Superettan 2010
IFK Norrköping FK - Degerfors IF (3 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2010
Match start: 2010-05-14 at 19:20
Venue: Platinumcars Arena
Attendance: 3,841
It was an intense match between IFK Norrköping FK and Degerfors IF at Platinumcars Arena in front of an audience of 3,841. The match was part of Superettan and was officiated by Mattias Nyman, with assistance from Magnus Vallerius and Daniel Ekman.
Degerfors took the lead in the eighth minute through Marcus de Bruin, and it wasn't until the 31st minute that Daniel Jose Bamberg equalized for Norrköping. Petru Racu received a yellow card for Norrköping in the 33rd minute.
Shpëtim Hasani then scored Norrköping's leading goal in the 43rd minute, but Degerfors quickly responded, with Johan Bertilsson scoring in the 45th minute to level the game at 2-2. However, it took just one minute into the second half for Russell Mwafulirwa to put Norrköping back in the lead.
Both teams made substitution after substitution in hopes of improving their chances, but neither team could score again. Degerfors also received a red card for their assistant coach, Jonas Lindskog, in the 90th minute after a controversy with the referees.
The match ended 3-2 in favor of Norrköping, securing an important victory in Superettan. For Degerfors, the loss now means they face a tough uphill battle to climb higher in the league standings.
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)