Helsingborgs IF - IF Elfsborg 1 - 2

Allsvenskan 2019


Helsingborgs IF - IF Elfsborg (1 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2019
Match start: 2019-11-02 at 13:00
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 5,556

It was a close match played at Olympia in Helsingborg on Saturday afternoon. The crowd pressure was high with 5,556 people in the stands to see the home team Helsingborgs IF face off against IF Elfsborg.

It was the guests from Borås who scored the first goal of the match through Rasmus Alm in the 34th minute, following a nice pass from Jonathan Levi. Helsingborg fought on, and in the 50th minute, they managed to equalize through Alexander Farnerud, assisted by Armin Gigovic.

However, the joy was short-lived for the home team, as IF Elfsborg quickly responded with a goal in the 53rd minute from Rami Kaib, again assisted by Jonathan Levi. Despite attempts from Helsingborg to equalize again, they never managed to get the ball into the net for the rest of the match.

IF Elfsborg maintained the lead and secured the victory with a score of 2-1, which meant they finished in eighth place in the standings. Helsingborgs IF ended up in tenth place and therefore concluded the season without any significant change in their league position.

The referee for the match was Joakim Östling, assisted by Fredrik Nilsson and Magnus Sjöblom. One player from each team received a warning during the match: Deniz Hümmet from IF Elfsborg and Stian Rode Gregersen from Helsingborgs IF.

Squads

Helsingborgs IF

Starting squad

  • 1. Anders Lindegaard (GK)
  • 57. Markus Holgersson (D)
  • 3. Fredrik Liverstam (D)
  • 4. Andreas Granqvist (D) (C)
  • 11. Adam Eriksson (D) (Off '86)
  • 14. Mohammed Abubakari (M) (Off '83)
  • 37. Armin Gigovic (M)
  • 19. Tobias Mikkelsen (F) (Off '66)
  • 10. Alexander Farnerud (F)
  • 15. Max Svensson (F)
  • 9. Alhaji Gero

Substitutions

  • 18. Alexander Nilsson (GK)
  • 7. Anders Degn Randrup (In '86)
  • 21. Charlie Weberg
  • 22. Daniel Hafsteinsson
  • 33. Ibrahim Bance (In '83)
  • 34. Filip Sjöberg (In '66)
  • 38. Jakob Voelkerling Persson

IF Elfsborg

Starting squad

  • 31. Tim Rönning (GK)
  • 27. Frederik Holst (D)
  • 3. Stian Rode Gregersen (D) (YC '75)
  • 5. Gustav Henriksson (D)
  • 13. Rami Kaib (D)
  • 11. Jesper Karlsson (M) (YC '90+4)
  • 14. Rasmus Alm (M) (Off '65)
  • 33. Sivert Nilsen (M) (C)
  • 18. Simon Olsson (M) (Off '71)
  • 21. Jonathan Levi (M)
  • 7. Deniz Hümmet (F) (Off '65) (YC '43)

Substitutions

  • 30. Sebastian Jonsson (GK)
  • 2. Joseph Stanley Okumu
  • 8. Samuel Holmén
  • 10. Simon Lundevall (In '65)
  • 17. Per Frick (In '65) (YC '90+4)
  • 22. Joakim Engström
  • 23. Alex Dyer (In '71)

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)