IFK Göteborg overcomes Häcken 4-2

GOTHENBURG. IFK Göteborg conquers Häcken 4-2.

August 30, 2023

GOTHENBURG. IFK Göteborg overcomes Häcken 4-2. Häcken was decisively better in terms of ball possession (70%).

I. Sadiq didn’t score a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Häcken to draw the match.

The match was played at the Gamla Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Glenn Nyberg with the collaboration of Mahbod Beigi and Mikael Hallin. The 4th official was Granit Maqedonci. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.38 degrees Celsius or 63.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.

Match Statistics

IFK Göteborg

4 - 2

Häcken

! 30 Ball Possession 70

Shots

15 Total 17
6 On Target 3
4 Off Target 9
5 Shots blocked 5

59 Attack 115
45 Dangerous attack 49
59 Ball safe 72

0 Penalties 1
5 Corners 8
4 Off Sides 1

Fouls

18 Total 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Häcken had a superior ball possession 70% while IFK Göteborg was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Häcken was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, IFK Göteborg succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.

IFK Göteborg shot 15 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Häcken shot 17 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

IFK Göteborg received 2 yellow cards (O. Wendt and Kolbeinn Thordarson). On the other side, Häcken received 2 yellow cards (Samuel Gustafson and R. Amané).

Match Timeline

M. Berg(goal)T. Santos

21'

Sebastian Hausner(goal)M. Berg

35'

Arbnor Mucolli(goal)T. Santos

41'

45'

Kolbeinn Thórdarson- Yellow

45'

M. Berg(goal)A. Muçolli

52'

58'

Jacob Barrett Laursen- sub ->V. Lunddal Friðriksson

58'

59'

Romeo Amane(goal)T. Totland

58'

Ali Youssef- sub ->I. Sadiq

Abundance Salaou- sub ->Kolbeinn Thordarson

61'

68'

P. Dahbo- sub ->Samuel Gustafson

S. Eriksson- sub ->L. Kåhed

70'

75'

Ali Youssef(goal)T. Sana

Gustaf Norlin- sub ->A. Muçolli

71'

Oscar Wendt - Yellow

78'

89'

Romeo Amane- Yellow

Hussein Carneil- sub ->T. Santos

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

AIK

After this match, IFK Göteborg will have 22 points like AIK to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Häcken will stay with 44 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, IFK Göteborg will play away with Malmö FF on the 3rd of September with a 16-13 head to head statistic in favor of Malmö FF (9 draws).

Häcken will play away agasint Mjällby on the 29th of October with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Häcken (6 draws).

IFK Göteborg – Formation

IFK Göteborg

Pontus Dahlberg 1.Sweden

6.7

Emil Salomonsson 2.Sweden

7.0

Gustav Svensson 13.Sweden

6.7

Sebastian Hausner 15.Denmark

6.4

35'

Oscar Wendt 17.Sweden

6.8

78'

Adam Carlén 21.Sweden

7.0

Kolbeinn Thórdarson 23.Iceland

6.4

61'

45'

Lucas Kahed 28.Sweden

7.1

70'

M. Berg 9.Sweden

8.9

61'

21', 52'

Arbnor Mucolli 19.Albania

7.8

71'

41'

Thomas Santos 29.Denmark

7.9

90'

Substitutes

A. Benediktsson 12.Iceland

J. Bångsbo 3.Sweden

Anders Trondsen 6.Norway

S. Eriksson 7.Sweden

6.7

70'

Hussein Carneil 10.Sweden

90'

Gustaf Norlin 14.Sweden

6.6

71'

Abundance Salaou 24.Sweden

6.6

61'

Linus Carlstrand 16.Sweden

Astrit Selmani 22.Kosovo

6.4

61'

IFK Göteborg adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jens Berthel Askou decided to play with the following team: P. Dahlberg (6.7), E. Salomonsson (7.0), G. Svensson (6.7), S. Hausner (6.4), O. Wendt (6.8), Kolbeinn Thordarson (6.4), A. Carlén (7.0), L. Kåhed (7.1), T. Santos (7.9), M. Berg (8.9) and A. Muçolli (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: J. Bångsbo, A. Trondsen, S. Eriksson (6.7), H. Carneil, A. Benediktsson, G. Norlin (6.6), L. Carlstrand, Astrit Selmani (6.4) and A. Salaou (6.6).

Substitutions

IFK Göteborg made 5 changes: Kolbeinn Thordarson for A. Salaou (61′), M. Berg for Astrit Selmani (61′), L. Kåhed for S. Eriksson (70′), A. Muçolli for G. Norlin (71′) and T. Santos for H. Carneil (90′).

Best player: M. Berg

The most impressive player for IFK Göteborg was M. Berg.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 9 passes (44% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13.

Häcken – Formation

Häcken

Peter Abrahamsson 26.Sweden

6.0

Johan Hammar 3.Sweden

6.8

Even Hovland 5.Norway

6.4

Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson 12.Iceland

6.4

58'

Simon Sandberg 13.Sweden

6.1

58'

Samuel Gustafson 11.Sweden

6.4

68'

45'

Mikkel Rygaard 18.Denmark

6.6

58'

Romeo Amane 27.Ivory Coast

7.5

89'

59'

Srdjan Hrstic 19.Serbia

7.0

Amor Layouni 24.Tunisia

7.0

I. Sadiq 37.Ghana

6.4

58'

Substitutes

Johan Brattberg 1.Sweden

Franklin Tebo Uchenna 4.Nigeria

Jacob Barrett Laursen 7.Denmark

6.4

58'

T. Totland 21.Norway

7.3

58'

Ali Youssef 10.Tunisia

7.0

58'

75'

P. Dahbo 16.Sweden

6.8

68'

T. Sana 22.Sweden

6.7

58'

M. Sonko 23.Sweden

I. Brusberg 39.Sweden

Also Häcken adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Per-Mathias Høgmo played with: P. Abrahamsson (6.0), S. Sandberg (6.1), J. Hammar (6.8), E. Hovland (6.4), V. Lunddal Friðriksson (6.4), M. Rygaard (6.6), Samuel Gustafson (6.4), R. Amané (7.5), I. Sadiq (6.4), Srđan Hrstić (7.0) and A. Layouni (7.0).

They had on the bench: J. Brattberg, F. Tebo Uchenna, Jacob Barrett Laursen (6.4), A. Youssef (7.0), P. Dahbo (6.8), T. Totland (7.3), T. Sana (6.7), M. Sonko and I. Brusberg.

Substitutions

Häcken made 5 changes: S. Sandberg for T. Totland (58′), V. Lunddal Friðriksson for Jacob Barrett Laursen (58′), M. Rygaard for T. Sana (58′), I. Sadiq for A. Youssef (58′) and Samuel Gustafson for P. Dahbo (68′).