Allsvenskan 2011
Helsingborgs IF - Djurgården (3 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-07-11 at 19:00
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 13,245
Helsingborgs IF achieved a decisive victory over Djurgården on Monday evening. The match was played at Olympia in Helsingborg in front of an audience of 13,245 spectators. The referee for the match was Stefan Johannesson, assisted by Tobias Wärn and Björn Lindroth.
After a balanced start, Djurgården received a warning after 30 minutes when Philip Hellqvist made a tough tackle. At halftime, both teams made substitutions; Erik Sundin came on for Helsingborgs IF in place of Simon Thern, and Chibuike Kennedy Igboananike replaced Mattias Jonsson for Djurgården.
The match opened up after the halftime break when Alexander Gerndt scored 1-0 for Helsingborgs IF following a nice pass from Rasmus Jönsson in the 49th minute. Five minutes later, Ardian Gashi doubled Helsingborg's lead by making it 2-0. Djurgården substituted Sebastian Rajalakso for Joel Riddez after 66 minutes, and Kebba Ceesay received a warning for a tackle in the 67th minute.
Helsingborgs IF substituted Mattias Lindström for Christoffer Andersson in the 76th minute, and Djurgården made two substitutions shortly after; Carl Björk replaced Kebba Ceesay, and Christoffer Andersson scored 3-0 after an assist from Alexander Gerndt in the 84th minute. Helsingborgs IF's May Mahlangu received a warning in the 86th minute, and Alexander Gerndt was later substituted for Johan Eiswohld. The final score was 3-0 in favor of Helsingborgs IF, who topped the table after the match, while Djurgården was in 11th place.
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)