Superettan 2017
Åtvidabergs FF - IFK Värnamo (1 - 3)
Match in Superettan 2017
Match start: 2017-09-04 at 19:00
Venue: Kopparvallen
Attendance: 1,468
On a Monday evening, Kopparvallen welcomed Åtvidabergs FF and IFK Värnamo for a match in Superettan. With 1,468 spectators in the stands, it was IFK Värnamo who came out at full speed. Just a minute in, Melvin Frithzell managed to put the ball in the net, giving IFK Värnamo an early lead. Åtvidabergs FF tried to find a way back into the match, but it was instead IFK Värnamo who continued to dominate, and Melvin Frithzell scored his second goal of the match, making it 2-0 for IFK Värnamo in the 13th minute.
In the second half, IFK Värnamo continued to pressure Åtvidabergs FF, and Petar Petrovic scored in the 54th minute, which was a real setback for the home team. However, Åtvidabergs FF kept fighting, and after an hour, Victor Nilsson received his first yellow card of the match. Åtvidabergs FF attempted to substitute Nils Fröling for Jens Jakobsson, but it didn't help, and Gentrit Citaku replaced Melvin Frithzell in the 69th minute.
Åtvidabergs FF made a delayed substitution when Teddy Bergqvist came on for Simon Marklund in the 73rd minute. It was Teddy Bergqvist who assisted Isac Lidberg, who scored Åtvidaberg's first and only goal of the match, a small consolation in a game where the home team was outplayed. Marijan Cosic was substituted for Pekka Lagerblom in the 84th minute for Åtvidabergs FF, and Archford Gutu replaced Petar Petrovic in IFK Värnamo’s final substitution in the 87th minute. The match ended with a 3-1 victory for IFK Värnamo, and the referee, Antti Kanerva, blew the whistle without any further goals.
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)