Allsvenskan 2013
IFK Göteborg - Mjällby AIF (4 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2013
Match start: 2013-06-24 at 19:00
Venue: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 8,594
On Monday evening, IFK Göteborg faced Mjällby AIF at Gamla Ullevi in front of an audience of 8,594 spectators. Referee Johan Hamlin officiated the match with Björn Lindroth and Daniel Ekman as assistant referees.
It was Mjällby AIF who took the lead in the ninth minute when Kristian Haynes found the net with an assist from Haris Radetinac. But just twenty minutes later, Tobias Hysén equalized for IFK Göteborg with an assist from Daniel Lopes Silva.
IFK Göteborg then took the lead in the match in the 32nd minute after Philip Haglund's goal. Before the first half was over, Tobias Hysén scored his second goal of the evening with an assist from Sam Larsson, giving the home team a 3-1 lead.
Mjällby AIF kept fighting and in the 47th minute, they reduced the deficit to 3-2 after an own goal. However, IFK Göteborg held on and substituted Hjörtur Logi Valgardsson for Adam Johansson in the 60th minute.
Mjällby AIF received two yellow cards through Jasmin Sudic and Daniel Ivanovski in the 62nd and 65th minutes, and they made two substitutions in the 68th minute, bringing in Marcus Pode and Mattias Håkansson for Marcus Ekenberg and Craig Henderson.
IFK Göteborg also made two substitutions in the 79th minute, with Hannes Stiller and Pontus Farnerud coming on for Sam Larsson and Daniel Lopes Silva. Mjällby AIF received another yellow card, this time for Gbenga Arokoyo in the 86th minute, and Hannes Sigurdsson was also booked just before stoppage time.
IFK Göteborg managed to score their fourth goal before the referee blew the final whistle. Robin Söder found the net with an assist from Hjörtur Logi Valgardsson in the 89th minute, making the final score 4-2 in favor of the home team IFK Göteborg.
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)