IFK Norrköping FK - Halmstad 3 - 2

Allsvenskan 2017


IFK Norrköping FK - Halmstad (3 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-05-27 at 18:00
Venue: Platinumcars Arena
Attendance: 9,105


IFK Norrköping FK won a tight match against Halmstad at home. It was a lovely and breezy evening at Platinumcars Arena where the teams faced off in the Allsvenskan. The home team started strong, and in the 12th minute, Nicklas Eliasson delivered a perfect header pass to Kalle Holmberg, who headed the ball into the net, giving IFK Norrköping FK a 1-0 lead. After that goal, IFK Norrköping FK continued to pressure Halmstad, but they could not score any more goals.

In the 24th minute, Halmstad earned a corner, and Fredrik Olsson headed the ball in to equalize at 1-1. The match continued with hard play from both teams, but no goals were scored before halftime.

Right after the break, it was once again IFK Norrköping FK's turn to score. Nicklas Bärkroth received the ball from Niclas Eliasson and put it into the net with a fine finish. IFK Norrköping FK regained the lead at 2-1. Just four minutes later, Kalle Holmberg scored his second goal of the evening after a great assist from Filip Dagerstål.

After the third goal, IFK Norrköping FK continued to dominate the match but could not score any more goals. Halmstad kept fighting, and in the 83rd minute, they managed to reduce the deficit with an own goal from the home team. However, with only a few minutes left on the clock, Halmstad could not get any closer to an equalizer, and the match ended 3-2 in favor of IFK Norrköping FK.

This was a well-played match from both teams, where IFK Norrköping FK had the upper hand and ultimately won. With this victory, they move up to the middle of the table while Halmstad continues to struggle in the lower part of the table.


Squads

IFK Norrköping FK

Starting squad

  • 31. Michael Langer (GK)
  • 6. Linus Wahlqvist Egnell (D)
  • 4. Andreas Johansson (D) (C)
  • 3. Jón Gudni Fjóluson (D)
  • 11. Christopher Rasmus Nilsson Telo (D)
  • 8. Nicklas Bärkroth (M)
  • 25. Filip Dagerstål (M)
  • 18. Gudmundur Thorarinsson (M) (Off '77)
  • 23. Niclas Eliasson (M)
  • 9. David Moberg Karlsson (F) (Off '60)
  • 17. Kalle Holmberg (F) (Off '88)

Substitutions

  • 91. David Mitov Nilsson (GK)
  • 14. Eric Smith (In '88)
  • 19. Sebastian Andersson (In '60)
  • 20. Daniel Sjölund (In '77)
  • 21. Andreas Hadenius
  • 27. Arnor Sigurdsson
  • 30. Nikola Tkalcic

Halmstad

Starting squad

  • 12. Isak Pettersson (GK)
  • 2. Adnan Kojic (D)
  • 3. Fredrik Liverstam (D) (C)
  • 27. Marcus Johansson (D)
  • 21. Andreas Bengtsson (D)
  • 7. Nikolai Alho (M) (Off '66)
  • 4. Ivo Dominik Pekalski (M) (Off '39)
  • 15. Aboubakar Keita (M)
  • 10. Sead Haksabanovic (M)
  • 11. Fredrik Olsson (F) (Off '77)
  • 9. Alexander Ruud Tveter (F)

Substitutions

  • 30. Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist (GK)
  • 6. Marcus Klingenberg Mathisen (In '39)
  • 8. Rebin Asaad
  • 14. Alexander Henningsson
  • 20. Kosuke Kinoshita (In '77)
  • 26. Alexander Berntsson
  • 28. Jesper Westerberg (In '66)

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)