Allsvenskan 2019
BK Häcken - IF Elfsborg (1 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2019
Match start: 2019-09-25 at 19:00
Venue: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 2,686
IF Elfsborg won a tough match against BK Häcken with a score of 1-2 at Bravida Arena in the Allsvenskan. The match was played on a Wednesday evening in front of an audience of 2,686 spectators. The referee for the match was Victor Wolf, assisted by Fredrik Nilsson and Magnus Sjöblom.
It was IF Elfsborg who opened the scoring in the 19th minute through Jesper Karlsson. He managed to score from a free kick, putting the score at 0-1 in favor of Elfsborg. BK Häcken responded quickly with Ahmed Yasin, who scored a penalty in the 35th minute to equalize at 1-1.
The second half started strongly for IF Elfsborg, and in the 55th minute, Sivert Nilsen scored with a header, assisted by Jesper Karlsson, making it 1-2 for Elfsborg. The match remained physical, and both teams received yellow cards throughout the game.
IF Elfsborg needed to substitute some players to freshen up the team. In the 65th minute, Jonathan Levi came on for Simon Lundevall. BK Häcken also followed up with a substitution when Paulo José De Oliveira replaced Viktor Lundberg in the 66th minute.
Both teams continued to fight, and in the 72nd minute, Simon Strand from Elfsborg received a yellow card. Shortly after, Alexander Faltsetas from BK Häcken received a yellow card in the 72nd minute as well. IF Elfsborg made two more substitutions when Deniz Hümmet replaced Per Frick in the 74th minute and Stefan Ishizaki came on for Robert Gojani in the 77th minute.
The match was intense, and the referee continued to hand out yellow cards. In the 80th minute, Tim Rönning from IF Elfsborg received a yellow card. BK Häcken aimed to change the result, and in the 82nd minute, Kwame Kizito was substituted for Gustaf Nilsson.
Both teams continued to battle into the final phase of the match. BK Häcken made two additional substitutions when Ali Youssef came on for Godswill Ekpolo Egbulu in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute, Simon Olsson from Elfsborg received a yellow card.
Despite both teams trying to create dangerous opportunities, neither team managed to score again, and the match ended 1-2 in favor of IF Elfsborg. It was a tough match where both teams worked hard on the field, but Elfsborg managed to take home three important points.
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)