Allsvenskan 2014
Örebro - IFK Norrköping FK (2 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2014
Match start: 2014-07-06 at 15:00
Venue: Behrn Arena
Attendance: 7,532
Örebro took an early lead in the match with a beautiful header from Marcus Pode, assisted by Mohammed Khalid Saeid. Just a minute later, Alhaji Kamara received a yellow card for IFK Norrköping FK. Örebro's advantage continued when Robert Åhman Persson scored with a header, assisted by Christoffer Wiktorsson in the 29th minute.
But Norrköping did not give up and reduced the deficit through Christoffer Nyman with a penalty in the 45th minute. However, Nyman received a yellow card in the 54th minute. Örebro started the second half by substituting Robert Åhman Persson for Ayanda Nkili in the 64th minute. IFK Norrköping FK responded by substituting Arnor Traustason for James Frempong in the 65th minute.
In the 72nd minute, Alhaji Kamara headed in the ball for IFK Norrköping FK, giving them a much-needed equalizer, assisted by Christopher Rasmus Nilsson Telo. IFK Norrköping FK responded by substituting Christoffer Nyman for Emir Kujovic in the 73rd minute. Örebro received a yellow card through Nordin Gerzic in the 76th minute. Örebro also made a substitution by bringing in Shpëtim Hasani for Marcus Pode in the 70th minute.
Kamara received yet another yellow card in the 90th minute and subsequently received a red card in a very fierce duel. The game was stopped for five minutes due to chaos. The match ended 2-2 after a hard-fought second half from both teams. Overall, it was an exciting and dramatic match at Behrn Arena in front of a crowd of 7,532, officiated by Kristoffer Karlsson and assistant referees Björn Lindroth and Jan-Erik Swärdh.
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)