Superettan 2018
IFK Värnamo - IK Brage (2 - 3)
Match in Superettan 2018
Match start: 2018-06-30 at 16:00
Venue: Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Attendance: 512
It was an exciting match between IFK Värnamo and IK Brage at Finnvedsvallen in Superettan. The match started with fast play from both teams, but it was IK Brage who managed to take the lead. In the 14th minute, Simon Alexandersson scored with a header that went into the net, assisted by Robbin Sellin. Just four minutes later, Alexandersson scored another header after an assist from Anton Lundin, and IK Brage led 2-0.
However, IFK Värnamo fought back, and in the 22nd minute, Isse Ismail made a nice shot that reduced the score to 1-2. Alexander Achinioti Jönsson received a yellow card in the 43rd minute after a tough tackle. The second half began with IFK Värnamo continuing to apply pressure, which paid off in the 54th minute when Pär Cederquist scored a header, assisted by Alexander Henningsson. The score was now tied at 2-2.
IK Brage made their first substitution in the 67th minute, when Mihlali Mayambela came on for Anton Lundin. In the 68th minute, Alexander Henningsson received a yellow card, and in the 71st minute, IFK Värnamo made their first substitution when Paulo Marcelo Souza Alves came on for Lumala Abdu. In the 81st minute, Isse Ismail was substituted for Filip Siljander. IK Brage made their second substitution in the 84th minute when Erik Nilsson came on for Oscar Lundin. IFK Värnamo made their final substitution in the 86th minute when Victor Kristiansson came on for Daniel Ask.
But it was IK Brage who had the final word in the match when Simon Alexandersson scored his third goal in the 90th minute, which also turned out to be the last goal of the match. The match ended 3-2 in favor of IK Brage.
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)