Allsvenskan 2011
Mjällby AIF - GAIS (1 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-04-24 at 14:00
Venue: Strandvallen A-plan
Attendance: 3,588
On the Sunday afternoon of April 24, Mjällby AIF and GAIS faced off at Strandvallen A-plan in front of an audience of 3,588 people. Mjällby AIF, who were in 11th place in the Allsvenskan table, took on GAIS, who were in 3rd place.
The match started promisingly for the home team when Marcus Ekenberg scored a brilliant assist from Pavel Zavadil, giving Mjällby a 1-0 lead just six minutes into the game.
GAIS eagerly tried to get back into the match, playing aggressively which resulted in a yellow card for Jonas Lindberg in the 35th minute.
Just before halftime, William Arrhenius Leandersson also received a yellow card for the home team.
In the second half, GAIS increased the pace, and forward Amadaiya Rennie seized the opportunity, scoring a goal for GAIS in the 58th minute, assisted by Kenneth Gustafsson, leveling the score at 1-1.
GAIS continued to dominate the game, issuing yellow cards to both Kenneth Gustafsson and Calum Angus but failed to score any more goals.
Mjällby AIF tried to intensify their efforts, making two substitutions by bringing in David Löfquist and Adam Berner for Pavel Zavadil and Daniel Nicklasson, but they were unable to find the net again.
GAIS made three substitutions in the second half, bringing on Markus Gustafsson and Jimmy Tamandi for Amadaiya Rennie and Richard Ntomba Ekunde, as well as Jonas Lundén for Jonas Lindberg. Reuben Ayarna of GAIS also received a yellow card in the 90+2 minute.
The match ended 1-1, and both teams earned one point each. This result solidifies GAIS's position at the top of the table, while Mjällby AIF must continue to fight to climb upward from the middle of the Allsvenskan table.
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)