Allsvenskan 2012
Mjällby AIF - IFK Norrköping FK (0 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2012
Match start: 2012-06-30 at 16:00
Venue: Strandvallen A-plan
Attendance: 2,835
The league competitors Mjällby AIF and IFK Norrköping FK faced off at Strandvallen A-plan in front of 2,835 spectators on Saturday afternoon. After a balanced start, the away team took the lead in the thirteenth minute through Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson, who received a nice pass from Martin Smedberg Dalence and was able to easily place the ball in the net. Dominique Kivuvu and Heidar Thorvaldsson were both shown yellow cards during the first half.
Following a heated situation on the pitch, Dominique Kivuvu received a red card in the 43rd minute, making it even more difficult for the home team Mjällby. IFK Norrköping continued to apply pressure and increased their lead with another goal in the 53rd minute when Shpëtim Hasani headed the ball in from a fine pass by Morten Skjønsberg. Mjällby attempted to turn the match around by making two substitutions in the second half, but Norrköping was too strong and controlled the game.
IFK Norrköping also made two substitutions and maintained their lead, even though James Frempong and Armin Tankovic received their own yellow cards at the end of the match. Norrköping thus wins the match 2-0, which allows them to surpass Mjällby in the table. This is an important result for Norrköping, who now sits in seventh place, while Mjällby remains in eighth place, with seven points behind the European qualification spots.
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)