IF Elfsborg 1 – 0 AS Roma: A penalty goal gives the Swedes a surprise victory
IF Elfsborg secured a surprising victory over AS Roma in a UEFA Europa League group stage match played at the Borås Arena in Borås. The only goal of the match came in the 44th minute when M. Baidoo scored a penalty for the Swedes.
The match was quite a tight affair, with AS Roma dominating possession (75%) and creating a large number of scoring opportunities (23 shots, 5 on target). However, IF Elfsborg’s defense held firm, and the Swedish goalkeeper was instrumental in preventing Roma from scoring.
On the Swedish side, the match was marked by yellow cards. A. Qasem (36′), N. Hult (52′) and A. Zeneli (60′) were shown yellow cards.
AS Roma also saw a yellow card in the 90th minute when P. Dybala was booked.
IF Elfsborg’s victory means that the Swedes are top of their group in the UEFA Europa League with 6 points from 2 matches. AS Roma, on the other hand, remain on 3 points from 2 matches.
Substitutions if elfsborg: at minute 62 J. Abdullai came in and A. Zeneli went out., at minute 86 P. Frick came in and M. Baidoo went out.
Substitutions as roma: at minute 65 S. El Shaarawy came in and S. Abdulhamid went out., at minute 65 P. Dybala came in and M. Soule went out., at minute 65 A. Dovbyk came in and E. Shomurodov went out., at minute 72 L. Pellegrini came in and T. Baldanzi went out., at minute 85 B. Cristante came in and N. Pisilli went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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