IF Elfsborg - Athletic Eskilstuna 2 - 1

Allsvenskan 2017


IF Elfsborg - Athletic Eskilstuna (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-05-18 at 19:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 4,886

IF Elfsborg won an exciting match at home against Athletic Eskilstuna with a score of 2-1. The match started with a promising beginning from Athletic Eskilstuna when, in the 7th minute, a penalty was scored by Ferid Ali, giving the guests a 0-1 lead. Elfsborg fought hard to equalize, and in the 59th minute, Joakim Nilsson scored with a header that brought the score to 1-1. Lars Nilsson was also substituted in and did his job by scoring the decisive goal for Elfsborg in the 89th minute, with Simon Olsson providing the assist. Elfsborg played very aggressively and received several yellow cards; Emir Bajrami, Joakim Nilsson, Simon Lundevall, and Adam Lundqvist were all cautioned during the match. Mohamed Buya Turay from Athletic Eskilstuna also received a yellow card as the guests did what they could in an attempt to chase an equalizer, but it was Elfsborg who walked away with the victory at Borås Arena in front of an audience of 4,886 people.

Squads

IF Elfsborg

Starting squad

  • 1. Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard (GK) (C)
  • 4. Anders Degn Randrup (D)
  • 5. Jørgen Horn (D)
  • 12. Joakim Nilsson (D) (YC '45+2)
  • 3. Adam Lundqvist (D) (YC '85)
  • 20. Emir Bajrami (M) (Off '75) (YC '37)
  • 11. Issam Jebali (M)
  • 18. Simon Olsson (M)
  • 10. Simon Lundevall (M) (Off '86) (YC '83)
  • 17. Per Frick (F)
  • 22. Viktor Prodell (F) (Off '70)

Substitutions

  • 30. David Olsson (GK)
  • 2. Jesper Manns
  • 7. Daniel Gustafsson (In '75)
  • 9. Lars Nilsson (In '70)
  • 15. Rasmus Rosenqvist
  • 19. Jesper Karlsson (In '86)
  • 23. Alex Dyer

Athletic Eskilstuna

Starting squad

  • 1. Tim Erlandsson (GK)
  • 2. Daniel Björnkvist (D)
  • 4. Ludvig Öhman Silwerfeldt (D)
  • 77. Zurab Tsiskaridze (D)
  • 3. Jernade Ronnel Meade (D) (YC '50)
  • 7. Ferid Ali (M)
  • 14. Mauricio Albornoz Inola (M)
  • 13. Thomas Piermayr (M) (Off '90)
  • 9. Sasa Matic (M)
  • 19. Mohamed Buya Turay (F) (Off '87) (YC '65)
  • 10. Omar Eddahri (F) (C) (Off '71)

Substitutions

  • 24. Cem Alpek (GK)
  • 8. Haris Cirak
  • 11. Rinor Nushi
  • 16. Simon Alexandersson (In '90)
  • 17. Dawda Sowe
  • 20. Emmanuel Yaw Frimpong (In '71)
  • 70. Chidi Dauda Omeje (In '87)

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)