Allsvenskan 2021
Varbergs BoIS FC - IFK Norrköping FK (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2021
Match start: 2021-05-17 at 18:30
Venue: Påskbergsvallen
The match between Varbergs BoIS FC and IFK Norrköping FK in the Allsvenskan 2021 took place on Monday evening, May 17th. The match was held at Påskbergsvallen in front of an audience of only 8 people. The referee for the match was Kaspar Sjöberg, assisted by Andreas Svensson and Pär Leek.
The match started evenly with few chances, but in the 24th minute, Varbergs BoIS FC found success. Robin Simovic scored the goal, giving the home team a 1-0 lead. The assist came from Chriss-Albin Mörfelt. After the goal, IFK Norrköping FK tried to respond but struggled to create dangerous chances.
In the 30th minute, IFK Norrköping FK made their first substitution as Samuel Adeniyi Adegbenro came on for Kevin Javier Alvarez Hernandez. Just a minute later, in the 31st minute, Varbergs BoIS FC extended their lead. Tashreeq Matthews scored the goal with an assist from Adama Fofana. Now the home team had a comfortable 2-0 lead.
Towards the end of the first half, Varbergs BoIS FC received a warning as Albin Winbo picked up a yellow card. Alexander Fransson from IFK Norrköping FK also received a warning in the 60th minute.
In the 62nd minute, Varbergs BoIS FC made their first substitutions. Robin Tranberg came on for Luke Le Roux, and Albert Ejupi replaced Albin Winbo. Meanwhile, Ryan Moon also got a chance when he substituted for Chriss-Albin Mörfelt. IFK Norrköping FK responded with a substitution in the 71st minute as Maic Sema replaced Henrik Castegren.
In the 74th minute, IFK Norrköping FK finally got a goal. Maic Sema scored, assisted by Sead Haksabanovic. The goal came from a header, reducing the score to 2-1. Marco Lund Nielsen from IFK Norrköping FK also received a warning in the 80th minute.
IFK Norrköping FK tried to catch up but struggled to create more dangerous chances. In the 83rd minute, they made two substitutions as Kristoffer Khazeni and Christopher Rasmus Nilsson Telo replaced Abdulrazaq Ishaq and Jonathan Levi. Varbergs BoIS FC followed up with two substitutions in the 85th minute when Oliver Stanisic replaced Jean Carlos De Brito and Gideon Mensah replaced Tashreeq Matthews.
The match then ended 2-1 in favor of Varbergs BoIS FC. Despite a late goal from IFK Norrköping FK, the away team was unable to turn the match around. Varbergs BoIS FC managed to hold on and take home three points from the match at Påskbergsvallen.