Allsvenskan 2022
Djurgården - IF Elfsborg (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2022
Match start: 2022-08-29 at 19:10
Venue: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 16,113
Match report: Djurgården - IF Elfsborg 2-1
On a sunny Monday evening, the Allsvenskan match between Djurgården and IF Elfsborg kicked off at Tele2 Arena in front of an audience of 16,113 spectators. The referee for the evening was Bojan Pandzic, assisted by Daniel Yng and Per Rehnlund.
Before the match, Djurgården was in great form with nine consecutive matches without a loss, while IF Elfsborg had a tougher time with eight losses in their last eight matches.
Just ten minutes into the game, Djurgården took the lead through Hjalmar Ekdal, who scored his third goal of the season. The goal came after a nice header from Ekdal, assisted by Magnus Eriksson.
IF Elfsborg showed frustration and received a warning after just twelve minutes when Per Frick picked up a yellow card. Shortly after, Djurgården was also cautioned as coach Thomas Lagerlöf received a yellow card.
The match continued at a fast pace with several warnings issued. Elfsborg's Simon Strand and Djurgården's Elias Andersson both received yellow cards in the 23rd minute.
In the 26th minute, Djurgården extended their lead to 2-0 through Hampus Finndell, who scored his fourth goal of the season. Once again, Elias Andersson was involved in the goal with an assist.
At halftime, IF Elfsborg made a substitution as Jeppe Møldrup Okkels left the pitch and Jacob Ondrejka came on instead.
The second half continued with a high tempo, and both teams made several substitutions in an attempt to change the course of the match. Djurgården substituted Haris Radetinac and Besard Sabovic for Victor Edvardsen and Hampus Finndell in the 62nd minute. At the same time, Elfsborg brought on Gustav Henriksson for Maudo Lamine Jarjue.
In the 71st minute, Elfsborg made two substitutions, with Sveinn Guðjohnsen and Rasmus Alm replacing Michael Baidoo and Per Frick.
Gustav Henriksson, who had just entered the match, received a yellow card in the 72nd minute. Shortly thereafter, Djurgården's Haris Radetinac was also cautioned.
In the 80th minute, Rasmus Schüller was substituted for Emmanuel Justine Rabby Banda for Djurgården. Just a minute later, Elfsborg reduced the deficit through Jacob Ondrejka, who scored his third goal of the season from a free kick.
In the 87th minute, Djurgården substituted Gustav Wikheim for Jesper Löfgren. Four minutes later, Marcus Danielson from Djurgården received a yellow card, and in the 90th minute, Elfsborg's Alexander Bernhardsson was also cautioned.
The match concluded with another yellow card for Elfsborg when Andrè Ibsen Rømer was booked in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Djurgården won the match 2-1 and maintains their position in second place in the table. Elfsborg remains in tenth place after losing for the ninth time in a row.