Allsvenskan 2013
IFK Norrköping FK - Mjällby AIF (3 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2013
Match start: 2013-08-05 at 19:00
Venue: Platinumcars Arena
Attendance: 5,718
At Platinumcars Arena, IFK Norrköping FK faced Mjällby AIF in front of a passionate crowd of 5,718 spectators. Referee Martin Strömbergsson, along with his assistants Per Brogevik and Peter Vesterholm, ensured that the match kicked off promptly at 19:00 on Monday, August 5th.
The match began with an early yellow card for IFK Norrköping's Mathias Florén in the 23rd minute. However, it was Mjällby AIF who took the lead in the 23rd minute with a goal from Robin Strömberg. Another warning was issued, this time to Mjällby’s Daniel Nilsson in the 26th minute.
It didn't take long for IFK Norrköping to equalize, with Lars Christian Krogh Gerson scoring in the 43rd minute. The second half started with a goal for the home team as Martin Smedberg Dalence made it 2-1 in the 48th minute.
Mjällby substituted Marcus Ekenberg and Mattias Håkansson in the 67th minute, while IFK Norrköping brought on Isaac Thelin for Christoffer Nyman, making a more offensive adjustment. Mjällby later substituted Daniel Nilsson for Andreas Blomqvist in the 77th minute.
Isaac Thelin scored for IFK Norrköping again, making it 3-1 in the 82nd minute. IFK Norrköping then introduced Rawez Lawan for Imad Khalili in the 82nd minute and Christopher Josue Meneses Barrantes for Christopher Rasmus Nilsson Telo in the 88th minute.
But Mjällby AIF did not give up and managed to score another goal in the 89th minute through Marcus Ekenberg, assisted by Mahmut Özen. The match ended 3-2 in favor of IFK Norrköping FK after an exciting encounter with several goals and substitutions on both sides. The last yellow card of the match was issued to Mjällby's goal scorer Marcus Ekenberg in the 90th minute of added time.
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)