Superettan 2015
IFK Värnamo - Jönköpings Södra IF (1 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2015
Match start: 2015-08-04 at 19:30
Venue: Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Attendance: 4,489
It was an intense match at Finnvedsvallen when IFK Värnamo hosted the league leaders Jönköpings Södra IF on Tuesday evening. With an attendance of 4,489 people, there was a lovely atmosphere as the teams stepped onto the pitch.
IFK Värnamo displayed an aggressive style of play early on with several good chances, but the home team couldn’t quite convert. In the 23rd minute, they made their first substitution, bringing Tobias Englund onto the field in place of Pär Cederquist.
After just over half an hour of play, Carlos Gaete Moggia received a yellow card for the home team, followed by André Calisir for the visitors in the 42nd minute. In the 51st minute, Freddy Winsth from IFK Värnamo received a yellow card, and two minutes later, Jönköpings Södra IF's Fredrik Olsson also got booked.
It was in the 60th minute that Jönköpings Södra IF took the lead when Robert Gojani scored a beautiful free-kick goal. However, IFK Värnamo was not ready to give up so easily, and just five minutes later they were awarded a penalty after a handball in Jönköpings Södra IF’s penalty area. Dzenis Kozica took the penalty and equalized for the home side.
IFK Värnamo continued to fight, and in the 72nd minute they made a substitution, bringing Sebastian Göransson onto the pitch in place of Carlos Gaete Moggia. Jönköpings Södra IF then made two substitutions in the 74th and 76th minutes, respectively.
The match became increasingly intense, and Issam Jebali from IFK Värnamo received a yellow card in the 79th minute. Jönköpings Södra IF made their final substitution in the 84th minute, bringing Sebastian Holmquist onto the field in place of Fredrik Olsson.
The match concluded with two more yellow cards, one for Jönköpings Södra IF’s Robert Gojani and one for Daryl Smylie. Despite several good chances for both teams, the match ended 1-1.
After the match, IFK Värnamo remains in 12th place in the standings, while Jönköpings Södra IF continues to lead the league.
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)