Allsvenskan 2014
Åtvidabergs FF - Mjällby AIF (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2014
Match start: 2014-10-18 at 16:00
Venue: Kopparvallen
Attendance: 5,178
In an exciting match at Kopparvallen, Åtvidabergs FF faced Mjällby AIF in Allsvenskan. Åtvidabergs FF was in 9th place in the table while Mjällby was just above the relegation zone. Just six minutes into the match, Åtvidaberg took the lead through Ricardo Da Silva Dos Santos, who headed the ball in after an assist from Martin Christensen. After half an hour of play, Åtvidaberg managed to score again, this time from the same player, Dos Santos, who increased the lead to 2-0.
However, Mjällby did not give up and continued to fight, and in the 33rd minute they managed to score a reduction through Andreas Blomqvist after an assist from Kwame Bonsu. The rest of the match was very even with several dangerous attacks from both teams, but no more goals.
Mjällby’s David Löfquist received a yellow card after 55 minutes, and Andreas Blomqvist was also booked after scoring in the 73rd minute. Åtvidaberg's Tom Pettersson received a yellow card after 74 minutes.
Mjällby made two substitutions. Mattias Håkansson came on for Kristian Haynes in the 67th minute, and Viktor Götesson and Robin Strömberg were substituted in for David Löfquist and Anton Dahlström in the 79th minute. Åtvidaberg also made a late substitution, bringing on Bruno Manoel Marinho for Simon Skrabb in the 85th minute.
The match ended 2-1 in favor of Åtvidabergs FF, who improved their position in the table. The attendance at Kopparvallen was 5,178, and the officiating team included Mohammed Al-Hakim as the referee, with Daniel Ekman and Joakim Amri Nilsson as assistant referees.
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)