Allsvenskan 2011
Kalmar FF - Gefle IF FF (0 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-06-11 at 18:00
Venue: Guldfågeln Arena, Kalmar
Attendance: 6,580
Kalmar FF and Gefle IF FF faced each other at Guldfågeln Arena in front of 6,580 eager supporters. The home team, Kalmar FF, occupied a comfortable third place, while the away team, Gefle IF FF, was battling in the middle of the table at seventh place. Michael Lerjéus was appointed as the referee, assisted by Joakim Flink and Björn Lindroth.
The first half of the match started with a high tempo, but it took over half an hour before the first real scoring opportunity arose. Kalmar FF's Nenad Djordjevic had a great chance to shoot, but goalkeeper Olof Olsson stood firm in goal and made the save. Gefle IF FF had a good chance to score in stoppage time of the first half, but Kalmar FF's Johannes Vall executed a perfect tackling challenge that saved the situation.
The second half continued with the same high tempo but with much tougher defending. Both teams fought to score a winning goal, but the defenders held strong. Gefle IF FF brought in Abdulai Zakaria while Kalmar FF substituted in Marcel Silva Sacramento. Kalmar FF's Emin Nouri was replaced by Sacramento in the 71st minute: this substitution radically changed the game, and Kalmar FF's attack improved significantly.
Kalmar FF pressed hard in the closing stages of the match and brought in Abiola Dauda and Måns Söderqvist. However, along with Gefle IF FF's Eric Larsson, who was substituted in stoppage time, both teams maintained their defensive lines, and the match ended 0-0. A goalless result that was disappointing for the home team, who would have liked to secure three points. Nonetheless, they did not concede any goals and retained their position in third place in the table with 22 points, while Gefle IF remained in seventh place with 16 points.
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)