Allsvenskan 2015
IFK Norrköping FK - Malmö FF (3 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2015
Match start: 2015-07-04 at 18:00
Venue: Platinumcars Arena
Attendance: 12,379
IFK Norrköping FK secured an important victory on Saturday evening when they faced Malmö FF at Platinumcars Arena in front of an audience of 12,379. Malmö FF started strongly and took the lead after just 9 minutes through Simon Kroon. However, Norrköping fought their way back into the match, with Linus Wahlqvist Egnell equalizing for the home team in the 13th minute.
After a closely contested first half, where both teams created chances but failed to score, it became dramatic just before the break. IFK Norrköping was awarded a penalty in the third minute of stoppage time, and Emir Kujovic made no mistake, converting the penalty to give Norrköping a 2-1 lead just before halftime.
In the second half, Malmö FF fought to get back into the game and created several dangerous chances. However, Norrköping's defense held firm, and in the 88th minute, Alexander Fransson made it 3-1 for Norrköping after a nice assist from Emir Kujovic.
The match concluded with two yellow cards for Malmö FF and a final substitution for Norrköping when Joel Enarsson replaced Emir Kujovic in the last minute of stoppage time. The final result was thus 3-1 in favor of Norrköping, who now remain in third place in the table, while Malmö FF stays in fourth place. Referee Markus Strömbergsson and his assistants Daniel Wärnmark and Mahbod Beigi delivered a good performance in an intense and tough match at Platinumcars Arena.
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)