IF Elfsborg - Halmstads BK 4 - 1

Allsvenskan 2014


IF Elfsborg - Halmstads BK (4 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2014
Match start: 2014-04-28 at 19:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 7,668

IF Elfsborg achieved a convincing victory at home at Borås Arena against Halmstads BK in Allsvenskan on Monday evening. With a large crowd of 7,668 in attendance, there was excitement from start to finish. Referee Martin Hansson and assistants Mehmet Culum and Joakim Flink kept the match under control, and it was a well-played game.

The match began with a substitution for Halmstad when Viktor Ljung came on for Jesper Westerberg in the 7th minute. After 23 minutes of play, Halmstad took the lead through Mikael Boman, who scored to make it 0-1. However, it didn’t take long for Elfsborg to equalize when Lars Nilsson put the ball in the net in the 24th minute, making it 1-1.

Just ten minutes later, an own goal from Halmstad gave Elfsborg a lead of 2-1 in the 35th minute. The second half continued to bring goals, and in the 56th minute, Lars Nilsson scored his second goal of the match, assisted by Marcus Rohdén, making it Elfsborg's third goal. Halmstad tried to get back into the game and made two substitutions in the 59th and 76th minutes in an attempt to change the course of the match.

Halmstad's Richard Magyar received a yellow card in the 73rd minute before Elfsborg’s Viktor Prodell scored in the 82nd minute, assisted by Viktor Claesson. The match ended with a 4-1 victory for IF Elfsborg. Elfsborg's coach was pleased with the team's performance and happy that they now find themselves in second place in the table. On the other hand, Halmstad's coach expressed disappointment over the failed match but remains optimistic for the upcoming season.

Squads

IF Elfsborg

Starting squad

  • 1. Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard (GK)
  • 7. Johan Larsson (D) (C)
  • 6. Jon Jönsson (D)
  • 12. Sebastian Holmén (D)
  • 23. Niklas Hult (D)
  • 16. Viktor Claesson (M)
  • 8. Anders Svensson (M)
  • 21. Henning Hauger (M) (Off '87)
  • 25. Marcus Rohdén (F) (Off '85)
  • 24. Viktor Prodell (F)
  • 9. Lars Nilsson (F)

Substitutions

  • 30. Abbass Hassan (GK)
  • 11. Daniel Mobaeck
  • 13. Arber Zeneli
  • 14. Anton Andreasson
  • 15. Andréas Klarström
  • 19. Simon Hedlund (In '85)
  • 20. Adam Lundqvist (In '87)

Halmstads BK

Starting squad

  • 1. Stojan Lukic (GK)
  • 28. Jesper Westerberg (D) (Off '7)
  • 3. Fredrik Liverstam (D)
  • 25. Richard Magyar (D) (C) (YC '73)
  • 4. Joseph Baffoe (D)
  • 6. Johan Blomberg (M)
  • 11. King Osei Gyan (M)
  • 13. Kristoffer Thydell (M) (Off '59)
  • 7. Kristinn Steindórsson (M) (Off '76)
  • 14. Mikael Boman (F)
  • 9. Gudjón Baldvinsson (F)

Substitutions

  • 30. Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist (GK)
  • 2. Viktor Ljung (In '7)
  • 8. Kristoffer Fagercrantz
  • 16. Eric Smith (In '59)
  • 17. Oliver Silverholt (In '76)
  • 23. Marcus Antonsson
  • 24. Simon Silverholt

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)