Allsvenskan 2019
IFK Norrköping FK - Helsingborgs IF (5 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2019
Match start: 2019-08-25 at 15:00
Venue: Platinumcars Arena
Attendance: 6,721
IFK Norrköping FK made a strong impression at home when they faced Helsingborgs IF on Sunday afternoon. The match began evenly, with many duels in midfield. In the 17th minute, Filip Sjöberg received a warning for the visiting team.
However, it was the home team that took the lead. After a fine pass from Gudmundur Thorarinsson, Kalle Holmberg found the net in the 25th minute, allowing IFK Norrköping to take control of the match. A few minutes later, Mamudu Moro for Helsingborgs IF also received a warning.
Just before halftime, the home team struck again. Simon Thern received a pass from Sead Haksabanovic and scored to make it 2-0 for IFK Norrköping.
In the second half, the home team substituted Simon Skrabb and Maic Sema, while the visiting team replaced Mohammed Abubakari and Alexander Farnerud with Alhaji Gero and Ibrahim Bance. In the 75th minute, Anders Degn Randrup for Helsingborgs IF also received a warning.
With just over ten minutes left in the match, Sead Haksabanovic scored his second goal of the day after an assist from Simon Thern. Shortly thereafter, the home team made it 4-0 after Lars Christian Krogh Gerson was awarded a penalty kick. In connection with the penalty goal, Andreas Granqvist for Helsingborgs IF also received a warning.
In the 84th minute, the home team substituted Kevin Javier Alvarez Hernandez for Lars Christian Krogh Gerson, and just seconds later, Rasmus Lauritsen scored after an assist from Gudmundur Thorarinsson, which would be the final goal of the match. At the end of the match, the visiting team brought on Daniel Hafsteinsson for Armin Gigovic. The final result was a dominant 5-0 victory for IFK Norrköping FK.
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)