Allsvenskan 2011
Kalmar FF - Djurgården (3 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-04-11 at 19:00
Venue: Guldfågeln Arena, Kalmar
Attendance: 11,852
An intense match at Guldfågeln Arena featured a fierce battle between Kalmar FF and Djurgården. Djurgården started strong and took an early lead through Joona Toivio, who skillfully capitalized on Sebastian Rajalakso's assist. A minute later, Rajalakso received a yellow card.
Kalmar fought their way into the match, and Kristoffer Fagercrantz equalized in the 29th minute after being set up by Henrik Rydström. During halftime, Kalmar substituted Ricardo Da Silva Dos Santos for Emin Nouri. This would prove to be a decisive point in the match.
In the second half, it was Kalmar who took control, and in the 59th minute, Daniel Lopes Silva scored the go-ahead goal after a nice buildup from Ricardo. Djurgården kept fighting but substituted Joel Iljits Perovou for Carl Björk in the 72nd minute. Jani Lyyski received a yellow card for a tough challenge on a Kalmar player.
In the 81st minute, Kalmar substituted Daniel Freire Mendes for Måns Söderqvist. Just three minutes later, Söderqvist assisted Ricardo, who netted Kalmar FF's third and match-winning goal. Djurgården did not give up and reduced the deficit through Carl Björk in the 88th minute, but Kalmar held on and secured a much-needed victory after two consecutive losses. After the match, Kalmar FF occupies sixth place in the table, while Djurgården is in eleventh place.
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)