Allsvenskan 2018
GIF Sundsvall - IFK Norrköping FK (1 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-08-06 at 19:00
Venue: NP3 Arena
Attendance: 4,652
Monday evening featured an exciting match between GIF Sundsvall and IFK Norrköping FK at NP3 Arena in front of 4,652 fans in the stands. Referee Magnus Lindgren and his assistants Robin Wilde and Niklas Nyberg officiated the game.
The match started evenly, but it wasn't until the 44th minute that the first goal was scored, in the form of an own goal by GIF Sundsvall. The team fought hard throughout the first half but failed to equalize.
After the halftime break, IFK Norrköping FK brought in Ian Rey Smith Quiros for Simon Skrabb. However, this did not help, as minutes passed without any significant goal chances for either team.
But in the 82nd minute, GIF Sundsvall managed to equalize with a goal from Linus Hallenius, assisted by Carlos Moros Gracia. The fans were ecstatic and kept their fingers crossed for a winning goal.
At that point, IFK Norrköping FK substituted Kalle Holmberg for Jordan Larsson. However, despite his entrance, neither team was able to score again, and the match ended 1-1.
The game had a dramatic conclusion when Amaro Bahtijar from GIF Sundsvall received a yellow card in the 90th minute, while IFK Norrköping FK’s Jón Gudni Fjóluson was also booked in the 90th minute plus injury time.
As if that weren't enough, Pol Moreno Sanchez from GIF Sundsvall was sent off in the 90th minute plus injury time. Despite this, the match result remained and GIF Sundsvall is now in seventh place, while IFK Norrköping FK is in third place in the standings.
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)