Superettan 2011
GIF Sundsvall - IFK Värnamo (2 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2011
Match start: 2011-09-08 at 19:00
Venue: Idrottsparken
Attendance: 3,052
It was an exciting match played on Thursday evening between GIF Sundsvall and IFK Värnamo at Idrottsparken, with an attendance of 3,052 people. The referee Lars Olsson, along with assistant referees Mikael Hallin and Fredrik Johansson, officiated the match from start to finish.
GIF Sundsvall started the match strongly with an early goal from Emil Forsberg in the 15th minute, assisted by Kevin Walker. However, IFK Värnamo fought back, and Vladica Zlojutro scored in the 22nd minute, which led to a shift in the match. IFK Värnamo increased the pressure, and Donald Wellington scored an important goal in the 26th minute, assisted by Jonathan Ring.
But GIF Sundsvall was not going to give up easily; Emil Forsberg scored his second goal of the match in the 45th minute, which resulted in an equalizer and set the stage for a thrilling second half.
GIF Sundsvall made two substitutions at halftime: Nuri Mustafi replaced Fredric Dammert Jonsson, and Pontus Silfwer replaced Patrik Rikama Hinnenberg. IFK Värnamo also made a change in the second half, with Gheorge Andronic coming on for Jonathan Ring.
The match continued to be intense, and Kevin Walker received a yellow card in the 64th minute for GIF Sundsvall. Abdul Rahman Khalili replaced Dzenis Kozica in the 88th minute for IFK Värnamo, and Viktor Claesson received a yellow card in the 90th minute.
The match ended 2-2, meaning that GIF Sundsvall still sits in 3rd place in the table, while IFK Värnamo is in 9th place. It was a well-played match by both teams, and we look forward to seeing more of their play in the future.
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)