Allsvenskan 2023
IF Elfsborg - IFK Göteborg (1 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2023
Match start: 2023-07-16 at 15:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 14,379
On Sunday afternoon, an intense match was played between IF Elfsborg and IFK Göteborg at Borås Arena. The attendance reached 14,379, with Glenn Nyberg as the main referee and Niklas Nyberg and Andreas Söderkvist as assistants.
The match started with a fairly even distribution of ball possession, but it was IFK Göteborg who took the lead in the 29th minute thanks to a misplaced pass from IF Elfsborg’s Gustaf Lagerbielke that ended up in his own goal.
IF Elfsborg pushed hard to equalize, and their pressure resulted in a scoring chance converted by Per Frick in the 46th minute after an assist from Jeppe Møldrup Okkels.
Both teams worked hard to score the decisive goal, and the match became increasingly intense. Several yellow cards were issued during the game, with Marcus Berg, Gustaf Lagerbielke, and Johan Larsson from IF Elfsborg, and Gustaf Norlin from IFK Göteborg receiving cautions.
In the second half, several substitutions were made to add more pace and creativity to the teams, but none of the new players managed to decide the match. The final score was 1-1.
It was a controversial match that might have had a different outcome if IF Elfsborg hadn’t scored an own goal in the first half. But that’s football; it has its ups and downs, and everyone has an equal chance to win.
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)