Allsvenskan 2016
Falkenbergs FF - IFK Norrköping FK (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2016
Match start: 2016-04-22 at 19:00
Venue: Falkenbergs IP A
Attendance: 2,444
On a rainy Friday evening at Falkenberg's IP, Falkenbergs FF faced IFK Norrköping FK in an Allsvenskan match. Before the match, Falkenberg was at the bottom of the table while Norrköping held a strong position in second place. The referee for the match was Per Melin, assisted by Fredrik Klyver and Andreas Söderkvist.
After just 18 minutes, David Mitov Nilsson was substituted for IFK Norrköping, with Andreas Raido Karuks Vaikla taking his place. Shortly after, in the 26th minute, Linus Wahlqvist Egnell from Norrköping received a yellow card. Not long after that, Gustaf Nilsson scored for Falkenberg with an assist from Thomas Juel Nielsen.
In the 33rd minute, Gustaf Nilsson was substituted for Hakeem Araba from Falkenberg. Araba later received a yellow card in the 61st minute, while Tibor Brink Joza from Falkenberg received two yellow cards and was ultimately sent off in the 68th minute. This meant that Falkenberg played with one fewer player for the remainder of the match.
IFK Norrköping had a chance to equalize in the 77th minute when Andreas Hadenius scored, leveling the match at 1-1 with an assist from Nikola Tkalcic. It seemed that the match would end in a draw, but in the 82nd minute, Thomas Juel Nielsen scored with a header, leading Falkenberg to a 2-1 victory. Tobias Helldén provided the assist.
Arnór Traustason from IFK Norrköping was substituted for Tesfaldet Tekie in the 82nd minute, but it did not help the team catch up. Sebastian Andersson received a yellow card for IFK Norrköping in the 91st minute, and finally, Zlatan Krizanovic was substituted for Stefan Rodevåg for Falkenberg in the last minute of stoppage time. The final score was an unexpected 2-1 victory for Falkenberg.
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)