Allsvenskan 2011
IF Elfsborg - IFK Göteborg (3 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-08-15 at 19:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 15,722
IF Elfsborg won an exciting match against IFK Göteborg at Borås Arena in Allsvenskan on Monday evening. The attendance of 15,722 spectators witnessed a match that was equally well-played from both sides.
IF Elfsborg opened the scoring as early as the second minute when Lars Nilsson found the net after a nice assist from Stefan Ishizaki. IFK Göteborg's Robin Söder received a yellow card in the 27th minute.
However, IFK Göteborg did not give up and equalized through Sebastian Eriksson in the 38th minute. In the 54th minute of the second half, IFK Göteborg substituted Jakob Olsson Johansson for Eriksson, while IF Elfsborg replaced Martin Ericsson with Johan Larsson.
Anders Svensson then scored for IF Elfsborg in the 68th minute, but IFK Göteborg brought on Hannes Stiller for Söder in the 73rd minute. IF Elfsborg's Oscar Hiljemark received a yellow card a minute later.
IF Elfsborg substituted David Elm for Lars Nilsson in the 78th minute, and IFK Göteborg brought Tobias Sana on for Hjörtur Logi Valgardsson in the 83rd minute. James Keene replaced Stefan Ishizaki for IF Elfsborg in the 85th minute.
However, there would be no decisive goal from either team until the final minutes. IFK Göteborg's Jakob Olsson Johansson scored a goal after a fine assist from Tobias Hysén in the 86th minute, but IF Elfsborg's David Elm netted the final result of 3-2 in the third minute of stoppage time after a nice assist from Eiton Andreas Augustsson, which heightened the atmosphere in the stadium even further.
Referee Jonas Eriksson maintained good control of the match, assisted by linesmen Mathias Klasenius and Daniel Wärnmark. IF Elfsborg was stronger throughout the match and deservedly triumphed over IFK Göteborg.
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)