Malmö FF - IF Elfsborg 1 - 2

Allsvenskan 2014


Malmö FF - IF Elfsborg (1 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2014
Match start: 2014-10-18 at 13:00
Venue: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 16,122

It was an exciting match between Malmö FF and IF Elfsborg at the Swedbank Stadion today. The home team, Malmö FF, quickly took the lead when Markus Rosenberg scored a goal in the very first minute, assisted by Magnus Eriksson. Malmö FF continued to control the game in the first half but missed several chances to extend their lead.

In the second half, the match became more even, with both teams creating opportunities. After an hour of play, IF Elfsborg made a substitution, bringing on Lars Nilsson to replace Arber Zeneli. This seemed to have an effect, as just a few minutes later IF Elfsborg was awarded a penalty, which Johan Larsson confidently converted into a goal, leveling the score at 1-1.

After the goal, the game intensified with several sharp tackles, resulting in multiple warnings. Markus Rosenberg received a yellow card for Malmö FF, and Anders Svensson for IF Elfsborg. Both teams made substitutions, and Johan Larsson for IF Elfsborg scored the second goal in the 79th minute, assisted by Mikkel Beckmann, giving the team a 2-1 lead.

Malmö FF tried desperately to equalize the match, but to no avail. The match ended 2-1 in favor of IF Elfsborg. Overall, it was an exciting match in which both teams showed good performances. The enthusiasm of the crowd made the atmosphere at Swedbank Stadion fantastic.

Squads

Malmö FF

Starting squad

  • 25. Robin Olsen (GK)
  • 3. Anton Tinnerholm (D)
  • 18. Johan Hammar (D)
  • 4. Filip Helander (D) (Off '67)
  • 32. Pa Konate (D)
  • 7. Magnus Eriksson (M)
  • 8. Enock Kofi Adu (M) (Off '74)
  • 33. Emil Forsberg (M)
  • 15. Pawel Cibicki (F) (Off '67)
  • 9. Markus Rosenberg (F) (C) (YC '66)
  • 20. Ricardo Ferreira Da Silva (F)

Substitutions

  • 27. Zlatan Azinovic (GK)
  • 6. Markus Halsti (In '67) (YC '90+1)
  • 11. Simon Thern
  • 14. Simon Kroon
  • 22. Amin Nazari (In '74)
  • 24. Isaac Thelin
  • 26. Agon Mehmeti (In '67) (YC '90+4)

IF Elfsborg

Starting squad

  • 1. Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard (GK)
  • 7. Johan Larsson (D) (C)
  • 12. Sebastian Holmén (D)
  • 11. Daniel Mobaeck (D)
  • 15. Andréas Klarström (D)
  • 21. Henning Hauger (M)
  • 16. Viktor Claesson (M) (Off '82) (YC '82)
  • 8. Anders Svensson (M) (YC '74)
  • 13. Arber Zeneli (F) (Off '60)
  • 24. Viktor Prodell (F)
  • 19. Simon Hedlund (F) (Off '72)

Substitutions

  • 30. Abbass Hassan (GK)
  • 9. Lars Nilsson (In '60)
  • 10. Mikkel Beckmann (In '72) (YC '90+4)
  • 14. Anton Andreasson
  • 17. Per Frick (In '82)
  • 20. Adam Lundqvist
  • 22. Anton Lans

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)