Allsvenskan 2019
IFK Norrköping FK - Hammarby (2 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2019
Match start: 2019-09-01 at 17:30
Venue: Platinumcars Arena
Attendance: 13,125
IFK Norrköping FK achieved a convincing home victory against Hammarby, winning 2-0 at Platinumcars Arena. A balanced match was decided in the final moments when Norrköping scored two goals in quick succession.
The match began with some substitutions, with Norrköping bringing in Simon Skrabb for Simon Thern in the 17th minute, and Hammarby substituting Aron Johannsson for Alexander Kacaniklic in the 20th minute.
After a first half with few clear goal-scoring opportunities, Norrköping took the lead just before halftime. Filip Dagerstål headed in the ball from a corner, assisted by Kasper Larsen, giving Norrköping a 1-0 lead in the 45th minute.
In the second half, Hammarby's Nikola Djurdjic received a yellow card in the 61st minute, followed by a yellow card for Norrköping's Kasper Larsen. In the 62nd minute, Hammarby substituted David Fällman for Mats Goberg Solheim, and in the 67th minute, Norrköping substituted Egzon Binaku for Simon Skrabb.
Norrköping then increased the tempo and created several dangerous goal-scoring chances. In the 78th minute, Norrköping brought off Christoffer Nyman for Maic Sema, and in the 80th minute, Hammarby substituted Imad Khalili for Vladimir Rodic.
In the 90th minute, Norrköping's Sead Haksabanovic scored the second goal, giving the team a 2-0 lead. Hammarby's Djurdjic received a second yellow card and was sent off in the same minute. Despite four minutes of added time, Hammarby could not recover, and the match ended 2-0 in favor of Norrköping.
With this victory, Norrköping is in seventh place in the table, while Hammarby is in fifth place. Norrköping continues to have a solid season, while Hammarby needs to find their way back to winning after three consecutive matches without a 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)