Allsvenskan 2012
Djurgården - IFK Norrköping FK (1 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2012
Match start: 2012-07-16 at 19:00
Venue: Stockholms Stadion 1
Attendance: 9,043
On what seemed like an ordinary Monday evening at Stockholm Stadium, Djurgården faced off against IFK Norrköping FK. The attendance of 9,043 people geared up for an exciting match.
The referee, Johan Hamlin, along with assistant referees Per Brogevik and Magnus Moberg, prepared for a match worth remembering.
After a closely contested first half, Djurgården managed to take the lead in the 31st minute. Daniel Sjölund got past the defenders and scored by placing the ball into the right corner of the goal, assisted by Simon Tibbling. Shortly after the goal, Djurgården opted to substitute Brian Span for Sebastian Rajalakso.
IFK Norrköping were not satisfied with the scoreline and chose to make their first substitution in the 58th minute, bringing in Christoffer Nyman for Shpëtim Hasani.
Hoping to equalize, IFK Norrköping made another substitution – out went Imad Khalili and in came Modou Barrow in the 64th minute.
Djurgården, in turn, replaced Peter Nymann Mikkelsen in the 72nd minute with Chibuike Kennedy Igboananike.
Djurgården began to feel the pressure from IFK Norrköping, and in the 82nd minute, they decided to substitute Daniel Sjölund for Yussif Alhassan Chibsah in an effort to maintain their lead.
But IFK Norrköping had other plans, and in the 85th minute, Christoffer Nyman managed to equalize with a magnificent assist from Martin Smedberg Dalence.
Djurgården fought in vain to score a winning goal, and in the 90th minute, James Keene received a yellow card, an incident that marked the last action of the match.
The final score of 1-1 means that Djurgården retains its tenth place in the Allsvenskan table while IFK Norrköping sits in sixth 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)