Superettan 2021
Akropolis IF - IFK Värnamo (1 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2021
Match start: 2021-08-30 at 19:00
Venue: Grimsta IP 1
Attendance: 223
Match report:
Akropolis IF and IFK Värnamo met on Monday evening at Grimsta IP 1 in front of an audience of only 223 spectators. The referee was Magnus Lindgren, with assistant referees Martin Palm and Jesper Hedlund.
The match started evenly, but it was IFK Värnamo who took the lead after just 9 minutes when Oscar Johansson Schellhas scored with an assist from Oscar Uddenäs. However, Akropolis IF continued to fight and managed to equalize with a penalty by Marcus Burman in the 32nd minute. After a balanced first half, the score was 1-1 at halftime.
During the break, Akropolis IF made a substitution, with Christian Rubio Sivodedov coming on for Mauricio Albornoz Inola. In the second half, it was IFK Värnamo who took control and created several dangerous chances. Oscar Uddenäs received a yellow card in the 48th minute, and Charlie Vindehall received one in the 71st minute for IFK Värnamo.
IFK Värnamo made two substitutions in the 72nd minute, bringing on Joel Stevens for Oscar Uddenäs and Robin Dzabic for Charlie Vindehall. Akropolis IF made their second substitution in the 76th minute when Fredrik Hammar came on for Andrew Michael Stadler. Wenderson Oliveira do Nascimento and Edvin Becirovic were substituted in for Abdussalam Magashy and Christian Moses for IFK Värnamo in the 85th minute.
Akropolis IF made their final substitution in the 86th minute, with Linus Mattsson coming on for Mattias Bouvin. Louay Chanko, assistant coach for Akropolis IF, received a yellow card in the 90th minute, and Fredrik Hammar received a yellow card in the 90+1 minute. The match seemed to be heading for a draw, but in the final minutes, IFK Värnamo scored a decisive goal through Edvin Becirovic with an assist from Francis de Vries in the 90+2 minute.
The match ended 1-2 in favor of IFK Värnamo and was a close and exciting game where both teams fought hard. However, IFK Värnamo managed to secure three important points in the match.
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)