Allsvenskan 2011
Gefle IF FF - IFK Göteborg (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-06-26 at 19:00
Venue: Strömvallen
Attendance: 6,512
Gefle IF FF won their match against IFK Göteborg 1-0 at Strömvallen on Sunday evening. The match attracted an audience of 6,512 people and was officiated by referee Jonas Eriksson, assisted by Stefan Wittberg and Peter Allheim.
Gefle, who were in fourth place in the table prior to the match, started strongly and was able to score the only goal already after 26 minutes. Mikael Dahlberg was the goalscorer, assisted by Jakob Orlov. Gefle's Orlov had to leave the field after 35 minutes and was replaced by Dragan Kapcevic. Kapcevic received a yellow card in the 51st minute. Daniel Bernhardsson also received a yellow card for Gefle in the 79th minute.
IFK Göteborg, who were in tenth place in the table before the match, tried to equalize but struggled to create any sharp goal chances. Mikael Dyrestam received a yellow card for the team in the 59th minute. Robin Söder and Andreas Drugge were brought on as substitutes for Jakob Olsson Johansson and Tobias Sana in the 64th and 65th minutes respectively. Joel Allansson left the field for Karl Svensson in the 84th minute.
Gefle continued to maintain their game in the second half and defended their lead until the final whistle. Gefle goalkeeper Andreas Andersson was a strong presence for his team, managing to keep the ball away from the goal despite several attempts from IFK Göteborg. Gefle's Jonathan Hellström was substituted by Eric Larsson in the 59th minute.
The match thus ended 1-0 in favor of Gefle IF FF, who retain their fourth place in the table after the victory. IFK Göteborg, on the other hand, will have to make their loss at Strömvallen a part of their ongoing season and continue to fight to climb to a higher position in the 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)