Allsvenskan 2018
IF Elfsborg - Hammarby (0 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-07-16 at 19:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 7,682
IF Elfsborg and Hammarby played an even match at Borås Arena on Monday evening, in front of an audience of 7,682. The referee for the evening was Bojan Pandzic, assisted by Niclas Ivarsson and Robin Wilde.
The match started with both teams cautiously moving forward, and after 25 minutes of play, IF Elfsborg made their first substitution when Daniel Gustafsson came in for Stefan Ishizaki. The first real dangerous opportunity in the match came in the 48th minute when Hammarby's Jeppe Andrup Andersen received a yellow card.
IF Elfsborg continued to press forward and made their second substitution in the 65th minute when Viktor Prodell was brought in instead of Jesper Karlsson. Two minutes later, Hammarby substituted Imad Khalili for Sander Svendsen.
The first yellow card of the match came in the 70th minute when Samuel Holmén from IF Elfsborg was cautioned. Towards the end of the match, IF Elfsborg made two substitutions a few minutes before full time, bringing Emir Bajrami on for Samuel Holmén, while Hammarby substituted Jeppe Andrup Andersen for Junes Barny.
In the last minute of the match, IF Elfsborg was awarded a penalty, and Issam Jebali stepped up to take it. Unfortunately for the home team, Hammarby's goalkeeper managed to keep the ball out and saved the attempt. The match ended 0-0, and thereafter Joakim Nilsson received a yellow card.
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)