Allsvenskan 2023
IFK Norrköping FK - Degerfors IF (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2023
Match start: 2023-07-23 at 15:00
Venue: Platinumcars Arena
Attendance: 6,816
IFK Norrköping FK faced Degerfors IF at Platinumcars Arena in the Allsvenskan on Sunday afternoon. An audience of 6,816 people was present to cheer for the teams. The referee for the match was Victor Wolf, assisted by Robin Wilde and Per Rehnlund.
The match was evenly matched during the first half, but neither team managed to score. In the second half, Degerfors IF substituted in Damjan Pavlovic, but it did not help the team take the lead. Instead, IFK Norrköping FK made two substitutions, bringing in Kristoffer Khazeni and Yahya Kalley while replacing Marcus Baggesen and Vito Hammershoj-Mistrati.
Degerfors IF received several warnings during the match. Pashang Abdulla, Diego De Jesus Campos Ballestero, Tobias Solberg (the coach), and Rasmus Örqvist all received yellow cards. Christos Gravius also received a warning in the match.
During the last minutes of the match, both teams made substitutions. Abdelkarim Mammar Chaouche was substituted in for Degerfors IF, while Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen and Niklas Gunnarsson were substituted in for IFK Norrköping FK.
It was during stoppage time of the second half that the match was decided. Maic Sema struck the ball into the net, scoring IFK Norrköping FK's only goal of the match. Daniel Fritz Eid provided the assist for the goal. Christoffer Nyman received a yellow card for IFK Norrköping FK during stoppage time.
When the final whistle blew, it was clear that IFK Norrköping FK had won the match 1-0. Maic Sema's goal in stoppage time of the second half made all the difference. Degerfors IF had several chances to take the lead but were unable to get the ball into the net. Thus, IFK Norrköping FK won a tough match thanks to Sema's decisive goal.
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)