Allsvenskan 2019
IFK Norrköping FK - Örebro (3 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2019
Match start: 2019-09-21 at 16:00
Venue: Platinumcars Arena
Attendance: 6,340
IFK Norrköping FK secured a convincing 3-0 victory at home against Örebro at Platinumcars Arena in front of 6,340 spectators in the Allsvenskan match on Saturday evening. Simon Skrabb was the standout hero of the match with two goals in quick succession, both assisted by Sead Haksabanovic. IFK Norrköping took the lead in the 43rd minute through Simon Skrabb after a nice collaboration with Haksabanovic. Just two minutes later, he was on the mark again, doubling the lead with his second goal of the match before halftime.
The second half began with high intensity, and it was IFK Norrköping that continued to press and create chances. Christoffer Nyman increased the lead to 3-0 in the 55th minute after a fine pass from midfield. Örebro tried to get back into the game, but their substitute Kevin Adrian Wright could not find the net.
IFK Norrköping continued to control the match and completed their dominance with two more substitutions. Niclas Bergmark came on for Örebro in the 71st minute but could not make any difference. Simon Skrabb was substituted in favor of Pontus Almqvist in the 71st minute after impressing with his two goals. Andreas Blomqvist, who received an early yellow card in the first half, was substituted for Manasse Kusu in the 78th minute before Sead Haksabanovic was replaced by Henrik Castegren in the 81st minute.
IFK Norrköping takes an important victory and claims third place in the Allsvenskan table while Örebro drops down to sixth place. In the next round, IFK Norrköping will face Malmö FF, while Örebro hosts AFC Eskilstuna at Behrn Arena. Referee Adam Ladebäck and assistant referees Joakim Amri Nilsson and Jonas Bäcklund did a great job on the field, keeping the match clean and fair.
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)