Allsvenskan 2021
IF Elfsborg - IFK Norrköping FK (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2021
Match start: 2021-05-24 at 18:30
Venue: Borås Arena
IF Elfsborg won a tightly contested match against IFK Norrköping FK at Borås Arena. The match ended 1-0 in favor of the home team, thanks to an important performance by Jeppe Møldrup Okkels.
The match kicked off at 18:30 on a Monday evening in front of a crowd of only 8 people, due to restrictions related to Covid-19. The referee for the day was Andreas Ekberg, assisted by Mehmet Culum and Stefan Hallberg.
In the 40th minute, Jeppe Møldrup Okkels struck and scored for IF Elfsborg, giving the team a 1-0 lead. This goal turned out to be the only one of the match and would prove decisive.
At halftime, IF Elfsborg made a substitution. Alexander Bernhardsson replaced Jacob Ondrejka. IFK Norrköping FK also made a substitution, with Carl Björk coming on for Jonathan Levi.
IF Elfsborg's Per Frick received a yellow card in the 51st minute. In the 58th minute, Henrik Castegren from IFK Norrköping FK also received a yellow card.
IFK Norrköping FK chose to make a substitution in the 61st minute, bringing on Christopher Rasmus Nilsson Telo for Henrik Castegren. Later in the match, in the 73rd minute, Maic Sema was substituted for Kristoffer Khazeni for IFK Norrköping FK.
Towards the end of the match, both teams made further substitutions. IFK Norrköping FK substituted Viktor Agardius for Lucas Lima in the 85th minute. Meanwhile, IF Elfsborg chose to replace Per Frick with Marokhy Ndione.
In the 89th minute, Andrè Ibsen Rømer also left the pitch for IF Elfsborg and was replaced by Samuel Holmén. Finally, Ahmed Qasem came on for IF Elfsborg in the fourth minute of stoppage time, replacing Jeppe Møldrup Okkels.
The match between IF Elfsborg and IFK Norrköping FK was hard-fought and exciting. However, it was IF Elfsborg who managed to hold on and win 1-0, securing three important points in Allsvenskan 2021.