IF Elfsborg - Kalmar FF 2 - 1

Allsvenskan 2019


IF Elfsborg - Kalmar FF (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2019
Match start: 2019-07-29 at 19:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 4,727

IF Elfsborg faced Kalmar FF at home in Borås Arena on Monday evening. Just half an hour into the game, the first yellow card was issued to Kalmar FF when Fidan Aliti received a caution. Ten minutes later, Stian Rode Gregersen from IF Elfsborg also received a yellow card.

Just before halftime, Kalmar FF was awarded a penalty after an incident in the penalty area, and Nils Fröling converted the ball into the net. After the halftime break, IF Elfsborg made two substitutions and tried to turn the situation around by pushing more forward.

Alejandro Fernandez Portillo, Simon Olsson, and Robert Gojani all received yellow cards for IF Elfsborg before Kalmar FF substituted Emaxwell Souza De Lima in place of Alexander Ahl Holmström.

With only a few minutes left in the match, Per Frick scored an equalizer for IF Elfsborg, sparking hope for the home team. In the 87th minute, Kalmar FF's assistant coach Jesper Norberg received a red card and was sent off for saying something inappropriate to the referee. This was a severe blow for Kalmar FF, who now had to continue the match with one player less.

In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Marokhy Ndione then scored the decisive goal for IF Elfsborg after receiving an assist from Simon Olsson. The match ended 2-1 in favor of the home team, with 4,727 spectators in attendance. Simon Strand received a yellow card for IF Elfsborg in the fifth minute of stoppage time. The referee for the match was Bojan Pandzic, assisted by Joakim Amri Nilsson and Daniel Gustavsson.

Squads

IF Elfsborg

Starting squad

  • 1. Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard (GK) (C)
  • 27. Frederik Holst (D)
  • 3. Stian Rode Gregersen (D) (YC '40)
  • 12. Alejandro Fernandez Portillo (D) (YC '56)
  • 20. Simon Strand (D) (YC '90+5)
  • 11. Jesper Karlsson (M) (Off '52)
  • 16. Robert Gojani (M) (YC '61)
  • 7. Deniz Hümmet (M) (Off '52)
  • 18. Simon Olsson (M) (YC '67)
  • 14. Rasmus Alm (M) (Off '71)
  • 17. Per Frick (F)

Substitutions

  • 31. Tim Rönning (GK)
  • 5. Gustav Henriksson
  • 10. Simon Lundevall (In '52)
  • 13. Rami Kaib
  • 19. Kevin Kabran
  • 24. Stefan Ishizaki (In '52)
  • 26. Marokhy Ndione (In '71)

Kalmar FF

Starting squad

  • 32. Lucas Hägg Johansson (GK)
  • 2. Henrik Löfkvist Jacobsson (D)
  • 5. Viktor Agardius (D) (C)
  • 4. Fidan Aliti (D) (YC '30)
  • 39. Isak Magnusson (M)
  • 29. Romario Pereira Sipiao (M)
  • 3. Samuel Adrian (M)
  • 31. Nils Fröling (M)
  • 12. Chima Uche Akas (M) (YC '58)
  • 22. Alexander Ahl Holmström (F) (Off '69)
  • 9. Måns Söderqvist (F) (Off '84)

Substitutions

  • 1. Viktor Noring (GK)
  • 16. York Rafael
  • 18. Mahmoud Eid
  • 20. Carl Gustafsson
  • 37. Edvin Crona
  • 93. Rafael Gimenes da Silva (In '84)
  • 95. Emaxwell Souza De Lima (In '69)

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)