NORRKöPING. Norrköping defeated Varberg BoIS to win 2-1. It was Norrköping to strike first with an early goal of S. Adegbenro at the 1′. Then it was a goal in the 24′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Wahlqvist gave the win to Norrköping in the 61′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the PlatinumCars Arena (Norrköping) stadium in Norrköping on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Lars Christian Andreas Ekberg who had the assistance of Mehmet Culum and Stefan Hallberg. The 4th official was Richard Sundell. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Norrköping – Formation
Norrköping started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Rikard Norling decided to play with the following team: Oscar Jansson , Linus Wahlqvist , Henrik Castegren , Viktor Agardius , Ishaq Abdulrazak , Alexander Fransson , Kristoffer Khazeni , Ari Freyr Skúlason , Jonathan Levi , Samuel Adegbenro and Carl Björk .
The home team had on the bench: Christopher Telo, Yahav Gurfinkel, Julius Lindgren, Egzon Binaku, Dino Salihovic, Maic Sema and Theodore Rask.
Best player: Linus Wahlqvist
The player that probably impressed the most for Norrköping was Linus Wahlqvist.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Varberg BoIS – Formation
Varberg BoIS started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Fredrik Danielson played with: Philip Martensson , Anton Liljenback , Joakim Lindner , Hampus Zackrisson , Jean Carlos , Luke Le Roux , Albin Winbo , Oliver Alfonsi , Andre Boman , Victor Karlsson and Eric Alexander Johansson .
They had on the bench: Viktor Dryselius, Ryan Moon , Dean Solomons, Keanin Ayer , Des Kunst, Adnan Kojić and Daniel Krezić .
Varberg BoIS could not rely on the presence of A. Kojic (injured).
Best player: Anton Liljenback
The player that probably impressed the most for Varberg BoIS was Anton Liljenback.
His rating is with 54 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 10 Total 12
- 3 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 105 Attack 98
- 45 Dangerous attack 37
- 58 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Norrköping was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Varberg BoIS that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Norrköping was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Norrköping won the match.
Norrköping shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Varberg BoIS shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Norrköping received 3 yellow cards (V. Agardius, J. Levi and A. Fransson). On the other side, Varberg BoIS received 3 yellow cards (A. Winbo, A. Liljenbäck and A. Johansson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Norrköping will have 36 points like Elfsborg to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Varberg BoIS will stay with 27 points to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Norrköping will host Hammarby on the 3rd of October with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Norrköping (3 draws).
Varberg BoIS will host Degerfors on the 2nd of October with a 0-0 head to head record.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- Mjällby – Elfsborg – 4-0
- Östersunds FK – Djurgården – 0-3
- Häcken – Hammarby – 1-1
- Norrköping – Varberg BoIS – 2-1