Allsvenskan 2014
Djurgården - IFK Norrköping FK (1 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2014
Match start: 2014-11-01 at 13:00
Venue: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 10,109
Match Report:
It was a chilly Saturday afternoon at Tele2 Arena when Djurgården faced IFK Norrköping FK in the final match of the season. Djurgården aimed to end the season with a win while Norrköping played to avoid a bottom placement. The match was well-balanced from the start, but it was Norrköping who took the lead early on. In the fourth minute, Alhaji Kamara headed in a ball after a well-placed cross from Linus Wahlqvist Egnell.
After the goal, Djurgården took control of the game and pushed for an equalizer. Norrköping defended well, but it was not easy to hold off when Djurgården's midfield player Martin Broberg combined with Stefan Karlsson to set up a fine equalizer in the 61st minute. Martin Broberg finished skillfully, putting the important 1-1 goal in the net for Djurgården.
After the equalizer, the match opened up more with both teams creating several dangerous chances. Perhaps the most dramatic moment of the match came when Andreas Hadenius from Norrköping received a yellow card in the 43rd minute. Hadenius, who was involved in Norrköping's first goal, received his second yellow in the 71st minute and was substituted for Filip Dagerstål. With just a few minutes left of the match, Nikola Tkalcic and Edvard Skagestad also entered for Norrköping and played with extra energy in search of a win.
On Djurgården's side, the coach made two substitutions towards the end of the match, bringing on Philip Hellqvist for Martin Broberg and Christian Rubio Sivodedov for Andreas Johansson. However, the match ended in a draw, with the final score being 1-1 in this season's last Allsvenskan match. Djurgården finished the season in 7th place in the table, while Norrköping ended up in 12th place. Both teams will now recharge for the next season and aim to do even better.
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)