Malmö FF - IFK Norrköping FK 2 - 1

Allsvenskan 2018


Malmö FF - IFK Norrköping FK (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-07-28 at 18:00
Venue: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 15,731

Malmö FF managed to secure an important victory when they faced IFK Norrköping at Eleda Stadion on Saturday. With an attendance of 15,731, there was a great atmosphere at the stadium.

The match started strong for Malmö FF, who took the lead 1-0 just five minutes in, with Markus Rosenberg scoring from the penalty spot. IFK Norrköping fought hard but struggled to find their rhythm and received two yellow cards in the first half, one to Simon Thern and another to Simon Skrabb.

The second half began with IFK Norrköping in high gear, and it didn't take long before they equalized to 1-1 with a goal from Simon Skrabb in the 56th minute.

However, Malmö FF didn't give up and just a few minutes later, in the 65th minute, they regained the lead when Søren Rieks found the net with an assist from Rasmus Bengtsson. Malmö FF had more chances but failed to extend their lead.

When the referee blew the whistle after 90 minutes, it was indeed Malmö FF who emerged victorious with a score of 2-1. This was an important win for Malmö, who now sit in third place in the table, while Norrköping lost ground and currently occupies sixth place.

Squads

Malmö FF

Starting squad

  • 27. Johan Dahlin (GK)
  • 26. Andreas Aalen Vindheim (D) (YC '65)
  • 24. Lasse Ladegaard Nielsen (D)
  • 17. Rasmus Bengtsson (D)
  • 4. Behrang Safari (D)
  • 18. Romain Gall (M) (Off '69)
  • 6. Oscar Lewicki (M) (Off '58)
  • 7. Fouad Bachirou (M)
  • 5. Søren Rieks (M)
  • 9. Markus Rosenberg (F) (C) (YC '38)
  • 10. Carlos Strandberg (F) (Off '62)

Substitutions

  • 29. Fredrik Andersson (GK)
  • 2. Eric Larsson
  • 3. Egzon Binaku
  • 8. Arnor Traustason (In '69)
  • 14. Anders Bleg Christiansen (In '58)
  • 23. Marcus Antonsson (In '62)
  • 31. Franz Brorsson

IFK Norrköping FK

Starting squad

  • 1. Isak Pettersson (GK)
  • 25. Filip Dagerstål (D)
  • 4. Andreas Johansson (D) (C)
  • 5. Lars Christian Krogh Gerson (D)
  • 10. Simon Skrabb (M) (YC '36)
  • 7. Alexander Fransson (M)
  • 21. Simon Thern (M) (YC '31)
  • 8. Gudmundur Thorarinsson (M) (YC '65)
  • 11. David Moberg Karlsson (F) (Off '86)
  • 17. Kalle Holmberg (F) (Off '58)
  • 27. Arnor Sigurdsson (F) (Off '70)

Substitutions

  • 91. David Mitov Nilsson (GK)
  • 2. Henrik Castegren
  • 9. Johannes Vall
  • 19. Jordan Larsson (In '58)
  • 20. Daniel Sjölund
  • 22. Ian Rey Smith Quiros (In '86)
  • 70. Alexander Jakobsen (In '70)

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)