Allsvenskan 2013
IF Elfsborg - Östers IF (2 - 4)
Match in Allsvenskan 2013
Match start: 2013-08-25 at 15:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 6,209
The match between IF Elfsborg and Östers IF at Borås Arena ended in a surprising victory for the visitors, with a score of 2-4. Despite Elfsborg, who are in fifth place in the table, having several goal opportunities during the match, they were unable to overcome Östers' fighting spirit. The match began with a goal from Östers' Pablo Piñones-Arce in the 34th minute, assisted by Vladica Zlojutro. Just a few minutes later, Piñones-Arce received a yellow card, but that did not stop him from scoring his second goal of the match from the penalty spot in the 52nd minute.
Elfsborg equalized through James Keene in the 40th minute, assisted by Johan Larsson. Unfortunately, that was not enough to win the match. Elfsborg received three yellow cards during the match, and Tom Söderberg was shown a red card in the 68th minute after receiving two yellow cards. Meanwhile, Piñones-Arce continued his scoring streak and netted his third goal of the day in the 68th minute.
In the 72nd minute, Piñones-Arce scored yet another goal, increasing Östers' lead to 1-4. Although Elfsborg made substitutions and tried to put pressure on Östers' defense, they could only score one more goal through a penalty by Johan Larsson in the 88th minute. Östers substituted Piñones-Arce in the 73rd minute and later made two additional substitutions during the match.
The attendance of 6209 people witnessed an unexpected but well-deserved victory for Östers IF, who have now climbed to tenth place in the table, while IF Elfsborg remains in fifth place. Referee Andreas Ekberg, with assistant referees Henrik Andrén and Daniel Ekman, kept the match under control, despite several yellow cards and a red card being issued.
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)