Superettan 2019
IK Brage - Varbergs BoIS FC (1 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2019
Match start: 2019-04-28 at 15:00
Venue: Borlänge Energi Arena
Attendance: 1,960
Varbergs BoIS FC turned a deficit into victory when they faced IK Brage at Borlänge Energi Arena on Sunday afternoon. The match began with a high tempo, and after just twelve minutes, Perparim Beqaj received a yellow card for a rough tackle. Shortly afterwards, Pontus Hindrikes Bergström also received a yellow card for IK Brage.
IK Brage took the lead in the 24th minute when Christian Kouakou converted a penalty, but Varbergs BoIS FC regained momentum and Robin Book equalized in the 29th minute with an assist from Daniel Krezic.
In the second half, the pace remained high, and it was Varbergs BoIS FC that finally decided the match. Beqaj went from scapegoat to hero when he scored the match's last goal in the 55th minute. Krezic then received a yellow card in the 64th minute and was substituted just four minutes later, which would prove to be a match-defining move by Varbergs BoIS FC.
IK Brage made two substitutions in the 74th minute, bringing in Simon Stenberg for Alexander Zetterström. In the 79th minute, Anton Lundin and Robbin Sellin were substituted for Jonathan Morsay and Jonathan Lundbäck. Varbergs BoIS FC's final substitution came in the 88th minute when Philip Ljung was brought on for Beqaj, who had done his job for the day.
The match ended with two yellow cards; Robin Book received one in the 90th minute, while Sebastian Möller was booked in the fourth minute of stoppage time. The final score was ultimately 1-2 in favor of Varbergs BoIS FC.
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)