Superettan 2011
Åtvidabergs FF - IFK Värnamo (5 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2011
Match start: 2011-05-19 at 19:00
Venue: Kopparvallen
Attendance: 2,026
Åtvidabergs FF faced IFK Värnamo at Kopparvallen in an exciting Superettan match on Thursday evening. In front of a crowd of 2026 and under the officiating of referee Kristoffer Karlsson, the teams took to the field to fight for points.
Although Åtvidabergs FF was previously in 3rd place in the standings and IFK Värnamo in 11th, the match painted a completely different picture. Already after 15 minutes, the home team took the lead through Kristian Bergström's goal, assisted by Magnus Eriksson. Within the span of a minute, Åtvidabergs FF managed to score two more goals—one by Magnus Eriksson and the other by Erik Moberg—giving them a 3-0 lead before halftime.
In the second half, the home team continued to dominate. Kristian Bergström scored his second goal of the match after 52 minutes, and just eight minutes later, Jesper Arvidsson found the back of the net to make it 5-0 for Åtvidabergs FF.
IFK Värnamo managed a consolation goal through Loret Sadiku after 67 minutes, but it was too little and too late. Anton Tinnerholm received a warning for the home team but was subsequently sent off after receiving another yellow card. IFK Värnamo’s Andreas Svensson also received a warning, but that did not stop the team from scoring a second goal through Freddy Winsth in the 91st minute.
The match ended 5-2 in favor of Åtvidabergs FF, who delivered an impressive performance and secured three much-needed points. Both home and away teams made some substitutions during the match in an attempt to change the dynamics, but Åtvidabergs FF proved to be the stronger of the two teams that evening.
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)