Allsvenskan 2014
IF Elfsborg - BK Häcken (3 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2014
Match start: 2014-04-04 at 19:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 9,138
It was an exciting match between IF Elfsborg and BK Häcken at Borås Arena. BK Häcken was in 2nd place in the standings and were favorites to win against IF Elfsborg, who were in 11th place. The match started at 7:00 PM, and the attendance was 9,138. The referee for the match was Jonas Eriksson, with Mathias Klasenius and Daniel Wärnmark as assistant referees.
The match was evenly matched at the beginning, with chances at both ends, but neither team managed to score. In the 58th minute, Martin Ericsson received a yellow card for BK Häcken. In the 62nd minute, Carlos Strandberg was substituted for Mostapha El Kabir in BK Häcken. In the 69th minute, Simon Gustafson was substituted for Alexander Jeremejeff in BK Häcken.
In the 72nd minute, IF Elfsborg scored the first goal of the match through Anders Svensson, assisted by Jon Jönsson. The second goal for IF Elfsborg came in the 78th minute from Johan Larsson. BK Häcken desperately tried to reduce the deficit, but IF Elfsborg held firm.
In the 81st minute, Henning Hauger was substituted for Adam Lundqvist in IF Elfsborg, and David Frölund was substituted for Leonard Zuta in BK Häcken. Oscar Lewicki received a yellow card for BK Häcken at the same time. In the 82nd minute, Per Frick was substituted for Simon Hedlund in IF Elfsborg.
BK Häcken managed to score a goal in the 83rd minute through René Makondele Muzola with an assist from Walid Atta, which gave the guests some hope for an equalizer. But it was IF Elfsborg who finished the match strongly by scoring their third goal in the 90th minute through Lars Nilsson. Mostapha El Kabir received a yellow card for BK Häcken in the 90+3rd minute.
IF Elfsborg was the better team on this Friday evening and won the match 3-1. Sebastian Holmén was substituted for Andréas Klarström in the 90+3rd minute for IF Elfsborg.
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)