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IF Elfsborg took the win in an exciting match against IFK Norrkoping
IF Elfsborg beat IFK Norrkoping with a score of 3-2 in a vibrant encounter played at the Borås Arena on September 19, 2024.
The match started with an early goal from M. Baidoo for IF Elfsborg in the 12th minute, assisted by A. Zeneli. However, the home team suffered a blow in the 17th minute when I. Buhari received a red card, leaving IF Elfsborg with one man down.
Despite the numerical disadvantage, IF Elfsborg maintained the pressure and managed to score the second goal in the 73rd minute thanks to T. Ouma, who took advantage of a pass from S. Hedlund. IFK Norrkoping responded with two goals in quick succession, first with C. Bjork in the 56th minute and then with D. Karlsson in the 63rd minute, which put the score at 2-2.
Finally, IF Elfsborg secured the victory with the third goal of the match in the 73rd minute, scored by T. Ouma with an assist from S. Hedlund.
IF Elfsborg dominated possession with 39% compared to IFK Norrkoping’s 61%, but both teams generated a high number of goal-scoring opportunities. IF Elfsborg had 10 shots, 3 of them on target, while IFK Norrkoping had 16 shots, with 6 of them on target.
The referee of the match was Adi Aganovic from Sweden.
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Substitutions if elfsborg: at minute 21 G. Henriksson came in and A. Zeneli went out., at minute 68 P. Frick came in and M. Baidoo went out., at minute 69 J. Larsson came in and T. Yegbe went out.
Substitutions ifk norrkoping: at minute 46 D. Karlsson came in and T. Sandberg went out., at minute 46 T. Prica came in and Y. Kalley went out., at minute 79 K. Khazeni came in and I. Sigurgeirsson went out., at minute 90 A. Sogaard came in and C. Bjork went out., at minute 90 S. Bolma came in and V. Hammershoy-Mistrati went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
IF elfsborg
IFK Norrkoping
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