Allsvenskan 2016
GIF Sundsvall - Falkenbergs FF (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2016
Match start: 2016-05-09 at 19:00
Venue: Idrottsparken
Attendance: 4,355
The small crowd at Idrottsparken witnessed a high-scoring encounter between the home team GIF Sundsvall and visiting Falkenbergs FF. Already after eleven minutes, Sundsvall took the lead with a nice shot from Runar Sigurjonsson. Falkenberg tried to equalize, but the home team's defense held strong, and in the 23rd minute, Stefan Silva made it 2-0 for Sundsvall after a great assist from Eric Larsson.
Falkenberg made two substitutions in the first half but failed to create any dangerous goal-scoring opportunities. David Svensson received a yellow card in the 58th minute for a tough tackle.
Sundsvall made two substitutions in the second half and tried to close out the match, but Falkenberg continued to fight and got an important header goal from Thomas Juel Nielsen in the 74th minute, assisted by Johannes Vall.
Falkenberg kept pressing, but Sundsvall held out and won the match 2-1. The victory means that Sundsvall solidifies its place in third in the table, while Falkenberg remains last. The match referee was Bojan Pandzic, and the assistant referees were Jan-Erik Swärdh and Niclas Ivarsson.
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)