Allsvenskan 2011
IFK Norrköping FK - Djurgården (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-08-25 at 19:00
Venue: Platinumcars Arena
Attendance: 8,135
IFK Norrköping FK defeated Djurgården 2-1 in tonight's Allsvenskan match at Platinumcars Arena. The audience in attendance, totaling 8,135 people, witnessed the home team take the lead just six minutes into the match when Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson skillfully shot the ball behind Djurgården's goalkeeper.
Only five minutes later, Thorvaldsson increased his goal tally when he, this time with an assist from Petru Racu, neatly placed the ball into the net, giving Norrköping a comfortable 2-0 lead.
But Djurgården refused to give up and reduced the deficit to 2-1 after 17 minutes through Christer Youssef, who received an elegant assist from Mattias Jonsson. This goal gave Djurgården new energy, and they created several dangerous chances for the rest of the first half.
In the second half, Djurgården continued to press, but Norrköping's defense held firm. However, in the 42nd minute, Norrköping’s Bobbie Friberg José Da Cruz received a second yellow card and was sent off, giving Djurgården an excellent opportunity to equalize.
But Norrköping's defense held strong, and despite Djurgården creating multiple dangerous chances, they were unable to score. Norrköping held out and ultimately won the match 2-1.
After the match, Norrköping's coach and players praised Thorvaldsson's goal-scoring performance, while Djurgården's coach expressed disappointment over the team's loss and missed opportunities. Referee Michael Lerjéus conducted the match well and maintained control excellently, along with assistants Daniel Wärnmark and Stefan Hallberg.
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)