Allsvenskan 2019
Helsingborgs IF - IFK Norrköping FK (3 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2019
Match start: 2019-03-31 at 17:30
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 11,455
It was an exciting match between Helsingborgs IF and IFK Norrköping FK at Olympia in Helsingborg. With a crowd of 11,455 people, the atmosphere was high when referee Stefan Johannesson kicked off the match.
It was the home team Helsingborgs IF that started strongest, and already in the eighth minute, Rasmus Jönsson scored, putting HIF in the lead at 1-0. But it didn't take long for IFK Norrköping FK to equalize through Jordan Larsson in the twentieth minute.
The match continued with chances for both sides, but it was Helsingborgs IF that got the next goal in the 36th minute, again through goal-scorer Rasmus Jönsson. The score was now 2-1 to HIF, and the match remained open.
Shortly after the goal, Helsingborgs IF's Andreas Granqvist received a yellow card, and IFK Norrköping FK's Kalle Holmberg followed suit after half an hour. In the second half, IFK Norrköping made two substitutions while Helsingborgs IF replaced Alexander Farnerud.
Midway through the second half, Rasmus Lauritsen also received a yellow card for IFK Norrköping FK. Towards the end of the match, several players were substituted, including Max Svensson coming on for Helsingborgs IF. In the 80th minute, HIF had the chance to extend their lead, and Andri Rúnar Bjarnason found the back of the net. With that, he made it 3-1 for Helsingborgs IF.
IFK Norrköping tried to come back but failed to score any more goals. Christoffer Nyman also received a yellow card in the 87th minute. The match ended 3-1 in favor of Helsingborgs IF, and the home team could celebrate an important victory.
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)