Gamla Uppsala Women secured a narrow 2-1 victory over Jitex in Elitettan's 17th round on Friday. The result lifts the visitors off the bottom of the table while leaving the hosts rooted in tenth place.
L. Call gave Jitex the lead in the twenty-sixth minute, but Gamla Uppsala responded before the break. T. Ivarsson-Lidstrom equalised in the forty-second, and just six minutes after the restart S. Nilsson put the visitors ahead.
Nilsson was substituted in the fifty-fifth, perhaps an early change given she had already scored. Jitex brought on four players in the eighty-second, but they could not find an equaliser.
The statistics tell a story of missed opportunities. Jitex dominated possession and registered more shots, yet their conversion rate was poor. Gamla Uppsala were less dominant in the air from set plays but took their chances when they came.
For Jitex, the defeat extends a run of mixed results. They had drawn with Enskede on the last outing before losing to Alingsås and Umeå. The gap between them and the play-off places remains tight.
Gamla Uppsala move to within six points of safety after this win. They had suffered three straight defeats before the match against Jitex, and this result will give them hope for the remaining fixtures.