Allsvenskan 2015
Helsingborgs IF - IF Elfsborg (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2015
Match start: 2015-10-04 at 15:00
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 6,188
Helsingborgs IF faced IF Elfsborg at Olympia in an exciting match on Sunday afternoon. The 6,188 spectators saw a home team with an offensive focus, and in the 33rd minute, Helsingborg made a substitution to kick-start the offense even more. Mikael Dahlberg came on for Rade Prica.
IF Elfsborg fought on, but their Simon Lundevall received a yellow card in the 40th minute, and the pressure from Helsingborgs IF allowed Arnór Smárason to score just before halftime in the 44th minute. Robin Simovic provided the assist.
IF Elfsborg brought on Viktor Prodell in the 67th minute, but it was Helsingborgs IF that increased the pace. Emmanuel Agyenim Boateng was substituted in for Lalawele Atakora in the 73rd minute, and a few minutes later, Henning Hauger replaced Simon Hedlund for IF Elfsborg.
IF Elfsborg managed to equalize in the 78th minute when Viktor Claesson took advantage of a chance after a quick counterattack.
Almost immediately after that goal, Anton Wede received a yellow card for Helsingborgs IF, but that did not prevent the team from continuing to fight. Darijan Bojanic came on for Johan Mårtensson in the 83rd minute.
IF Elfsborg made their final substitution in the 86th minute when Anton Andreasson replaced Arber Zeneli, but it was too late. In the second minute of stoppage time, the unexpected happened when IF Elfsborg unfortunately scored an own goal, leading to a 2-1 victory for Helsingborgs IF. Darijan Bojanic received a yellow card in the 90+3rd minute for Helsingborgs IF.
After the match, Helsingborgs IF is in 8th place in the league table, while IF Elfsborg is in 4th place.
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)