Allsvenskan 2017
Kalmar FF - Jönköpings Södra IF (1 - 3)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-04-17 at 15:00
Venue: Guldfågeln Arena, Kalmar
Attendance: 4,698
Jönköpings Södra IF took three points away against Kalmar FF after a dominant victory of 1-3. It was the visitors who took the lead already after five minutes when Robert Gojani put the ball in the net. Just eleven minutes later, Árni Vilhjálmsson extended the lead with a fine shot, assisted by Dzenis Kozica.
Kalmar FF tried to get back into the match but struggled to get past Jönköpings Södra IF's defense. In the 31st minute, it became 0-3 when Tommy Thelin slotted in a cross from Daryl Smylie.
Kalmar FF eventually got a consolation goal in the 43rd minute from a free kick that Romario Pereira Sipiao managed to get into the net. But it was too little too late for the home team to threaten the visitors' lead.
The match was characterized by many tackles and tough duels, which led to several yellow cards. Both Rasmus Elm and David Elm received a warning for the home team, while Tom Siwe and Fredric Fendrich were cautioned for the visitors.
Kalmar FF attempted to turn the match around in the second half by bringing on both Mahmoud Eid and Filip Sachpekidis, but Jönköpings Södra IF continued to defend well and kept the home team's attacks at bay.
In the 58th minute, Jönköpings Södra IF substituted Árni Vilhjálmsson for Jesper Svensson, while Kalmar FF's Marko Biskupovic received a yellow card five minutes later. Both teams then made several substitutions to try to influence the match, but neither succeeded in scoring more goals.
When the match was over, it stood at 1-3 to Jönköpings Södra IF, who now sit in sixth place in the table, while Kalmar FF remains at the bottom and needs to improve their form if they want to avoid relegation. The referee for the match was Stefan Johannesson, assisted by Fredrik Nilsson and Mehmet Culum. The total attendance was 4,698 people at Guldfågeln Arena in Kalmar.
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)