Allsvenskan 2011
IF Elfsborg - IFK Norrköping FK (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-05-09 at 19:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 9,465
IF Elfsborg came back from a deficit to secure a victory against IFK Norrköping FK at home at Borås Arena in an Allsvenskan match on Monday evening. Norrköping took the lead in the 58th minute after a nice pass from Martin Smedberg Dalence to David Boo Wiklander, who put the ball in the net.
However, Elfsborg responded quickly, equalizing just 13 minutes later. Lars Nilsson scored following a great cross from Eiton Andreas Augustsson. Elfsborg continued to pressure Norrköping, and in the 85th minute, Niklas Hult scored the decisive goal after a fine pass from Stefan Ishizaki.
The match was marked by several substitutions and cautions. Elfsborg made two substitutions in the 60th minute when David Elm and Johan Larsson were replaced by David Hiljemark and Oscar Hiljemark. Norrköping made their first substitution in the 84th minute when Riki Cakic came on for Shpëtim Hasani.
There were also several cautions in the match. Norrköping's Bobbie Friberg José Da Cruz received a yellow card in the 63rd minute, while Cakic received a yellow card in the 88th minute. Elfsborg's Martin Ericsson also received a yellow card in the third minute of stoppage time.
The match turned out to be a tough battle, but Elfsborg managed to take three points and surpass Norrköping in the standings. Elfsborg is now in second place, while Norrköping is in fifth place.
The referee for the match was Martin Hansson, with assistant referees Mathias Klasenius and Henrik Bogdan. The attendance at Borås Arena was 9,465.
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)