Allsvenskan 2012
Malmö FF - IF Elfsborg (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2012
Match start: 2012-05-17 at 17:30
Venue: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 17,243
Malmö FF and IF Elfsborg faced off at Swedbank Stadion in front of 17,243 spectators. Martin Hansson was the head referee, assisted by Fredrik Nilsson and Joakim Flink.
The match began with a high tempo and chances created by both teams. However, it wasn't until the 22nd minute that the first substitution took place. IF Elfsborg substituted Jon Jönsson for Eiton Andreas Augustsson. Malmö FF continued to create opportunities, and in the 37th minute, Miiko Albornoz received a yellow card for a tough tackle. In the 42nd minute, Ricardo Ferreira Da Silva also received a yellow card for a foul.
The second half started with high intensity, and it didn't take long before IF Elfsborg's Amadou Jawo received a yellow card in the 56th minute. Five minutes later, Malmö FF scored the first and only goal of the match. Mathias Ranégie found the back of the net after a nice pass from Ricardo Ferreira Da Silva.
IF Elfsborg tried to apply pressure on Malmö FF and made a substitution in the 67th minute, bringing on David Elm for Amadou Jawo. Malmö FF then substituted Simon Thern for Erik Friberg in the 73rd minute. IF Elfsborg continued to chase the equalizer and made two substitutions in the 73rd and 83rd minutes. Viktor Claesson replaced Johan Larsson, and Alexander Nilsson Likourentzos came on for Jimmy Durmaz in Malmö FF.
Malmö FF fought hard to defend their lead and made their final substitution in the 86th minute. Jasmin Sudic replaced Daniel Larsson to close out the match. The final score was 1-0 to Malmö FF, who earned three important points in Allsvenskan.
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)