Allsvenskan 2012
Helsingborgs IF - IFK Norrköping FK (1 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2012
Match start: 2012-07-28 at 16:00
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 8,639
On this Saturday, Helsingborgs IF and IFK Norrköping FK met at Olympia in front of a crowd of 8,639. The referee for the match was Tobias Mattsson, assisted by Mehmet Culum and Mikael Hallin.
Despite only playing for a little under a quarter of an hour, IFK Norrköping FK took the lead with a score of 1-0 through a stunning strike by Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson in the 17th minute. This goal definitely caught Helsingborgs IF off guard.
After another 8 minutes, Norrköping was able to extend their lead to 2-0 through a fine collaboration between Shpëtim Hasani and Martin Smedberg Dalence, who provided the assist.
In the 32nd minute, Norrköping's Bobbie Friberg José Da Cruz received a yellow card, and just a few minutes later, Andreas Johansson from the same team also received a yellow card.
At halftime, Helsingborgs IF made two substitutions, with Alfred Finnbogason replacing Erik Sundin and Thomas Braathen Sørum replacing Alvaro Santos.
In the second half, the tough play continued, and IFK Norrköping FK received another yellow card in the 53rd minute when Imad Khalili was cautioned.
After just over an hour of play, Norrköping made a substitution, bringing on Christopher Rasmus Nilsson Telo for Imad Khalili on the pitch.
In the 68th minute, Alfred Finnbogason scored a goal for Helsingborgs IF, reducing the lead to 2-1. Emil Krafth provided the assist for that goal.
Norrköping made two substitutions in the 70th minute, with Christoffer Nyman replacing Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson, and in the 81st minute, Bobbie Friberg José Da Cruz was also substituted for Nikola Tkalcic on the field.
In the 87th minute, both Alfred Finnbogason and Nikola Tkalcic received yellow cards. The match was charged and featured several hard incidents.
The match concluded with another yellow card, this time in the fourth minute of stoppage time, when David Mitov Nilsson from Norrköping also received a caution.
The final score remained 2-1 in favor of IFK Norrköping FK, and despite Helsingborgs IF reducing the deficit, the home team was unable to turn the match around.
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)