Selerud (In '57)

Växjö

Starting squad

  • 1. Louise Högrell Ledbetter (GK)
  • 14. Maria Møller Thomsen (D)
  • 3. Emma Pennsäter (D) (C)
  • 4. Thea Birgerud (D)
  • 17. Tilde Johansson (D)
  • 6. Alexandra Jonasson (M)
  • 33. Elin Nilsson (M)
  • 77. Heidi Elisabeth Ellingsen (M) (Off '85)
  • 10. Nesrin Akgün (F) (Off '73)
  • 15. Juliette Mikaela Kemppi (F) (Off '73)
  • 19. Larkin Russell (F) (Off '85)

Substitutions

  • 51. Hensley Hancuff (GK)
  • 7. Hanna Stokki (In '73)
  • 8. Olivia Mattsson (In '85)
  • 11. Sophia Redenstrand
  • 21. Eva Dessislava Dupuy (In '73)
  • 26. Rosa Herreros Ossorio
  • 39. Izabell Afram (In '85)

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)