Allsvenskan 2016
Jönköpings Södra IF - IF Elfsborg (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2016
Match start: 2016-08-28 at 15:00
Venue: Stadsparksvallen, Jönköping
Attendance: 4,611
Jönköpings Södra IF ensured they took three points on Sunday afternoon when they faced IF Elfsborg at Stadsparksvallen in front of an audience of 4,611 people. This was an important match for both teams, as they are both fighting to maintain a safe position in the standings.
It was a physical match full of heated emotions. In the eighth minute, the home team received their first warning when Robert Gojani picked up a yellow card after a tough tackle. Alejandro Fernandez Portillo from Jönköping received a warning in the twenty-third minute. Elfsborg's Jesper Manns followed up with a warning four minutes later.
In the sixty-second minute, Jönköping took the lead with a goal from Pawel Cibicki. Tommy Thelin’s assist made the goal possible. After the goal, things started to happen on the pitch, with several warnings for both teams. Jönköping's Fredric Fendrich received a warning in the sixty-fourth minute. Henning Hauger from Elfsborg followed suit and received a warning in the sixty-seventh minute.
Elfsborg made their first substitution in the sixty-ninth minute when Per Frick came on for Henning Hauger. Elfsborg went on the offensive and desperately tried to find an equalizer, but Jönköping's defense held strong. Adam Lundqvist from Elfsborg received a warning in the seventy-sixth minute. Elfsborg followed up with their second substitution in the seventy-ninth minute when Lars Nilsson came on for Viktor Prodell.
Jönköping substituted Dzenis Kozica for Jesper Svensson in the eighty-eighth minute. Jönköping's final substitution came in the ninety-third minute when Liridon Silka came on for Cibicki. Elfsborg's Jon Jönsson received a yellow card in stoppage time, but it would not help them find the equalizing goal.
This was a well-played match by both teams, but it was Jönköping who emerged victorious when the match was over. With three important points, Jönköping now secures a safe position in the standings, while Elfsborg continues to fight to maintain their position.
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)