Allsvenskan 2013
Malmö FF - IFK Göteborg (3 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2013
Match start: 2013-08-25 at 17:30
Venue: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 23,142
Malmö FF took an important victory when they defeated IFK Göteborg 3 - 1 at Swedbank Stadion in the late Sunday match of the Allsvenskan.
IFK Göteborg took the lead in the 17th minute through Robin Söder, after a fine assist from Lasse Vibe. But Malmö FF responded quickly and equalized just three minutes later through Pontus Jansson after a great pass from Jiloan Mohamed Hamad.
In the 45th minute, Malmö FF took the lead when Emil Forsberg headed in a cross from Miiko Albornoz. After this, Malmö FF continued to dominate the match and created several dangerous goal-scoring opportunities.
In the 75th minute, Jiloan Mohamed Hamad scored the third goal for Malmö FF, after a nice pass from Magnus Eriksson. IFK Göteborg tried to pressure Malmö FF but failed to create enough dangerous chances to threaten Malmö FF's lead.
The match concluded with a yellow card for Jiloan Mohamed Hamad in the 82nd minute, but Malmö FF managed to defend their lead until the final whistle.
With this important victory, Malmö FF maintains their top position in the table and solidifies their status as one of the favorites to win this year's Allsvenskan. IFK Göteborg will need to recover quickly from this loss if they want to challenge at the top of the table.
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)