It's starting to loosen up for Clara Markstedt after the heavy start to the season.
On Wednesday, she scored the first goal of the year when Kalmar was defeated 1-0 away and in today's meeting with Piteå, she stepped forward when needed most and fixed three new points for her Vittsjö with two late goals.
- Relief, joy, great and fun above all.
It was a long way for us today.
It did not feel very safe until it did, says Markstedt to SVT Sport.
First, she equalized to 1-1 in the 85th minute after receiving a fine pass from Moa Karlsson, advancing a few steps into the penalty area and then sending the ball in with a well-placed shot close to the first post.
In the third extra minute, she then decided the event with the last kick of the match after Lisa Klinga found her at the far post with a really well-balanced direct pass.
- It is clear that it is very nice, it is fun to score goals, especially when there is a profit as well, so you just have to enjoy it, Markstedt says.
With the victory, Vittsjö has now picked up 14 points in the last six matches and now they are starting to approach the top teams in the table.
It's important that we let this give us some confidence, we are actually up there now and have started to score points, now we will try to prove that we belong up there