IF Elfsborg - BK Häcken 1 - 0

Allsvenskan 2015


IF Elfsborg - BK Häcken (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2015
Match start: 2015-07-12 at 15:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 7,220

On Sunday afternoon, IF Elfsborg and BK Häcken faced off at Borås Arena in front of a crowd of 7,220 spectators. The referee Martin Strömbergsson officiated the match with assistance from Daniel Gustavsson and Stefan Hallberg.

In the first half, both teams had their chances, but it was the home team that managed to take the lead in the 36th minute. Simon Hedlund shot the ball past Häcken's goalkeeper after an assist from Viktor Claesson. After the goal, Elfsborg increased the pressure further and had several dangerous chances but failed to extend their lead.

In the second half, Häcken tried to push for an equalizer and made two substitutions to add more attacking strength. However, Elfsborg's defense held firm and stopped all attacks. Mohammed Abubakari received a yellow card in the 68th minute, and Samuel Gustafson was booked during stoppage time.

Elfsborg made two substitutions in the 72nd and 75th minutes to maintain their lead. BK Häcken attempted to press towards the end and made a final substitution in the 80th minute, but Elfsborg's defense held strong, and the match ended 1-0 in favor of the home team. Sebastian Holmén received a yellow card in the 82nd minute.

With this important three points, IF Elfsborg is now in fourth place in the Allsvenskan table while BK Häcken is in ninth place.

Squads

IF Elfsborg

Starting squad

  • 1. Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard (GK) (C)
  • 2. Jesper Manns (D)
  • 12. Sebastian Holmén (D) (YC '82)
  • 6. Jon Jönsson (D)
  • 3. Adam Lundqvist (D)
  • 8. Anders Svensson (M) (Off '75)
  • 7. Marcus Rohdén (M)
  • 19. Simon Hedlund (F)
  • 16. Viktor Claesson (F)
  • 13. Arber Zeneli (F) (Off '72)
  • 17. Per Frick

Substitutions

  • 23. Abbass Hassan (GK)
  • 5. Anton Lans
  • 9. Lars Nilsson
  • 10. Simon Lundevall (In '72)
  • 15. Andréas Klarström
  • 21. Henning Hauger (In '75)
  • 22. Viktor Prodell

BK Häcken

Starting squad

  • 1. Christoffer Källqvist (GK) (C)
  • 23. Simon Sandberg (D) (Off '67)
  • 5. Emil Ek Wahlström (D)
  • 19. Leonard Zuta (D)
  • 15. Kari Arkivuo (D)
  • 22. Samuel Gustafson (M) (YC '90+5)
  • 12. Mohammed Abubakari (M) (YC '68)
  • 7. Simon Gustafson (M)
  • 21. Nasiru Mohammed (F) (Off '80)
  • 18. Alexander Jeremejeff (F)
  • 25. Egzon Binaku (F) (Off '56)

Substitutions

  • 26. Peter Abrahamsson (GK)
  • 8. Ivo Dominik Pekalski
  • 9. Dardan Rexhepi (In '56)
  • 20. Tom Söderberg
  • 24. René Makondele Muzola (In '80)
  • 27. Joel Andersson (In '67)
  • 28. Adam Andersson

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)