Allsvenskan 2012
IF Elfsborg - BK Häcken (2 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2012
Match start: 2012-05-24 at 19:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 9,744
IF Elfsborg continued their impressive form as they faced a tough challenge from BK Häcken during Thursday evening's match at Borås Arena. The home team took the lead in the sixth minute when Stefan Ishizaki guided the ball into the net with a well-placed bounce. BK Häcken tried to come back and created chances, but IF Elfsborg's defense held firm under the pressure.
IF Elfsborg's Oscar Hiljemark received a yellow card in the 29th minute, and Josef Elvby from BK Häcken followed suit in the 45th minute. Mak Lind from BK Häcken also received a yellow card just before halftime.
After the break, the match continued at the same pace. Andreas Drugge came on for BK Häcken in the 57th minute, replacing Elvby. Dominic Chatto received a yellow card in the 62nd minute, and IF Elfsborg's Viktor Claesson was substituted shortly after.
Dioh Williams came on in the 66th minute for BK Häcken, replacing Björn Anklev. Waris Majeed received a yellow card in the 69th minute, and Lars Nilsson for IF Elfsborg followed suit in the 72nd minute.
IF Elfsborg kept pressing, and it was Nilsson who finally scored into an open goal in the 81st minute, thereby putting down BK Häcken. Marcus Rohdén came on as a replacement for Ishizaki in the 83rd minute.
BK Häcken substituted David Frölund with Jesper Jonasson Westermark in the 87th minute, while IF Elfsborg substituted Anders Svensson with Eiton Andreas Augustsson. David Elm for IF Elfsborg received a yellow card in the 88th minute.
Dominic Chatto for BK Häcken received a yellow card in the 90th minute, which led to his dismissal from the match. Despite BK Häcken's attempts to reduce the deficit, they were never able to find the net, and the match ended 2-0 in favor of IF Elfsborg. With this result, IF Elfsborg now leads the Allsvenskan, while BK Häcken sits in fourth place in the table.
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)