Allsvenskan 2017
IF Elfsborg - Jönköpings Södra IF (3 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-05-22 at 19:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 5,965
IF Elfsborg won 3 - 0 against Jönköpings Södra IF. The match was played at Borås Arena in front of 5,965 spectators on Monday evening. The referee for the evening was Johan Hamlin, who, along with assistants Daniel Ekman and Jan-Erik Swärdh, maintained good order on the field.
The match started evenly, but it was IF Elfsborg who received the first warning when Jørgen Horn was booked in the 23rd minute.
In the 29th minute, IF Elfsborg took the lead 1 - 0 when Daniel Gustafsson scored. The assist came from Issam Jebali.
The second half began similarly to the first, but in the 54th minute, Issam Jebali scored himself, increasing IF Elfsborg's lead to 2 - 0. Anders Degn Randrup provided the assist.
Just five minutes later, it was time again when Joakim Nilsson headed the ball into the net, further extending the lead to 3 - 0. Simon Lundevall provided the assist.
Jönköpings Södra IF attempted to reduce the deficit but to no avail. Instead, they tried to bring in fresh legs with substitutions, and in the 62nd minute, Stefan Karlsson was substituted for Jesper Svensson and Stian Semb Aasmundsen was replaced by Eric Ayuk.
IF Elfsborg continued to play well, and in the 73rd minute, Per Frick was substituted for Lars Nilsson.
In the 74th minute, Dzenis Kozica was replaced by Sergio Calatayud Lebron, and in the 80th minute, Daniel Gustafsson was substituted for Jesper Karlsson.
IF Elfsborg kept pushing forward, and in the 85th minute, Simon Olsson was substituted for Rasmus Rosenqvist.
Ultimately, IF Elfsborg won comfortably with a score of 3 - 0, securing three much-needed points. Alingsås native Daniel Gustafsson was the standout player, scoring the first goal. Jönköpings Södra IF will need to regroup for their next match and try to gather strength to earn three points.
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)