IF Elfsborg - IK Sirius FK 1 - 0

Allsvenskan 2023


IF Elfsborg - IK Sirius FK (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2023
Match start: 2023-08-06 at 15:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 7,070

On a sunny Sunday afternoon, Borås Arena hosted an exciting match between the home team IF Elfsborg and the visiting IK Sirius FK in Allsvenskan. With a well-sung crowd of 7,070, the match was full of chances from the start, with both teams eager to take the lead.

The first yellow card of the match came in the 45+2 minute when IF Elfsborg's Gustaf Lagerbielke received a warning from referee Adam Ladebäck. Shortly after, IK Sirius FK also received a yellow card, much to Melker Heier's chagrin.

At halftime, IF Elfsborg decided to substitute Per Frick for Ahmed Qasem, a move that would turn out to be a successful decision by the coach. Just three minutes into the second half, Per Frick scored with a header, assisted by Johan Larsson, putting IF Elfsborg ahead with a score of 1-0.

IK Sirius FK brought in Joakim Persson in the 57th minute in an attempt to turn the game around but was unable to get through. Instead, they made another substitution when Aron Bjarnason replaced Joeri De Kamps in the 69th minute.

IF Elfsborg chose to substitute Buhari Ibrahim for Gustav Henriksson in the 74th minute and replaced Sveinn Guðjohnsen with Noah Söderberg during the same stoppage. IK Sirius FK received another yellow card, this time to Aron Bjarnason in the 79th minute, and IF Elfsborg's assistant coach Emir Bajrami also received reminders about the game from the referee at the same time.

IF Elfsborg's Emmanuel Boateng received a yellow card in the 82nd minute, shortly after the coach chose to substitute him for Jalal Abdullai in the 84th minute. Jalal Abdullai received a yellow card just two minutes later.

IK Sirius FK made their last two substitutions with one minute left in the match, bringing on Edi Sylisufaj for Malcolm Jeng and Herman Sjögrell for Melker Heier. IF Elfsborg managed to make one more substitution, with Camil Jebara replacing Jeppe Møldrup Okkels in the 90+1 minute.

Despite numerous chances for both teams throughout the match, the final score remained 1-0, and the home team IF Elfsborg could celebrate a much-needed victory on home turf.

Squads

IF Elfsborg

Starting squad

  • 30. Hákon Valdimarsson (GK)
  • 13. Johan Larsson (D) (C)
  • 29. Buhari Ibrahim (D) (Off '74)
  • 2. Gustaf Lagerbielke (D) (YC '45+2)
  • 23. Niklas Hult (D)
  • 26. Emmanuel Boateng (M) (Off '84) (YC '82)
  • 18. Ahmed Qasem (M) (Off '46)
  • 10. Michael Baidoo (M)
  • 19. Jeppe Møldrup Okkels (F) (Off '90+1)
  • 11. Sveinn Guðjohnsen (F) (Off '74)
  • 12. Alexander Bernhardsson (F)

Substitutions

  • 31. Tim Rönning (GK)
  • 4. Gustav Henriksson (In '74) (YC '89)
  • 14. Jalal Abdullai (In '84) (YC '86)
  • 17. Per Frick (In '46)
  • 20. Gottfrid Rapp
  • 21. André Boman
  • 24. Camil Jebara (In '90+1)
  • 27. Besfort Zeneli
  • 28. Noah Söderberg (In '74)

IK Sirius FK

Starting squad

  • 30. Jakob Tånnander (GK)
  • 13. Jakob Voelkerling Persson (D)
  • 4. Henrik Castegren (D)
  • 31. Malcolm Jeng (D) (Off '88)
  • 21. Dennis Widgren (D)
  • 6. Joeri De Kamps (M) (Off '69)
  • 8. Daniel Stensson (M) (C)
  • 22. André Alsanati (F) (Off '57)
  • 7. Tashreeq Matthews (F)
  • 19. Melker Heier (F) (Off '88) (YC '45+2)
  • 9. Wessam Abou Ali

Substitutions

  • 1. David Mitov Nilsson (GK)
  • 35. Hannes Sveijer (GK)
  • 12. Oli Valur Omarsson
  • 14. Aron Bjarnason (In '69) (YC '79)
  • 16. Herman Sjögrell (In '88)
  • 18. Adam Vikman
  • 20. Joakim Persson (In '57)
  • 23. Edi Sylisufaj (In '88)
  • 27. Emil Özkan

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)