Allsvenskan Round 7
Home Helsingborgs IF Mattias Jonson35′, 72′

Helsingborgs IF vs IFK Göteborg: 2–0 Half-time 1–0

Away IFK Göteborg
Season 1997
VenueOlympia
Attendance14,085
RefereeLeif Sundell
Formation4-4-2 (estimated)
Average age28.7 years
Homegrown players5
Weather Open-Meteo CC BY 4.0 processed by IFKDB
Cloudy, 15°
Form
D W W W L

Starting XI

Tactical formation is unavailable; the pitch shows an estimated 4-4-2 formation.

Match report

On Monday 19 May 1997, IFK Göteborg visited Helsingborgs IF in round 7 of Allsvenskan at Olympia. In front of 14,085 spectators, IFK Göteborg lost 0–2 after IFK Göteborg trailed 0–1 at half-time. Leif Sundell refereed the match. Conditions were cloudy, with a recorded temperature of 15°C.

Magnus Johansson and Mikael Nilsson were booked.

The starting XI averaged 28.7 years of age; Thomas Ravelli was the oldest at 37 and Andreas Andersson the youngest at 23. This was the 125th recorded meeting between the clubs; IFK Göteborg's record against Helsingborgs IF stood at 55 wins, 30 draws, and 40 defeats. It was the 90th Allsvenskan meeting between the clubs. It was also IFK Göteborg's 43rd 0–2 defeat in Allsvenskan.