Örebro - IF Elfsborg 2 - 2

Allsvenskan 2017


Örebro - IF Elfsborg (2 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-08-05 at 18:00
Venue: Behrn Arena
Attendance: 6,223

Örebro hosted IF Elfsborg at Behrn Arena in an exciting Allsvenskan match on Saturday evening. Over 6,200 spectators gathered to watch the two teams compete for points on the pitch.

The match started strongly for Örebro when Johan Mårtensson put the ball in the net after just nine minutes of play. IF Elfsborg's Samuel Holmén received a yellow card after half an hour. Just before halftime, Örebro was awarded a penalty, which Nahir Besara confidently converted, making it 2-0.

In the second half, IF Elfsborg took control of the game, with Issam Jebali reducing the deficit for the visiting team with a penalty kick. Jesper Manns and Simon Olsson also received yellow cards before Lars Nilsson and Viktor Prodell were substituted in for IF Elfsborg. Örebro responded by bringing on Filip Rogic and Patrik Haginge in place of Michael Junior Omoh and Martin Lorentzson.

With just half an hour left to play, Issam Jebali struck again, equalizing for IF Elfsborg. Örebro tried to find a winning goal in the final minutes by substituting Victor Sköld for Johan Mårtensson. Unfortunately for the home team, they were unable to score, and the match ended 2-2.

Referee Andreas Ekberg, along with his assistants Fredrik Klyver and Johan Thalin, were kept busy monitoring the game, and IF Elfsborg's Jon Jönsson was substituted for Jørgen Horn after 39 minutes. It was an intense match where both teams showcased powerful performances.

Squads

Örebro

Starting squad

  • 1. Oscar Jansson (GK)
  • 15. Martin Lorentzson (D) (Off '85)
  • 46. Arvid Brorsson (D)
  • 3. Brendan Hines-Ike (D)
  • 4. Hjörtur Logi Valgardsson (D)
  • 29. Michael Junior Omoh (M) (Off '80)
  • 17. Johan Mårtensson (M) (Off '89)
  • 25. Nordin Gerzic (M) (C)
  • 23. Maic Sema (M)
  • 10. Nahir Besara (F)
  • 77. Chibuike Kennedy Igboananike (F)

Substitutions

  • 30. Anton Fagerström (GK)
  • 2. Patrik Haginge (In '85)
  • 6. Damien Plessis
  • 9. Victor Sköld (In '89)
  • 11. Alfred Ajdarevic
  • 13. Jonathan Lundberg
  • 20. Filip Rogic (In '80)

IF Elfsborg

Starting squad

  • 1. Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard (GK) (C)
  • 2. Jesper Manns (D) (YC '52)
  • 6. Jon Jönsson (D) (Off '39)
  • 12. Joakim Nilsson (D)
  • 3. Adam Lundqvist (D)
  • 20. Emir Bajrami (M) (Off '66)
  • 18. Simon Olsson (M) (Off '75) (YC '64)
  • 8. Samuel Holmén (M) (YC '30)
  • 10. Simon Lundevall (M)
  • 7. Daniel Gustafsson (F)
  • 11. Issam Jebali (F)

Substitutions

  • 30. David Olsson (GK)
  • 5. Jørgen Horn (In '39)
  • 9. Lars Nilsson (In '66)
  • 13. Rami Kaib
  • 15. Rasmus Rosenqvist
  • 19. Jesper Karlsson
  • 22. Viktor Prodell (In '75)

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)