Allsvenskan 2023
IFK Norrköping FK - IFK Värnamo (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2023
Match start: 2023-04-16 at 15:00
Venue: Platinumcars Arena
Attendance: 6,516
IFK Norrköping FK trounced IFK Värnamo in an exciting match in Allsvenskan at Platinumcars Arena, with a final score of 2-1. Over 6,500 spectators saw the match, which was officiated by referee Kaspar Sjöberg and assisted by Daniel Yng and Christian Tennstedt.
IFK Norrköping was the stronger side from the start and took the lead in the 15th minute through Arnor Sigurdsson, who found the net at the left post with a shot. IFK Värnamo struggled to create a successful attack, but Victor Larsson received a yellow card in the 27th minute for playing too hard.
IFK Värnamo continued to fight, and their efforts were rewarded before halftime when Marco Lund Nielsen scored an own goal after an attempted shot from a Värnamo player. The ball went into the net off the foot of a Norrköping player, resulting in an own goal.
The second half started well for IFK Norrköping, who regained the lead in the 46th minute with another own goal. IFK Värnamo aimed to chase an equalizer, but the Norrköping defense remained strong.
IFK Norrköping made two substitutions after an hour of play and another one 12 minutes later, while IFK Värnamo also replaced two players. With just a few minutes remaining, two yellow cards were issued to IFK Norrköping, one to Jacob Ouro Ortmark and one to Marco Lund Nielsen. Wenderson Oliveira do Nascimento was then cautioned for IFK Värnamo.
The match ended with a score of 2-1, and IFK Norrköping was pleased to have taken three points at home in Allsvenskan.
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)