Both teams were beaten to win in order to catch up to Rosengård, who won on Saturday. A draw had ruined the chances for both teams, but because Gothenburg had a lot to match in the offensive, it was never really close to being a draw.
Vittsjö's reduction was too late, on the corner in the 88th minute.
Vittsjö's Michelle De Jongh didn't play badly, but Gothenburg got the match where it wanted after the early goals. Chances were, especially at the beginning of the second half where both Clara Markstedt and Michelle De Jongh hit the bar.
1-0 came after a quarter when Taylor Leach found the shooting queen Rebecka Blomqvist with a deep ball. Blomqvist came free and shot nicely the lead via the post.
2-0 came a few minutes later when Emma Koivisto passed Filippa Curmark who shot in the long range goal. Vittsjö's reduction to 2-1, Alexandra Benediktsson nodded to the corner.
The match was tight and tough, and Vittsjö cheered by a big away heel, fought all the way. But Gothenburg was the better team in the first half and that was enough.
However, the fight for the Champions League ticket (Sweden has two seats) continues with three games left to play now Vittsjö has two points up to Gothenburg and
Gothenburg was the better team in the dense and sometimes tough match, but when national team midfielder Elin Rubensson was forced to step off after a minor head injury, the team lost the upper field.