Superettan 2016
Varbergs BoIS FC - Ljungskile SK (2 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2016
Match start: 2016-10-29 at 16:00
Venue: Påskbergsvallen
Attendance: 1,307
Påskbergsvallen was filled with eager football fans as Varbergs BoIS FC faced Ljungskile SK in a match that would be decided on a Saturday afternoon. Although Varberg was a few places higher than Ljungskile in the standings, a tough match awaited both teams.
The match started evenly with solid defensive efforts from both sides. After 22 minutes, Varbergs BoIS FC received a warning for a tough tackle by Joel Palmquist. After 33 minutes, both Palmquist and Ivan Näsberg from Varberg and Allan Mohideen from Ljungskile were cautioned.
Half an hour into the match, Varberg began to dominate play in Ljungskile's half and created several dangerous goal-scoring opportunities, but they failed to convert any into goals. After a few more minutes, Ljungskile was cautioned again for another tough tackle.
After 56 minutes, Varberg made their first substitution when Nsima Peter replaced Joel Palmquist. Shortly after the substitution, Varberg struck and scored their first goal. Eric Nilsson was responsible for the goal, with Thomas Boakye providing the assist.
After 67 minutes, Ljungskile made their first substitution when Ken Fagerberg replaced Admir Bajrovic. Ten minutes later, Varberg made their second substitution when Peter Nyström came on for Christoffer Arvidsson. At the same time, Nsima Peter scored his first goal of the match with a header, assisted by Elias Andersson.
Ljungskile made their second substitution after 75 minutes when Tim Nielsen replaced Peter Sörensen Nergaard. Just a few minutes later, Varberg made their final substitution when Arbios Mzi replaced Karl Söderström.
The match seemed to be heading towards a clear victory for Varbergs BoIS FC, but in the closing minutes, Ljungskile scored their only goal of the match. Tim Nilsen scored after an assist from Ken Fagerberg. The match ended 2-1 in favor of Varbergs BoIS FC, and the crowd could thank both teams for an exciting game.
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)