Superettan 2011
IK Brage - Västerås SK FK (2 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2011
Match start: 2011-06-18 at 16:00
Venue: Borlänge Energi Arena
Attendance: 2,154
IK Brage came out on top when they faced Västerås SK FK at Borlänge Energi Arena in the Superettan. The home team started strong and took the lead after just six minutes when Niklas Forslund headed in a pass from Tobias Johansson. Västerås struggled to create scoring chances, and IK Brage continued to dominate the match. After 20 minutes, Vyacheslav Jevtushenko extended the lead by slotting the ball in after a nice assist from Mathias Wiklöf.
At halftime, IK Brage opted to replace Forslund with Gustav Sundström. Västerås also made a substitution, bringing on Jonas Hellgren for Koyar Salimi. The second half continued without any major events, but both teams received a yellow card. Jesper Carlsson was the first to be cautioned for IK Brage, followed by Jevtushenko at the referee's request.
IK Brage then made two substitutions, bringing on Daniel Åkervall for Bernhard Nyström and Håkan Malmström for Carlsson. With just twenty minutes left, Västerås replaced Andreas Brinkeborn Östling with Daniel Andersson. With six minutes remaining in the match, IK Brage substituted Pettersson for Robin Blommé, and Magnus Hjertén-Tappert received a final yellow card for the home team.
Despite Västerås trying to push for a goal at the end of the match, they were unable to find the net, and the final score was 2-0 in favor of IK Brage. With this important victory, IK Brage climbed to sixth place in the standings, while Västerås remains in second-to-last 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)