Allsvenskan 2018
Örebro - IFK Göteborg (1 - 3)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-11-11 at 15:00
Venue: Behrn Arena
Attendance: 4,129
Örebro and IFK Göteborg faced off at Behrn Arena in one of the final matches of the season. Örebro was in 9th place in the standings while IFK Göteborg was in 13th place. IFK Göteborg started strong and took the lead in the seventh minute with a goal from Benjamin Nygren, assisted by Sargon Abraham. Örebro tried to put pressure on the visitors but instead received a warning when Fábio De Sousa Silva received his first foul in the 36th minute.
In the second half, Örebro was unable to regroup and instead had to defend actively against IFK Göteborg's attacking play. Things became more difficult for Örebro in the 56th minute when Michael Almebäck received a red card and was sent off. IFK Göteborg took advantage of the numerical superiority and in the 57th minute, they extended their lead with a penalty goal from Giorgi Kharaishvili.
Örebro attempted to turn the match around with two substitutions, but were unsuccessful. Instead, it was IFK Göteborg that continued to dominate, and in the 89th minute, Benjamin Nygren scored his second goal of the day, assisted by Emil Salomonsson. Örebro could console themselves with an own goal in the 84th minute, but the match ended with a clear victory for IFK Göteborg, 3-1. This match was the last for both teams of the season, with Örebro finishing in 9th place in the standings, while IFK Göteborg concluded in 11th place.
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)