Malmö FF - IFK Göteborg 2 - 2

Allsvenskan 2023


Malmö FF - IFK Göteborg (2 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2023
Match start: 2023-09-03 at 17:30
Venue: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 20,907

On Sunday, Malmö FF and IFK Göteborg met at Eleda Stadion in a match that ended in a 2-2 draw. In front of a crowd of 20,907, IFK Göteborg took the lead after 13 minutes when Arbnor Mucolli found himself in the right position to score with assistance from Thomas Santos. Mucolli would also extend the lead for the away team with his second goal of the match after capitalizing on an unfortunate situation in Malmö's defense, scoring in the 36th minute.

At halftime, Malmö substituted Joe Ceesay for Taha Abdi Ali, and shortly thereafter, they began to fight to get back into the game. They had a chance to reduce the deficit with Isaac Thelin's penalty goal in the 49th minute, and IFK Göteborg's Adam Carlén received a warning for a tough tackle in the 55th minute.

IFK Göteborg also made a substitution in the 64th minute, with Astrit Selmani replacing Gustaf Norlin, but it was Malmö FF who made the next substitution when Stefano Holmquist Vecchia came on for Søren Rieks in the 72nd minute.

IFK Göteborg made two substitutions late in the match, with Hussein Carneil replacing Thomas Santos in the 73rd minute, and Sebastian Eriksson and Abundance Salaou coming on for Lucas Kåhed and Kolbeinn Thordarson in the 85th minute. Malmö FF also substituted Lasse Berg Johnsen for Sebastian Vinther Jørgensen at the same time.

With just a few minutes left of the match, Malmö FF was still down by two goals, but they continued to fight, and in the 90th minute, Sergio Peña Flores received a warning. Gustaf Norlin also received a warning during stoppage time, which extended over seven minutes, when Martin Olsson scored a sensational goal that earned Malmö FF a point. Olsson exploited a pass from Stefano Holmquist Vecchia and sent a high ball towards the goal, which the IFK Göteborg goalkeeper could not punch away.

The match ended in a 2-2 draw, and Malmö FF remains in second place in the standings, while IFK Göteborg is in twelfth place. The referee for the match was Fredrik Klitte, assisted by Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Söderkvist.

Squads

Malmö FF

Starting squad

  • 27. Johan Dahlin (GK)
  • 18. Pontus Jansson (D) (C) (YC '77)
  • 4. Niklas Moisander (D)
  • 13. Martin Olsson (D)
  • 15. Joseph Ceesay (M) (Off '46)
  • 23. Lasse Berg Johnsen (M) (Off '85)
  • 8. Sergio Peña Flores (M) (YC '90+1)
  • 5. Søren Rieks (M) (Off '72)
  • 20. Oliver Berg (F)
  • 9. Isaac Thelin (F)
  • 11. Sebastian Nanasi (F)

Substitutions

  • 30. Ismael Diawara (GK)
  • 6. Oscar Lewicki
  • 7. Mahamé Siby
  • 14. Sebastian Vinther Jørgensen (In '85)
  • 21. Stefano Holmquist Vecchia (In '72)
  • 22. Taha Abdi Ali (In '46)
  • 33. Elison Makolli
  • 41. Adrian Skogmar
  • 44. Zakaria Loukili

IFK Göteborg

Starting squad

  • 12. Adam Benediktsson (GK)
  • 2. Emil Salomonsson (D)
  • 13. Gustav Svensson (D)
  • 15. Sebastian Hausner (D)
  • 17. Oscar Wendt (D) (C)
  • 23. Kolbeinn Thordarson (M) (Off '85) (YC '80)
  • 21. Adam Carlén (M) (YC '55)
  • 28. Lucas Kåhed (M) (Off '85)
  • 29. Thomas Santos (F) (Off '73)
  • 14. Gustaf Norlin (F) (Off '64) (YC '90+3)
  • 19. Arbnor Mucolli (F)

Substitutions

  • 25. Elis Bishesari (GK)
  • 3. Johan Bångsbo
  • 6. Anders Trondsen
  • 7. Sebastian Eriksson (In '85)
  • 10. Hussein Carneil (In '73)
  • 16. Linus Carlstrand
  • 22. Astrit Selmani (In '64)
  • 24. Abundance Salaou (In '85)

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)