ÖSTERSUND. Östersunds FK beats Elfsborg 3-1. Östersunds FK was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with B. Turgott (22′), B. Turgott (39′) and B. Turgott (80′). Elfsborg reduced the distance with a penalty (90′ + 6′) by S. Holmén, but there was not much to do for them. Elfsborg lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Jämtkraft Arena stadium in Östersund on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Victor Wolf who was helped by Per Rehnlund and Andreas Jansson. The 4th official was Robin Albertsson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.3 degrees Celsius or 46.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Östersunds FK started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2). On the opposite side, Elfsborg adopted a aggressive formation (4-3-3).
Östersunds FK – Formation
Östersunds FK
90'
58'
90'
The manager Amir Azrafshan decided to play with the following team: Aly Keita , Samuel Mensah , Noah Sonko Sundberg , Erik Haugan , Patrick Kpozo , Felix Hörberg , Isak Ssewankambo , Nikolaos Dosis , Ludvig Fritzson , Jerell Sellars and Blair Turgott .
The home team had on the bench: Francis Jno-Baptiste, Ronald Mukiibi , Malcolm Stolt, Frank Arhin, Marco Weymans , Sixten Mohlin, Sebastian Karlsson Grach and Simon Kroon .
Östersunds FK could not rely on the presence of R. Mukiibi (injured).
Best player: Blair Turgott
The player that probably impressed the most for Östersunds FK was Blair Turgott even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 6 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 9.
Elfsborg – Formation
Elfsborg
90'
On the other side, Jimmy Thelin played with: Tim Rönning , Johan Larsson , Leo Väisänen , Christopher McVey , Oliver Zandén , Frederik Holst , André Rømer , Simon Olsson , Rasmus Alm , Per Frick and Jeppe Okkels .
They had on the bench: Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Alexander Bernhardsson , Emmanuel Boateng , Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen , Samuel Holmén , Jacob Ondrejka and Maudo Jarjué.
Best player: Leo Väisänen
The player that probably impressed the most for Elfsborg was Leo Väisänen.
His rating is with 58 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 10 Total 17
- 4 On Target 8
- 6 Off Target 9
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 74 Attack 155
- 24 Dangerous attack 83
- 106 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Elfsborg was in firm control of the ball 59% while Östersunds FK was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Elfsborg was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Östersunds FK was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Östersunds FK shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Elfsborg shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Östersunds FK received 3 yellow cards (R. Mukiibi, I. Ssewankambo and N. Sonko-Sundberg). On the opposite side, Elfsborg received 1 yellow card (A. Bernhardsson).
Also, Elfsborg didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after S. Guðjohnsen (Elfsborg) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Östersunds FK will have 12 points to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Elfsborg will stay with 36 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Östersunds FK will play away with Örebro on the 22nd of September with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Örebro (2 draws).
Elfsborg will host Malmö FF on the 22nd of September with a 16-9 head to head in favor of Malmö FF (8 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- Norrköping – Örebro – 3-0
- Östersunds FK – Elfsborg – 3-1
- Halmstad – Kalmar – 0-1
