Superettan 2011
Degerfors IF - Ljungskile SK (2 - 3)
Match in Superettan 2011
Match start: 2011-05-23 at 19:00
Venue: Stora Valla
Attendance: 1,965
Ljungskile SK made a strong comeback in an exciting match against Degerfors IF at Stora Valla tonight. The match started evenly, and Degerfors substituted Martin Broberg in the 26th minute. Just a few minutes later, Peter Samuelsson scored 1-0 for the home team.
In the 42nd minute, Aleksandar Kitic from Ljungskile received a yellow card. However, in the second half, it was Ljungskile that dominated. Michael Thomas equalized for the away team in the 51st minute, and Aleksandar Kitic then made it 1-2 just five minutes later.
Degerfors tried to respond, but Ljungskile maintained good control. In the 71st minute, Johan Patriksson extended the lead to 1-3 after a nice pass from Robin Iglicar. Degerfors' Christophe Lallet received a yellow card in the 72nd minute and was then substituted for Christopher Brandeborn in the 74th minute.
Degerfors continued to battle, and Alexander Andersson was substituted in the 86th minute. He helped the team reduce the deficit to 2-3 in the 87th minute after a great assist from Christophe Lallet. But Ljungskile held on for the remainder of the match and ultimately won 3-2.
Despite the loss, Degerfors retains its seventh place in the table, while Ljungskile climbs up to tenth place. It was an exciting and well-played match for the nearly 2,000 spectators who were present at Stora Valla tonight. Referee Lars Olsson, along with assistants Anders Böwing and Fredrik Klyver, officiated the match commendably.
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)