Superettan 2011
IFK Värnamo - Jönköpings Södra IF (2 - 4)
Match in Superettan 2011
Match start: 2011-05-23 at 19:00
Venue: Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Attendance: 3,123
Jönköpings Södra IF won a convincing away match against IFK Värnamo at Finnvedsvallen with a score of 2-4. The match kicked off at a high tempo, and just nine minutes in, Jönköping took the lead through Johan Niklasson, assisted by Tommy Thelin. IFK Värnamo quickly bounced back and took over the game, and after 33 minutes, Viktor Claesson equalized for the home team, assisted by Jonathan Ring. Just five minutes later, Claesson scored his second goal, this time assisted by Freddy Winsth, putting Värnamo ahead 2-1.
Jönköping subbed in Mathias Etéus, which proved to be a successful change as he equalized to 2-2 only 56 minutes into the match, assisted by Dennis Östlundh. Three minutes later, Jönköping replaced Etéus with Robert Walker. IFK Värnamo tried to push for a lead goal, but it was instead Jönköping that made it 3-2 through Tommy Thelin in the 74th minute. IFK Värnamo substituted Freddy Winsth for Rafael Porcellis de Oliveira in hopes of turning the match around, but instead, Thelin scored his second goal of the match, and Jönköping now led by two goals with just seven minutes remaining. Jönköping's Christer Persson received a yellow card in the 86th minute, but the match ended 2-4 in favor of Jönköping. With this victory, Jönköping strengthens its position as the third-placed team in the standings, while IFK Värnamo remains in 13th place.
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)