IF Elfsborg - Degerfors IF 2 - 2

Allsvenskan 2023


IF Elfsborg - Degerfors IF (2 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2023
Match start: 2023-11-05 at 17:30
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 14,471


It was an exciting match at Borås Arena when IF Elfsborg faced Degerfors IF in an Allsvenskan match on Sunday. The audience of 14,471 had high expectations for the game, and it proved to be a closely contested battle between the teams. The referee, Adam Ladebäck, was assisted by Daniel Yng and Anton Sjöberg.

Already after 17 minutes, IF Elfsborg made a substitution when Alexander Bernhardsson came on for Niklas Hult. Andri Fannar Baldursson received a warning for Elfsborg in the 24th minute. Degerfors substituted Diego De Jesus Campos Ballestero for Peter Gwargis in the 35th minute. Then, Seid Korac scored for Degerfors in the 39th minute with an assist from Gustav Granath, putting the guests in the lead at 0-1.

IF Elfsborg made a substitution at halftime when Jens Jakob Dyhr Thomasen came on for Andri Fannar Baldursson. Joseph-Claude Agyeman Gyau received a warning for Degerfors in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute, Elfsborg equalized through Sebastian Holmén, who scored with a header assisted by Jens Jakob Dyhr Thomasen, making it 1-1. IF Elfsborg substituted Jeppe Møldrup Okkels for Sveinn Guðjohnsen in the 60th minute.

Degerfors received two warnings in the second half. Seid Korac received a warning in the 65th minute, and Rasmus Örqvist was cautioned in the 76th minute. In the 79th minute, Peter Gwargis scored for Degerfors with an assist from Sebastian Ohlsson, which gave Degerfors a 1-2 lead. IF Elfsborg substituted Emmanuel Boateng for Noah Söderberg in the 80th minute and Per Frick for Besfort Zeneli.

Degerfors made two substitutions at the end of the match. Justin Salmon replaced Sebastian Ohlsson in the 90th minute, and Gustav Lindgren was substituted for Jamie Bichis in the 90+4 minute. But in the 90+5 minute, Noah Söderberg scored for IF Elfsborg, which became a lifeline for Elfsborg. Johan Larsson provided the assist, leveling the score at 2-2. Gustav Granath from Degerfors received a warning in the 90+11 minute.

The match ended 2-2, and it was a truly thrilling Allsvenskan game. Both teams fought hard, and the outcome could not be decided in extra time. Degerfors had a 1-2 lead, but IF Elfsborg managed to come back and equalize late in the match. It was a good game from both teams, and the audience witnessed some excellent football on this Sunday evening.


Squads

IF Elfsborg

Starting squad

  • 30. Hákon Valdimarsson (GK)
  • 13. Johan Larsson (D) (C)
  • 8. Sebastian Holmén (D)
  • 29. Buhari Ibrahim (D)
  • 23. Niklas Hult (D) (Off '17)
  • 26. Emmanuel Boateng (M) (Off '80)
  • 18. Ahmed Qasem (M)
  • 6. Andri Fannar Baldursson (M) (Off '46) (YC '24)
  • 19. Jeppe Møldrup Okkels (F) (Off '60)
  • 17. Per Frick (F) (Off '80)
  • 15. Simon Hedlund (F)

Substitutions

  • 31. Tim Rönning (GK)
  • 4. Gustav Henriksson
  • 7. Jens Jakob Dyhr Thomasen (In '46)
  • 11. Sveinn Guðjohnsen (In '60)
  • 12. Alexander Bernhardsson (In '17)
  • 21. André Boman
  • 24. Camil Jebara
  • 27. Besfort Zeneli (In '80)
  • 28. Noah Söderberg (In '80)

Degerfors IF

Starting squad

  • 1. Sondre Lovseth Rossbach (GK)
  • 20. Elyas Bouzaiene (D)
  • 2. Gustav Granath (D) (YC '90+11)
  • 15. Seid Korac (D) (YC '65)
  • 3. Abdelkarim Mammar Chaouche (D)
  • 5. Joseph - Claude Agyeman Gyau (D) (YC '58)
  • 14. Hugo Bolin (M)
  • 7. Sebastian Ohlsson (M) (C) (Off '90+1)
  • 16. Rasmus Örqvist (M) (YC '76)
  • 8. Diego De Jesus Campos Ballestero (F) (Off '35)
  • 9. Gustav Lindgren (F) (Off '90+4)

Substitutions

  • 25. Jonas Olsson (GK)
  • 6. Oscar Wallin
  • 13. Pashang Abdulla
  • 17. Carl Ljungberg
  • 19. Jamie Bichis (In '90+4)
  • 21. Peter Gwargis (In '35)
  • 22. Justin Salmon (In '90+1)
  • 23. Alexander Hedén Lindskog
  • 24. De Pievre Ilunga

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)