Malmö FF - IFK Göteborg 2 - 2

Allsvenskan 2017


Malmö FF - IFK Göteborg (2 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-08-27 at 17:30
Venue: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 21,354

Sunday evening featured a thrilling soccer match between Malmö FF and IFK Göteborg at Swedbank Stadion. In front of an audience of over 21,000 spectators, the teams delivered a well-played match that ended 2-2.

Right from the start, it was intense on the pitch, and it took only three minutes into the match for IFK Göteborg to take the lead. Tobias Hysén received a ball from Mikael Boman's header and scored. The Gothenburg team continued to push, but Malmö FF fought their way back into the game, creating several dangerous chances.

In the 65th minute, Malmö FF was rewarded. Jo Inge Berget received the ball from Alexander Jeremejeff and equalized to 1-1. IFK Göteborg, who were battling on despite Malmö's pressure, faced a tougher time when Kristopher Da Graca received his second yellow card and was sent off. Shortly after that, it was Malmö FF's turn to receive some yellow cards.

In the 82nd minute, Malmö FF took the lead through Markus Rosenberg, who was set up by Franz Brorsson. Rosenberg, who was substituted shortly after his goal, seemed to put a period on the match. But IFK Göteborg had other ideas and pulled one back in the 86th minute. Sebastian Eriksson received the ball from Søren Rieks and put it in the net. IFK Göteborg continued to press, but the match ended 2-2.

After the match, Malmö FF still leads the table, while IFK Göteborg sits in ninth place. Referee Andreas Ekberg had a relatively calm match to officiate, yet there was no shortage of excitement for the spectators. A wonderful soccer match that offered everything one could wish for from Swedish football.

Squads

Malmö FF

Starting squad

  • 27. Johan Dahlin (GK)
  • 3. Anton Tinnerholm (D) (YC '30)
  • 24. Lasse Ladegaard Nielsen (D)
  • 31. Franz Brorsson (D)
  • 4. Behrang Safari (D)
  • 5. Erdal Rakip (M) (YC '85)
  • 6. Oscar Lewicki (M)
  • 7. Anders Bleg Christiansen (M) (Off '11)
  • 23. Jo Inge Berget (M)
  • 9. Markus Rosenberg (F) (C) (Off '83)
  • 11. Alexander Jeremejeff (F) (YC '66)

Substitutions

  • 29. Fredrik Andersson (GK)
  • 8. Carlos Strandberg (In '83) (YC '90+6)
  • 15. Pawel Cibicki
  • 21. Kingsley Kofi Sarfo (Off '90+2) (In '11) (YC '80)
  • 26. Andreas Aalen Vindheim
  • 32. Mattias Svanberg (In '90+2)
  • 37. Dennis Hadzikadunic

IFK Göteborg

Starting squad

  • 12. Pontus Dahlberg (GK)
  • 2. Emil Salomonsson (D)
  • 15. Kristopher Da Graca (D) (YC '66) (RC '66)
  • 23. David Boo Wiklander (D)
  • 5. Samuel Adekugbe (D)
  • 42. Mikkel Diskerud (M)
  • 22. Vajebah Sakor (M) (Off '71) (YC '1)
  • 6. Sebastian Eriksson (M) (C) (YC '90+5)
  • 8. Søren Rieks (M)
  • 16. Mikael Boman (F) (Off '83)
  • 7. Tobias Hysén (F) (Off '87)

Substitutions

  • 25. Erik Dahlin (GK)
  • 3. Billy Nordström (In '87)
  • 9. Elías Már Ómarsson (In '83)
  • 11. Martin Smedberg Dalence
  • 19. August Erlingmark (In '71)
  • 24. Sebastian Ohlsson
  • 26. Patrik Karlsson Lagemyr

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)