Allsvenskan 2017
IFK Göteborg - IF Elfsborg (1 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-05-28 at 17:30
Venue: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 12,837
Match Report:
IFK Göteborg and IF Elfsborg faced each other on Sunday in an exciting match at Gamla Ullevi. A crowd of 12,837 people gathered to see the two teams in action. Referee Martin Strömbergsson officiated the match, assisted by Joakim Amri Nilsson and Andreas Söderkvist.
Just three minutes in, Elfsborg took the lead through Issam Jebali, who skillfully placed the ball behind Göteborg's goalkeeper. Daniel Gustafsson provided the assist, delivering the ball to Jebali. However, Göteborg responded before halftime with a goal from Tobias Hysén, who equalized the match. Hysén received a nice pass from Elías Már Ómarsson and rolled the ball into the net.
The second half was significantly more eventful than the first. Göteborg substituted Lawson Sabah in for Henrik Björdahl in the 45th minute. Sabah received a yellow card after 63 minutes, and two more Göteborg players also picked up yellow cards before the match concluded. Elfsborg brought on Emir Bajrami for Simon Lundevall in the 78th minute. Göteborg substituted August Erlingmark for Mikkel Diskerud in the 84th minute, and Elfsborg brought in Rasmus Rosenqvist for Daniel Gustafsson in the 87th minute. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
It was a closely contested match where both teams created chances, but neither managed to score additional goals. Elfsborg took an early lead, but Göteborg fought back and equalized. The match was filled with hard tackles, and the referee had the opportunity to show several yellow cards. In the end, both teams earned a point after a well-played game at Gamla Ullevi.
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)