Allsvenskan 2017
Athletic Eskilstuna - IFK Norrköping FK (1 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-05-12 at 19:00
Venue: Tunavallen
Attendance: 3,565
IFK Norrköping FK secured an important away victory when they defeated Athletic Eskilstuna at Tunavallen in Friday night's Allsvenskan match. Norrköping started the match strongly and took the lead in the 7th minute when Niclas Eliasson found the net with the help of a pass from Christopher Rasmus Nilsson Telo. The home team tried to find their way back into the game but quickly saw Norrköping extend their lead with a goal from Kalle Holmberg in the 36th minute, assisted by Linus Wahlqvist Egnell.
Athletic Eskilstuna did not give up and managed to reduce Norrköping's lead in the 57th minute with a nice header from Omar Eddahri. The home team pushed for an equalizer until the very end, but Norrköping's defense held firm and secured an important victory.
Athletic Eskilstuna made substitutions by bringing on Sasa Matic and Mauricio Albornoz Inola at halftime, while Norrköping made their changes in the 68th and 74th minutes, with David Moberg Karlsson and Nicklas Bärkroth coming on. The home team made their third substitution in the 82nd minute when Chidi Dauda Omeje replaced Jernade Ronnel Meade. Anel Rashkaj received a yellow card in the 88th minute.
The match was played in front of 3,565 spectators at Tunavallen, with Glenn Nyberg as the referee and Mikael Hallin and Niclas Ivarsson as assistant referees. With this victory, IFK Norrköping solidifies its position in the table while Athletic Eskilstuna remains at the bottom.
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)