Malmö FF - IF Elfsborg 1 - 0

Allsvenskan 2023


Malmö FF - IF Elfsborg (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2023
Match start: 2023-11-12 at 15:00
Venue: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 21,562

Malmö FF won Sunday’s match against IF Elfsborg at home with a score of 1-0 after a penalty that Isaac Thelin elegantly converted in the 57th minute. The match was a closely contested affair where both teams fought for the three points that could determine their final standings in the table. Hard play and some tough challenges marked the match, and referee Glenn Nyberg issued four yellow cards, two to each team.

Malmö FF’s Søren Rieks received the first warning already in the 21st minute, and Gabriel Dal Toe Busanello got his in the 28th minute. IF Elfsborg’s Per Frick also received a warning in the 28th minute, which turned out to be his last action on the field as he was substituted shortly after.

Malmö FF substituted Martin Olsson for Niklas Moisander in the 40th minute, and in the 58th minute, IF Elfsborg made two substitutions as Sveinn Guðjohnsen and Ahmed Qasem replaced Per Frick and Jeppe Møldrup Okkels.

In the second half, the excitement increased when Malmö FF’s Isaac Thelin scored from a penalty in the 57th minute, taking the lead at 1-0. IF Elfsborg tried to respond, but despite several attempts, they couldn’t equalize. The referee issued two more yellow cards, one to Malmö FF’s Pontus Jansson in the 43rd minute and one to IF Elfsborg’s Michael Baidoo in the 73rd minute. Malmö FF substituted Stefano Holmquist Vecchia for Søren Rieks, and IF Elfsborg made three substitutions in the 72nd minute when Noah Söderberg, Besfort Zeneli, and Jalal Abdullai came on for Jens Jakob Dyhr Thomasen, Alexander Bernhardsson, and Andri Fannar Baldursson.

The match remained exciting until the very end when Malmö FF’s Sergio Peña Flores received a warning in the 82nd minute. Malmö FF also brought on Oscar Lewicki and Otto Rosengren in the 85th minute for Taha Abdi Ali and Sergio Peña Flores. However, the final score held until the end of the match, meaning that Malmö FF won the league this year while IF Elfsborg finished in second place.

Squads

Malmö FF

Starting squad

  • 27. Johan Dahlin (GK)
  • 13. Martin Olsson (D) (Off '40)
  • 18. Pontus Jansson (D) (C) (YC '43)
  • 19. Derek Austin Cornelius (D)
  • 22. Taha Abdi Ali (M) (Off '85)
  • 23. Lasse Berg Johnsen (M) (YC '51)
  • 8. Sergio Peña Flores (M) (Off '85) (YC '82)
  • 25. Gabriel Dal Toe Busanello (M) (YC '28)
  • 11. Sebastian Nanasi (F)
  • 9. Isaac Thelin (F)
  • 21. Stefano Holmquist Vecchia (F) (Off '72)

Substitutions

  • 30. Ismael Diawara (GK)
  • 3. Jonas Bruun Knudsen
  • 4. Niklas Moisander (In '40)
  • 5. Søren Rieks (In '72) (YC '21)
  • 6. Oscar Lewicki (In '85)
  • 7. Mahamé Siby
  • 14. Sebastian Vinther Jørgensen
  • 17. Otto Rosengren (In '85)
  • 37. Adrian Skogmar

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)
  • 10. Michael Baidoo (M) (YC '73)
  • 7. Jens Jakob Dyhr Thomasen (M) (Off '72)
  • 6. Andri Fannar Baldursson (M) (Off '78)
  • 19. Jeppe Møldrup Okkels (F) (Off '58)
  • 17. Per Frick (F) (Off '58) (YC '28)
  • 12. Alexander Bernhardsson (F) (Off '72)

Substitutions

  • 31. Tim Rönning (GK)
  • 4. Gustav Henriksson
  • 11. Sveinn Guðjohnsen (In '58)
  • 14. Jalal Abdullai (In '78)
  • 18. Ahmed Qasem (In '58)
  • 21. André Boman
  • 24. Camil Jebara
  • 27. Besfort Zeneli (In '72)
  • 28. Noah Söderberg (In '72)

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)