Allsvenskan 2019
IF Elfsborg - Malmö FF (0 - 3)
Match in Allsvenskan 2019
Match start: 2019-09-22 at 17:30
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 6,496
On Sunday, IF Elfsborg and Malmö FF faced off at Borås Arena in front of a crowd of 6,496. The referee for the match was Magnus Lindgren, assisted by Fredrik Nilsson and Per Rehnlund.
The match was relatively balanced at the beginning, with both Elfsborg and Malmö FF creating their chances. Towards the end of the first half, Malmö was awarded a penalty, but goalkeeper Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard managed to save it, and the score remained 0-0 at halftime.
At halftime, Elfsborg made a substitution, bringing in Gustav Henriksson for Stian Rode Gregersen. Early in the second half, Frederik Holst received a yellow card. Shortly after, the decisive goal came when Guillermo Federico Molins Palmeiro scored a beautiful finish for Malmö, making it 0-1.
Malmö continued to dominate the play, and in the 63rd minute, they made two substitutions, bringing in Søren Rieks for Felix Beijmo and Arnor Traustason for Romain Gall. In the 68th minute, Elfsborg also made two substitutions, with Stefan Ishizaki and Deniz Hümmet coming on for Samuel Holmén and Per Frick.
Malmö kept pressing Elfsborg, and in the 82nd minute, Jo Inge Berget scored a penalty, making it 0-2 for Malmö. Following this, Alejandro Fernandez Portillo received a yellow card for Elfsborg. In the 89th minute, Malmö scored their third goal, with Marcus Antonsson finding the net assisted by Arnor Traustason. The match ended 0-3 in favor of Malmö.
After the match, Elfsborg is in 9th place in the standings, while Malmö FF is in 2nd 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)