IF Elfsborg - Hammarby 4 - 1

Allsvenskan 2016


IF Elfsborg - Hammarby (4 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2016
Match start: 2016-04-07 at 19:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 8,869

IF Elfsborg had an impressive goal tally when they faced Hammarby at Borås Arena on Thursday night. The match, which attracted over 8,000 soccer fans in the stands, was exciting from beginning to end. The home team took the lead just six minutes into the match when Viktor Prodell headed in a cross from Jesper Manns. Hammarby tried to pick up the pace, but Elfsborg was strong in defense and went into halftime with a solid lead.

In the second half, Elfsborg continued to pressure Hammarby and won a penalty just two minutes in. Viktor Claesson scored confidently, increasing the home team's lead to 2-0. Arnór Smárason reduced the deficit for the visitors with a penalty in the 57th minute, but just six minutes later, Hammarby's Jeppe Moe scored an own goal, giving Elfsborg another lead. Marcus Rohdén then converted a penalty for the home team, sealing the final score at 4-1.

Hammarby attempted to turn the match around with several substitutions but could never recover from the early setback. Elfsborg, on the other hand, showed an impressive performance at Borås Arena and is now in sixth place in the table, while Hammarby sits in fourteenth place. Referee Mohammed Al-Hakim, along with his assistant referees Magnus Sjöblom and Daniel Ekman, had good control over the match and officiated fairly.

Squads

IF Elfsborg

Starting squad

  • 1. Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard (GK) (C)
  • 2. Jesper Manns (D) (Off '84)
  • 5. Jørgen Horn (D)
  • 12. Joakim Nilsson (D)
  • 3. Adam Lundqvist (D)
  • 21. Henning Hauger (M)
  • 7. Marcus Rohdén (M)
  • 20. Emir Bajrami (F) (Off '52)
  • 16. Viktor Claesson (F) (Off '73)
  • 19. Simon Hedlund (F)
  • 22. Viktor Prodell

Substitutions

  • 23. Abbass Hassan (GK)
  • 4. Anders Degn Randrup (In '84)
  • 10. Simon Lundevall (In '52)
  • 14. Anton Andreasson
  • 24. Viktor Götesson
  • 26. Liridon Gashi
  • 27. Thomas Kind Bendiksen (In '73)

Hammarby

Starting squad

  • 1. Ögmundur Kristinsson (GK)
  • 14. Fredrik Torsteinbö (D)
  • 23. Lars Sætra (D) (YC '32)
  • 3. Richard Magyar (D)
  • 11. Arnór Smárason (D) (YC '47)
  • 8. Johan Persson (M) (C)
  • 5. Philip Haglund (M) (Off '71)
  • 21. Melker Hallberg (F)
  • 4. Erik Israelsson (F)
  • 34. Måns Söderqvist (F) (Off '85)
  • 16. Romulo Cabral Pereira Pinto (Off '70)

Substitutions

  • 24. William Eskelinen (GK)
  • 6. Joseph Aidoo
  • 7. Alexssander Medeiros De Azeredo (In '70)
  • 20. Amadaiya Rennie
  • 26. Dusan Jajic (In '85)
  • 27. Isac Lidberg
  • 55. Imad Khalili (In '71)

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)