Allsvenskan 2016
IFK Norrköping FK - GIF Sundsvall (3 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2016
Match start: 2016-05-15 at 15:00
Venue: Platinumcars Arena
Attendance: 9,228
IFK Norrköping FK faced GIF Sundsvall at Platinumcars Arena in a match that began with a high tempo. After 18 minutes of play, referee Glenn Nyberg awarded IFK Norrköping FK a penalty due to a handball in the penalty area by Sundsvall's goalkeeper. Emir Kujovic stepped up and converted the penalty, resulting in an early 1-0 lead for the home team.
IFK Norrköping dominated the match and created several dangerous goal-scoring opportunities. At the end of the first half, IFK brought in Sebastian Andersson, who made an immediate impact. In the 53rd minute, Andersson scored with a nice header from an initial corner taken by Nikola Tkalcic, increasing the lead to 2-0.
GIF Sundsvall substituted Pa Amat Dibba for Johan Eklund in the 65th minute, trying to make a comeback. They also replaced Stefan Silva with Shpëtim Hasani in hopes of creating more scoring chances. However, IFK Norrköping was too strong at home and held off all attacks.
IFK Norrköping substituted Andreas Blomqvist for Gentrit Citaku and Tesfaldet Tekie for Andreas Hadenius in the 84th and 87th minutes. But it was GIF Sundsvall who came closer to scoring when Johan Eklund fired a shot that went past the goalkeeper. Shpëtim Hasani assisted Johan Eklund from the right flank.
The match seemed to be heading towards a 2-1 victory for IFK Norrköping, but in the 90+4th minute, Nikola Tkalcic made a brilliant assist to Emir Kujovic, who scored the 3-1 goal. It was a very important victory for IFK Norrköping, who now have seven wins out of twelve matches and sit at the top of the table, while GIF Sundsvall continues to struggle to establish themselves in Allsvenskan.
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)