KALMAR. Kalmar found a way to reverse the scoreline against Norrköping to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Norrköping to strike first with a goal of V. Lind at the 59′. Then it was a goal in the 88′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Rajovic gave the win to Kalmar in the 90′ minute. Kalmar was vastly better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Guldfågeln Arena stadium in Kalmar on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Adi Aganovic with the assistance of Mikael Hallin and Christian Tennstedt. The 4th official was Rinon Hasani. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.7 degrees Celsius or 67.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Kalmar had a superior ball possession 65% while Norrköping was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kalmar had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kalmar won the match​.

Kalmar shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Norrköping shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Kalmar didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Norrköping received 2 yellow cards (Arnór Ingvi Traustason and Jesper Ceesay).

Standings

After playing this match, Kalmar will have 17 points like Norrköping to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Norrköping will stay with 17 points like Kalmar to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Kalmar will host Degerfors on the 10th of June with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Kalmar (0 draws).

Norrköping will host Häcken on the 2nd of July with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Norrköping (4 draws).

Kalmar – Formation

Kalmar started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Henrik Jensen decided to play with the following team: Ricardo Friedrich (6.8), Axel Lindahl (7.0), Lars Saetra (6.7), Rasmus Sjostedt (6.6), Davíð Kristján Ólafsson (6.8), Simon Skrabb (7.5), Johan Karlsson (6.4), Robert Gojani (7.3), Romarinho (7.1), Noah Shamoun (6.6) and Mileta Rajovic (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Elias Olsson, Deniz Hümmet (6.8), Motaraghebjafarpour Arash, Saku Ylätupa, Kevin Jensen (6.3), Jakob Kindberg, Rony Jansson and Isak Bjerkebo.

Substitutions

Kalmar made 3 changes: Romário for Deniz Hümmet (63′), Noah Shamoun for Kevin Jensen (73′) and Simon Skrabb for Elias Olsson (90′).

Best player: Simon Skrabb​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kalmar was Simon Skrabb even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 49 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.

Norrköping – Formation

Norrköping started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Glen Riddersholm played with: Oscar Jansson (7.0), Daniel Eid (6.9), Marco Lund (7.4), Anton Eriksson (7.1), Yahya Kalley (6.4), Jesper Ceesay (6.4), Victor Lind (7.3), Vito Hammershøj-Mistrati (7.3), Arnór Traustason (6.9), Arnór Sigurðsson (6.6) and Christoffer Nyman (6.5).

They had on the bench: Jacob Ortmark, Marcus Baggesen (6.2), Niklas Gunnarsson, Emil Roback, Wille Jakobsson, Laorent Shabani (6.4), Andri Guðjohnsen (6.7), Maic Sema and Kristoffer Khazeni.

Substitutions

Norrköping made 6 changes: Yahya Kalley for Marcus Baggesen (46′), V. Lind for Laorent Shabani (74′), Vito Hammershöy-Mistrati for Andri Guojohnsen (74′), Arnór Ingvi Traustason for Kristoffer Khazeni (90′), Christoffer Nyman for Jacob Ortmark (90′) and Arnór Ingvi Traustason for Arash Motaraghebjafarpour (90′).

Best player: Marco Lund​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Norrköping was Marco Lund.

His rating is (7.4) with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.​

• Elfsborg – Malmö FF – 3-0
• Kalmar – Norrköping – 2-1
• Djurgården – AIK – 1-0