Allsvenskan 2019
IF Elfsborg - Hammarby (1 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2019
Match start: 2019-04-01 at 19:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 8,737
It was an exciting match between IF Elfsborg and Hammarby at Borås Arena, where 8,737 spectators had gathered to watch the game. The referee Andreas Ekberg was present and was assisted by Mehmet Culum and Stefan Hallberg.
The match started evenly, with both teams fighting hard to take the lead. Hammarby was the first to get the ball in the net when Muamer Tankovic made a nice strike in the 17th minute. The assist came from Jeppe Andrup Andersen, and Hammarby took the lead with 0-1.
IF Elfsborg did not let that discourage them and tried to create dangerous opportunities. In the 42nd minute, they also managed to equalize through Frederik Holst, who received a fine assist from Robert Gojani. The score was thus 1-1 as the teams went into halftime.
In the second half, both teams continued to fight hard, but neither managed to find the back of the net. Hammarby received two yellow cards, one for Kouakou Odilon Dorgeless Kossounou in the 27th minute and another for Mads Fenger Nielsen in the 50th minute. IF Elfsborg's Jonathan Levi also received a yellow card in the 81st minute.
Both teams made several substitutions during the match, but neither was able to decide the outcome. After 90 minutes, the score remained 1-1, and the match thus ended in a draw. IF Elfsborg is now in 10th place in the table, while Hammarby is in 7th 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)