Örebro - IF Elfsborg 1 - 2

Allsvenskan 2018


Örebro - IF Elfsborg (1 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-07-08 at 17:30
Venue: Behrn Arena
Attendance: 5,084

Örebro and IF Elfsborg met in an exciting Allsvenskan match on Sunday afternoon at Behrn Arena. The match attracted over 5,000 spectators, and the referee for the day was Magnus Lindgren, assisted by Mikael Hallin and Niklas Nyberg.

During the first half, Örebro substituted Brendan Hines-Ike and brought in Eddie Albin Alexander Granlund, which gave the team a boost. It didn't take long before Nordin Gerzic received a yellow card, and Simon Lundevall from IF Elfsborg received the same at the end of the half.

In the second half, Örebro scored the first goal of the match through Chibuike Kennedy Igboananike, with an assist from Filip Rogic. IF Elfsborg received a yellow card for Alex Dyer and substituted Stefan Ishizaki for Jesper Karlsson. Örebro also substituted Michael Junior Omoh for Johan Mårtensson.

IF Elfsborg brought in Viktor Prodell for Robert Gojani, which quickly paid off as Prodell headed in goal number 1 for the visitors in the 84th minute. Just a minute later, thanks to an assist from Simon Lundevall, Prodell scored his second goal of the day, turning the match around for IF Elfsborg. The final score was thus 1-2 in favor of IF Elfsborg, who also substituted Lundevall for Jon Jönsson in the final minutes of the match.

It was a strong performance by IF Elfsborg, who took three points from Örebro away from home. Örebro will need to perform better in their upcoming matches to get back on the winning track.

Squads

Örebro

Starting squad

  • 1. Oscar Jansson (GK)
  • 15. Martin Lorentzson (D)
  • 14. Michael Almebäck (D)
  • 3. Brendan Hines-Ike (D) (Off '24)
  • 2. Daniel Björnkvist (M)
  • 20. Filip Rogic (M)
  • 25. Nordin Gerzic (M) (C) (YC '41)
  • 19. Sebastian Ring (M) (Off '77)
  • 10. Nahir Besara (F)
  • 77. Chibuike Kennedy Igboananike (F)
  • 29. Michael Junior Omoh (F) (Off '73)

Substitutions

  • 30. Mathias Karlsson (GK)
  • 9. Victor Sköld
  • 17. Johan Mårtensson (In '73)
  • 18. Boye Isaac Edegware
  • 21. Simon Amin (In '77)
  • 22. Eddie Albin Alexander Granlund (In '24)
  • 45. Rodin Deprem

IF Elfsborg

Starting squad

  • 1. Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard (GK) (C)
  • 23. Alex Dyer (D) (YC '61)
  • 14. Ibrahim Dresevic (D)
  • 12. Joakim Nilsson (D)
  • 13. Rami Kaib (D)
  • 24. Stefan Ishizaki (M) (Off '66)
  • 18. Simon Olsson (M)
  • 16. Robert Gojani (M) (Off '76)
  • 8. Samuel Holmén (M)
  • 10. Simon Lundevall (M) (Off '90) (YC '44)
  • 11. Issam Jebali (F)

Substitutions

  • 30. David Olsson (GK)
  • 3. Mattias Özgün
  • 6. Jon Jönsson (In '90)
  • 17. Per Frick
  • 19. Jesper Karlsson (In '66)
  • 20. Emir Bajrami
  • 22. Viktor Prodell (In '76)

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)