Allsvenskan 2011
IFK Norrköping FK - IFK Göteborg (2 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-05-15 at 16:30
Venue: Platinumcars Arena
Attendance: 10,023
At Platinumcars Arena in the Allsvenskan, IFK Norrköping FK faced IFK Göteborg on Sunday afternoon in front of a crowd of 10,023 spectators.
The match began with an early goal for the home team when Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson scored in the first minute. IFK Norrköping maintained a high tempo and created several dangerous chances, while IFK Göteborg struggled to establish their game.
In the 13th minute, Thorvaldsson received a yellow card, which would prove costly for Norrköping. After 14 minutes of play, Tobias Hysén equalized for Göteborg after an assist from Stefan Selakovic. However, Norrköping regained the lead in the 20th minute when Thorvaldsson scored his second goal of the match.
The match continued with a high tempo and tough tackles, resulting in a yellow card for Norrköping's Astrit Ajdarevic in the 35th minute. In the 42nd minute, Göteborg managed to equalize again when Ragnar Sigurdsson scored after an assist from Selakovic.
During the second half, the play became more evenly matched, but it was IFK Göteborg that created the most dangerous chances. In the 63rd minute, Tobias Sana was substituted for Nicklas Bärkroth in IFK Göteborg, which injected additional energy into the team. IFK Göteborg also substituted Andreas Drugge for Hannes Stiller in the 76th minute.
IFK Norrköping brought in Armin Tankovic for Marcus Falk Olander in the 77th minute, which also led to improvements for the team. IFK Göteborg's Erik Lund Fahlén received a yellow card in the 81st minute, and Norrköping made two substitutions with Riki Cakic replacing Christopher Rasmus Nilsson Telo and Bruno Santos da Silva replacing Shpëtim Hasani.
The match ended 2-2, which was a fair result considering the chances created by both teams. Referee Markus Strömbergsson and his assistants Stefan Wittberg and Mikael Hallin performed their duties well and kept the match under control.
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)