Östersund - IFK Norrköping FK 0 - 2

Allsvenskan 2018


Östersund - IFK Norrköping FK (0 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-05-05 at 16:00
Venue: Jämtkraft Arena
Attendance: 5,581

Östersund faced IFK Norrköping FK at home in Jämtkraft Arena in front of an audience of 5,581 in an exciting match in the Allsvenskan. Referee Martin Strömbergsson and his assistant referees, Joakim Amri Nilsson and Daniel Ekman, were in charge of overseeing the match.

IFK Norrköping FK took the lead early, scoring just ten minutes into the match through Arnor Sigurdsson. He was assisted by Gudmundur Thorarinsson and managed to put the ball in the net. Östersund attempted to get back into the game but struggled against a tactical and disciplined IFK Norrköping FK.

In the 27th minute, Sigurdsson scored again, this time with a header, which increased Norrköping's lead to 2-0. Thorarinsson was again the one providing the assist.

In the second half, Östersund tried to respond to the deficit by substituting in Tesfaldet Tekie and Patrick Kpozo in an attempt to break through the IFK Norrköping FK defense. Curtis Edwards received a yellow card in the 66th minute for Östersund, and the tension was high.

IFK Norrköping FK substituted Simon Skrabb for David Moberg Karlsson in the 70th minute. Östersund continued to try and penetrate Norrköping's defense, bringing in Frank Arhin for Ronald Mukiibi in the 71st minute. IFK Norrköping FK then switched Lars Christian Krogh Gerson for Arnor Sigurdsson in the 78th minute.

In the 88th minute, Linus Wahlqvist Egnell was substituted for Alexander Jakobsen for IFK Norrköping FK. Kalle Holmberg received a yellow card in the 90th minute for IFK Norrköping FK, but the match ended 2-0 in favor of the visiting team. This was an important victory for IFK Norrköping FK, who are now in second place in the Allsvenskan table.

Squads

Östersund

Starting squad

  • 18. Andreas Andersson (GK)
  • 24. Ronald Mukiibi (D) (Off '71)
  • 4. Sotirios Papagiannopoulos (D)
  • 2. Tom Pettersson (D) (Off '46) (YC '40)
  • 19. Dennis Widgren (D)
  • 13. Ludvig Fritzson (M) (Off '46)
  • 17. Curtis Edwards (M) (YC '66)
  • 22. Brwa Hekmat Nouri (M) (C)
  • 12. Ken Sema (M)
  • 99. Dino Islamovic (F)
  • 93. Saman Ghoddos (F)

Substitutions

  • 1. Aly Keita (GK)
  • 3. Tesfaldet Tekie (In '46)
  • 5. Smajl Suljevic
  • 6. Douglas Bergqvist
  • 7. Frank Arhin (In '71)
  • 32. Patrick Kpozo (In '46)
  • 77. Noah Sonko Sundberg

IFK Norrköping FK

Starting squad

  • 1. Isak Pettersson (GK)
  • 25. Filip Dagerstål (D)
  • 4. Andreas Johansson (D) (C)
  • 3. Jón Gudni Fjóluson (D)
  • 6. Linus Wahlqvist Egnell (M) (Off '88)
  • 21. Simon Thern (M)
  • 14. Eric Smith (M)
  • 8. Gudmundur Thorarinsson (M)
  • 11. David Moberg Karlsson (F) (Off '70)
  • 17. Kalle Holmberg (F) (YC '90+2)
  • 27. Arnor Sigurdsson (F) (Off '78)

Substitutions

  • 24. Gustav Jansson (GK)
  • 5. Lars Christian Krogh Gerson (In '78)
  • 9. Johannes Vall
  • 10. Simon Skrabb (In '70)
  • 18. Alfons Sampsted
  • 20. Daniel Sjölund
  • 70. Alexander Jakobsen (In '88)

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)