Allsvenskan 2016
IF Elfsborg - Östersunds FK (3 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2016
Match start: 2016-07-25 at 19:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 6,759
With an audience of 6,759 people, Borås Arena prepared for Monday night's Allsvenskan match between IF Elfsborg and Östersunds FK. Referee Robert Daradic took center stage for the match, which kicked off at 19:00.
Elfsborg started the match strongly and got rewarded in the 36th minute when Viktor Prodell scored 1-0 for the home team, assisted by Viktor Claesson. Östersund did not give up and had a chance to equalize in the 54th minute through Alex Dyer, assisted by Gabriel Somi.
But Elfsborg proved to be strong in the second half. Claesson not only scored one but two goals in the 63rd and 69th minutes. The victory was secured for Elfsborg, and Östersund could not muster a response.
The match concluded with three substitutions on Östersund's side in an attempt to get a consolation goal, but the match ended with a score of 3-1 in favor of the home team. Yellow cards were given to Jon Jönssons in the first half and Anders Degn Randrup in the second for Elfsborg, as well as Douglas Bergqvist for Östersund at the end of the match.
After the game, Elfsborg was in 6th place in the table, while Östersund was in 9th 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)