Allsvenskan 2012
Djurgården - Mjällby AIF (0 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2012
Match start: 2012-10-01 at 19:00
Venue: Stockholms Stadion 1
Attendance: 5,112
Monday evening and Allsvenskan continues at Stockholm Stadium with the match between Djurgården and Mjällby AIF. The 5,112 spectators had high expectations for the evening's game, but unfortunately, it turned out to be a disappointing night for Djurgården as Mjällby AIF claimed victory by the narrowest margin, 0 - 1.
The match started evenly, and the first 45 minutes did not offer any significant goal-scoring opportunities. Djurgården attempted to play through Mjällby’s defense but struggled to create chances. In the 51st minute, Djurgården made their first substitution when Brian Span left the pitch to make way for Martin Broberg. However, this change did not help the team get closer to scoring.
In the 55th minute, what the Djurgården fans feared the most happened – Mjällby AIF scored. Pär Eriksson found himself in the right place at the right time and managed to slot the ball into the net behind Djurgården’s goalkeeper. 0 - 1 to Mjällby AIF, and now it was up to Djurgården to try to catch up.
After the goal, Mjällby AIF substituted Marcus Pode for Marcus Ekenberg in the 57th minute. Djurgården then brought on Alhaji Kamara for Sebastian Rajalakso in the 77th minute, but despite several attempts, they never managed to equalize.
Mjällby AIF made two additional substitutions when Robin Cederberg replaced Craig Henderson in the 74th minute, and Juan Robledo came on for Pär Eriksson in the 81st minute. Djurgården desperately tried to come back, but fortunately for Mjällby AIF, they held on until the end.
Djurgården made their last substitution when Andreas Dahlén replaced Petter Gustafsson in the 87th minute, but it was not enough. The match ended 0 - 1 in favor of Mjällby AIF. Djurgården thus solidified their position as number ten in the standings while Mjällby AIF remains in seventh place. The only caution of the match was given to Mjällby AIF’s Daniel Ivanovski in the 65th minute, and another caution went to Gbenga Arokoyo in the 90th minute. The referee for the match was Johan Hamlin, with assistant referees Per Brogevik and Peter Allheim.
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)